Puerto Escondid to Coatzacoalcos

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Days on the Road: 111
Travelled Km: 18339
Location: Coatzacoalcos, Mexico


I leave Puerto Escondid, but I am lazy and late. I let some Clothes in the Hotel that I think I wont use anymore. I actualy want to get ride of my Laptop, and would like to take a Smartphone instead. But where should I leave it? When I leave the Hotel its already almost 12. It is very hot and the sun burns down on me. I have to walk at least 5 km to reach the end of the town. I take a break along the road. There is a woman siting near me. After 5 min she walks away. When i continue to walk after 10 min. I see here at the next Intersection again. She is standing on the street waving her scarf at cars. It looks kind of like Hitchhiking but I cant imagine that somebody would do it in such a crazy way. I have to pass her. She asked me if this is a good spot to Hitchhike. I explain its not really. She want to come along to my position. Since she is going my direction I agree, maybe i get better rides with a woman. We talk a few sentences and I can tell she is weird. I catch us a ride until the end of the town to a gas station, where she is asking randomly around and gets us a 2 hr ride in the back of an old VW Bus. We eat fresh Grapefruits offed by the driver. We are stopped by the military, they hold their machine guns in our faces and pretend to search the car. I just smile and let the others do the talking. They let us go after 5 min. The City the driver is going to is 4 km off the Highway we need to continue on. While we exit, ill try to explain to her that we have to get off right here otherwise we have to walk all the way back. She does not understand and says "whatever you say". I now fully realize that she has serious mental problems. We walk back about 1 hr back to the Highway, stopping every, 5 min so I can explain to her over and over that we should have got of earlier. When we come back to the Highway, she admits that I was right all the way. I already regret not being alone. We wait for 1 hr. and only 2 cars passes. But we meet 5 biker (2 woman 3 man) from Spain and France, travelling since 2 years. and had a nice chat. She waves down a Taxi, she makes a deal and he drives us 40 min for 3€. I pay and now realize she has no money at all. We wait another 30 min. Then she waves down a truck, she talks to the two guys for 5 min. and than saying they have a place to stay. I am uncomfortable, but willing to risk something. Turns out its a very nice hospital family. They have nothing, just a kitchen that has walls. They sleep outside under a roof of Palm tree leafs. The grandmother helps us prepare dinner. While cooking she wants to play with the dogs, but has no idea how to pet a animal, she is more abusing them, touching their eyes and nose, while she makes crazy squiky noises that no animal likes! The Woman and I sleep in the Tent, which I don´t really like. While we set up she says she is taking sleeping pills since long time. I understand now. I kind of knew what was coming, and let her go to bed, and waited 15 min. Sadly, when i follow she is still awake and getting touchy right away. I kindly say say no and the pill finally takes effect. I cant fall a sleep and watch the stars and the fireflys. I only sleep 2 hrs this night. Next morning we have fresh harvested Coconut and Coconut milk from the own garden. We take some buses they are very cheap. In Salina Cruz I want to Hitchhike, she has obviously no Idea how that works and is just a burden. I have to get rid of her. After 1.5 hrs we get a ride to Theuantepec from where we catch a bus to Juchitan. From there another bus to the next Big intersection. In Juchitan she explains where "we" are all going and what "we" are doing and where are "we" staying for how long. I laugh in my mind. I did not work my ass off for the travels of my life, to pay you some easy busrides and food now! At the Intersection I tell here I am going somewhere else and show her on the map. Her mind is not able to understand. She lives in a paralel universe. While i get my stuff ready she gets a ride. I have to walk her way as well to the car. I say good by and good luck, still she does not get it. Only when I pass the car she realizes, and she is confused. I am free again!!! I try to hitchhike some more, but its already late and I look dirty. Only one shirt left and I need to save it for the next day, to get to Coatzacoalcos. I find my self a place to tent, but have to hurry setting it up. People everywhere, and I don't want them to see me. There are ants everywhere. After 3 attempts I find a good place. But I am sweating like never before in my life. I get up at 6 and pack my stuff, just as I am finished suddenly a Farmer stands behind me, I try to explain that I am leaving and he is ok with that and walking away. I try to Hitchhike some more, but no luck. Before the Sun is to high I walk back to the Intersection, there where buses direct to Coatzacoalcos. I get on one and can cross the Country (coast to coast) for 8€. Its Thursday and I told the Couchsurfer I will be here around Monday. But I am lucky, I can get hold of him, and he even comes to pick me up with the car. Will relax a couple of days here and see where to go next.

Cheers