Sam And Saundra's Year Long Adventure - Part 73

Sam And Saundra’s Year Long Adventure – Part 73

Mexico 

3/15/09 – San Juan Teotihuacan – Tour Of Teotihuacan  Ruins

Camping Field With Passing Celebration Parade

Today, we get to move to the RV Park.  We have only one more day at this location before we go to our next destination, but move we do. We have to make a very testy right turn to get onto the street and out of the field. Very testy. Then a block or two later, we make a tight left turn at the cathedral, cross a narrow stone bridge and immediately turn right into the narrow RV Park.  We are directed to a spot and quickly get set up.  As I stand in front of the trailer trying to count the number of blocks we have moved, and Sam is checking to see if there really is electricity, a woman comes over to me with a big smile and says “hello”.  Her grinning young son hugs me. I am clueless.  Turns out these were the people that I thought were Judy and Dennis in Puebla.  Their truck broke down in Puebla and they had to get both their truck and their 5^th wheel towed here.  It cost them about $3,000.00 and they still have not received information about when a mechanic will even be willing to look at their truck.  We only have an inkling about how they feel, as we received magnificent help with our breakdown. We invite them to go to dinner with us this evening, and they accept.  I gotta, gotta, gotta start learning about the uselessness of the gripe. I am glad we moved. Sam and I then go with a group to the Teotihuacan Ruins, which Tommy agreed to guide. 

Ruin Recovery In Progress

Active Ruin Recovery Site

These ruins start with an active archeological site that Tommy had access to.  Many carvings and stainings (paintings) could be seen on the walls of various newly excavated sites, that are not yet set up to be viewed by hordes of public sightseers.  These were so eerie to see at this stage.  I have pictures.  They are too sophisticated and ancient looking.  We then went to the main pyramid/temple site and I took pictures as Sam climbed one of the pyramids.  (I know, I should be getting tired of Sam climbing all the pyramids – but I am actually quite relaxed.) I went through one of the temples, when I wasn’t taking pictures of Sam’s climbing efforts.  I found a piece of obsidian and we looked at artisan wares, including more drums.  I know I have said this before, but being able to climb and walk on these ancient sites make the experience doubly unique.  Seeing the artifacts “up close and personal” is mind-boggling.  I know that this will have to be limited in the future to maintain the integrity of the sites.  I am thankful we are here at this time in history.

Pretty Awesome

Everyone Is Watching Sam Climb

We get back to camp and have time to run back to the side of the road to scavenge more obsidian.  Then we pick up our stranded neighbors and head back to the Jaguar Restaurant where we had eaten lunch.  Dinner was outside and we ordered a meal that was served in a heated stone bowl, containing a myriad of meats and vegetables, and with flour tortillas.  Terry, Donna and Oslo were great dining company.  They let us in on their caravan experiences, which quickly deteriorated when they had mechanical problems.  They were ‘coaxed’ into signing a statement by their professional wagon master and tail gunner, indicating that they were ‘voluntarily leaving’ the caravan.  Weird.  They gave us their e-mail so we can contact them later and see how they are doing.  They are fine at this point and the RV owner is helping as much as she can.  We enjoy our dinner with them and leave them reluctantly.

View Towards Town From Ruins

Always Have A Climbing Partner

We end our stay at this location and feel gratitude that we were able to get our mechanical problems fixed so quickly. Thankfulness. My prayers are getting more out loud.