Saturday 5th July 2025 Veracruz City to Vega de Alatorre
Massive Chinese meal last night, we both wanted as many noodles as possible and they delivered with more if we wanted it! Great meal and good to be able to eat some good stuff, me at the counter picking out the broccoli, aubergines, mushrooms in my element, the locals thinking I am mad, no worries Bingo made up for me in the meat department.

All good back at the digs, ready for bed at 20:30, another big day tomorrow, they are all big days.

Here we go again lets rock, catch up with the family back home Steve still making progress, that’s good news, bit of bike stuff to do before we leave lubricate the bikes after yesterdays deep wash, all done in no time on the road to nowhere, that is a song? With a wave and smile we say goodbye to the staff, they have treated us so good

That’s a point really not sure where we are going, North but other than that not a clue, just follow the garmin thing, then make a mental note to look at the first break, get onto the highway. Nice hard shoulder and very little traffic, makes for a good start to the day, just ride north hard and fast, that’s the message sent down to the engine room, they respond with full steam ahead, both feeling good on a nice road, lets ride. We smash the first 30 miles, riding like the wind, well with the wind behind us, feels good, make hay while it lasts, lovely 30 odd miles done in a breeze excuse the pun, stop for a well earned coffee and soft drink at San Isidro. Look at the options we have, stay on this road up the coast or join the highway, both agree it makes sense to stay on the road we are on, all good.

Off we go again, the next 5 miles are pretty busy, but the drivers are really respectful, then all the trucks turn off onto the highway, brilliant leave us alone on the twisted beach road, just what we want. Great afternoons riding, through the tree lined road, with beautiful views of the Gulf of Mexico, it will always be called that, no matter what the self opinionated guy may say, never going to happen, same as always just a load of old rhetoric, to disguise the truth.

Well that’s all good got that of my chest, while ambling through another 15 miles, we are nearly there, stop at a little grocery store, only a few miles to go so have a beer in the shade at Ropa interior y novedades, we sit out the front of the shop on a couple of old beer crates, like two old Gypsy guys, not a bad description I might add, watching the world go by, interacting with all the locals, like we have been here for years. Come on lets move on, before we become locals, they are already calling the little roads “Jitties” down in Mexico way, that shows how long we have been here.

Just a simple 5 mile ride down to Vega de Alatorre, easy riding, glide into town, nothing booked but have a place in mind, straight in there, me speaking Spanish like its my native tongue, well can ask for a room and a few beers how good is that. Room all sorted and the beers, little siesta on the cards, before we sort out the next few days rides, will be a busy afternoon.