Dan and Amy go to Tepic

My old Flip camera is rubbish and the Internet is slow here so I had to compress the heck out of it, but here is a little movie about our trip to Tepic, the capital of the Nayarit region of Mexico. We went primarily for the Walmart because San Blas doesn't have a lot of creature comforts and we realized that there are a lot of things we would need to stock up on to make it through all six weeks. The bus trip costs about $8 USD return each and takes about two hours. We've been twice and this is the time when I didn't feel like puking the entire way.

Oh, and my hair is really bad. I need a haircut. Quite seriously. Yeah, and not so good with the iMovie and not sure how to fade out music. Apart from that, it's wonderful!



Taking the bus in Mexico is an experience. People get on and off constantly with things to sell. In the case of the guy with the nuts (in the video) he came on, gave us all nuts, told us what I'm guess is a sad story about his life and then came around expecting either money or his nuts back. The last time we went to Tepic, on the way back we'd dozed off only to be awoken by buskers who got on and decided to play a rousing mariachi for twenty minutes, and not well. It was funny and a little bit embarrassing - like watching a really bad American Idol audition, two feet away and it goes on for a really long time. I wish I'd had the Flip for it.

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2 Comments:

* said...

Amy,

Although you reassure me that you are fiercely avoiding developing an accent, this post begins with this line:

"My old Flip camera is rubbish..."

Which can only mean one thing. Although you do not speak with an accent, you most definitely write with one.

So good to read about you, and to know you are as interesting, and adorable and wonderful as ever.

P.s. Dan is cute. Way to go!

* said...

Amy,

I LOVE THESE VIDEOS!

And did I hear Dan say, at the very end of the video..."Put that thing away..."?

Too funny!!!