After Nicky and Olivier flew back to Montreal on May 18 and experienced emtpy airports I thought now was a great time to travel. Super cheap and very low risk with the depopulated planes and airports and mask-wearing protocols, etc. It seemed a nonstop from PDX to GDL might well be less risky than a trip to the grocery store.
After consulting with Jerry and Gabriel, I booked a flight. The flight got cancelled, then rescheduled a couple of weeks later, so I didn't end up flying until June 20. By that time, travel was getting more routine again. My plane was about 75% full.
I rented a BMW R1200 R from Ride The Sierra for the week (MX$12,000 (US$520)) for 7 days from Terry Vidal at Ride the Sierra. Also on the tour were
| 0) Jun 20 Sat | Chris flew Volaris PDX→GDL arriving at 7:35pm |
| 1) Jun 21 Sun | Hanging out with family and picked up the bike |
| 2) Jun 22 Mon | Ajijic → Ajijic loop through Jalisco southwest of Lake Chapala |
| 3) Jun 23 Tue | Ajijic → Huetamo, Michoacán |
| 4) Jun 24 Wed | Huetamo → Tacambaro, Michoacán |
| 5) Jun 25 Thu | Tacambaro → Salvatierra, Guanajuato |
| 6) Jun 26 Fri | Salvatierra → Ajijic, Jalisco |
| 7) Jun 27 Sat | Hanging out with family and returning the bike |
| 8) Jun 28 Sun | Chris flew Volaris GDL→PDX departing 8:26am |
