Mountain Adventure

Yesterday, we took a trip into the mountains with Paulina's family to celebrate her aunt's birthday at a ranch near a town called Manzanilla. The area is called Sierra Del Tigre: Tiger Mountains, and though there may have once been some kind of wild cat in these mountains, we were told they no longer exist.

There were about 25 people divided amongst five vehicles, so we first traveled an hour and half to the designated meeting place to caravan to the ranch. Below are a few photos of that place.






When everyone had arrived, we traveled through the village to the road that led to Mazamitla, where the ranch is located.

When the village ended, so did the cobblestone road.











Somehow, there was some miscommunication, both as to the exact location of the ranch, as well as the meeting time. Consequently, we spent four hours traveling the countryside on roads that I am certain have never been graded. We were four-wheeling minus the four-wheel drive vehicles!

Is anyone missing some horses? These animals simply refused to move out of the road -- I thought horses were a bit more skittish.

Of course, a random pedestrian might magically appear in the middle of nowhere, so consider yourself warned.

Finally, everyone agreed to give up and travel into Manzanilla for dinner: We had all worked up quite an appetite after 5 1/2 hours on the road!