From Umán to Homun

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Ornaments appear randomly as we roll through places – sometimes we are able to avoid distractions and picture them.
We see these ‘couples’ seats almost everywhere.
Some towns and villages have these elaborate archway entrances, others don’t.
This is an Oxxo store which we go to a lot for water supplies. They are a convenience shop similar to Spar in Europe except that they have a self service roasted coffee station which we enjoy; this is the only one we’ve found with a table and chair. We are not exactly in the middle of nowhere at this point (a place called Alcanceh), however, we are not far from it.
A daily scene we see by the dozen. Men chopping or collecting firewood, not for heating (lowest night time temperature is 21c) only for cooking – often indoors under a thatch roof. Notice also the man has much darker skin indicating a Mayan heritage.
The roads have become eerily quiet and not the wide open spaces we were expecting like before with cattle and horses grazing on huge ranches. The road surfaces are not particularly special either – maybe this is why we have not yet seen any other touring cyclists.
Sally, once again, demonstrating she has a sense of humour with another of her cross country recommendations. This was not as easy as it looks and required us to walk over the really bumpy bits. Thankfully, it was only 4 kilometres (2.5 miles). The bigger issue is we pass random homes with unwelcoming dogs. It is unlikely we will be able to show these episodes because we are entirely focused on escape and evasion tactics – neither of which enables us to point a camera at the chasing dog(s).
A traditional example of Mayan artwork for public display – we are nowhere hear the tourist areas at this point.
This is a traditional Mayan dish called Benado, which is like venison or deer in Europe. Olivia appreciated this more than David, possibly because the meat is served cold.
Another random discovery for a restaurant which served us well for both dinner and breakfast in a town which does not feature in the LP guide.
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