Video Update Stage 18

Hi everybody! I am in Ures now, just resting up a little bit after yesterday. Well, people who know me know how I make decisions sometimes. I looked at the map of mexico and thought highway 17 looks good. I of course had no clue that I would go through the Sierra Madre mountains. Yesterday was tougher than on Red Mountain Pass, I ended up doing over a hundred km again. Not just that, lots of climbing and the heat was incredible. The 2 nights before I stayed in small villages at their baseball field. I had running water, a wall protecting me from dogs. Before I left the states I told Mike how I imagine my journey. That I will grill every night and that I will get invited off the street a lot. Well, I had a few nice grill outs in the states and I got invited to spend the night in Silver City. It was still too cold in the states. Now it is exactly how I imagined. I have been cooked for 3 times and stayed with a guy last night. The hospitality and friendlyness of people has been just incredible. Every where I go people wave at me and ask me where do I come from and where am I going? Last night I wanted meat, but no store had meat. Ruben heard that I was looking for carne, so he just told me to go inside his house. 15 minutes later I had a typical mexican dinner in front of me. He let me stay there and also cooked breakfast again for me this morning. Thanks Ruben. Oh, he also saved my from 3 vicous dogs. Their weight was only about 60lb. combined, but it was 3 of them. Damn, they sourounded my and came from every direction. Oh my god, I screamed and jumped from side to side like Bruce Lee trying to defend myself. I just couldn´t get rid of them, so finally after about half a minute Ruben saved my sorry ass. Well, lesson learned here. I will never leave anywhere with either a stick, water or rocks again. He was laughing so hard too, and told his neighbor afterwards about the gringo. People are so nice in the siera madre mountains, life is slow and simple. I love it. Finally I feel like an adventurer again, I just love going into the uncertain. It makes me feel so alive and free. I have had absuletely no problems, I feel a 100% save here. I am close to highway 15, the highway I will follow pretty much the rest of the way to Sayulita.

Thank you very much for your donations and everything else people have done for me. Thanks a lot. Harry the Animal