First week in Mexico!

Hello! Kristin and I are wrapping up our first week in Mexico, in which we are participating in a instruction-based tour with Motodiscovery. We met Sam, Rob, David, Bryan and the rest of the gang in El Paso, TX. We crossed into Mexico and worked our way south to Creel, which sits on the northern edge of Copper Canyon National Park. This canyon is INCREDIBLE. It is deeper than the Grand Canyon, and believe it or not, probably more rugged. We have been learning to ride our dual sport motorcycles, and just spent two days riding into the canyon. We are learning a tremendous amount, and definitely considering this region for future Alzar trips.

Probably the neatest thing we have done so far, though, is to drop off the large box of school supplies that we brought. We found a VERY rural school for indigenous peoples in the town of Quirare. Thanks to the Key Club at Boise High for gathering the majority of the supplies. The kids really needed the supplies, and appreciate them. We´ve got pictures and will be posting them on our website when we get back.

Tomorrow we head off on our own… just two Bierle´s and the road. We will probably spend another day or so in this region, before heading even further down south. Our helpful guide, Alfonzo, has helped us plan a fun, safe route that takes us along the Pacific Coast, south of Mexico City, and up to Veracruz, our last stop before heading to the States. We´ll try to post to the blog as often as possible, so stay tuned!