Lathered in dirt

So Im back ina city.. more say it a town than anything, Patzcuaro, right on the lake, a place with decent history of artists including diego rivera and many surrealists in the recent century. That being said, where the hell I've been is about 10km into the hills, away from the lake, above a little pueblito named Erongaricuaro (sound it out.. its six syllables). There, we started out on a camping Couchsurfing event on this guys property where he and his volunteers devote alot of their time to permaculture and natural building like adobe and cob wood. In addition to the two nights of free camping, we decide to stay, pay for camping and we ended up being there for 8 more days. It is really gorgeous, with a view of the lake, a ton of birds, trees and tons of fresh air away from the pollution of the city.
There were many people who live in Michoucan who were couchsurfers/ hosts and we met many great contacts, many of which we will see on our next trip to Morelia.
The best part about being at this guy Brians ranch was that he was completely off the grid, no water, electricity... only from the rain water he collected and the solar panels and water heater. The word of the week was SUSTAINABILTY. To shower, you would first sweat all the dirt away in a very hot, wood fire SAUNA!!! not only cleansing, but a very stressless activity. Everything in a very simplistic way of living, and a campfire always burning, its crazy we didn't stay longer.
We're Couchsurfing buy the lake, trying to stretch out our time here until Dia de los muertos because it is here where the festival is very original and old fashioned- the best in all of Mexico!! After our current house we will then take on a campsite close to the lake or if we can find a cheap enough room in a hostal (thats not booked). If we can last that long, or even if we cant, we will be staying with friends in Morelia for a couple of nights and then its on to D.F.!!! The biggest city in the world, how exciting. I've heard many great and many wretch-ed things about mexico city but i want to see the art, and the culture in a city that carries a rich collective of diverse culture.
Anyhow, it feels great to be showered and we finally got some clean clothes, however the dirt still keeps on appearing everywhere. Until nextime everybody!!!


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