Okay… now, I’ll catch you all up on the ride from Mazamitla to Morelia. There are five days of riding through the countryside to talk about, so I’m breaking it down day by day to the best of my memory. We left the cabin in Mazamitla on Monday, February 25th, and headed out of town on a different road than that [...]
Archive for March 2008
live from morelia
A song I wrote for my papa on the occasion of his wedding a few years ago. This is the first time playing it with the band. Renegade in the Plaza de Catedral after the Mariachis.
MORELIA!!!
We got here, to Morelia, relatively early yesterday and it’s beautiful. It was a great ride (comfortable with very few struggles), so Brock and I were cruising pretty fast… we actually cruised right to the longest way through the town, on accident. It added a few hours to our trip but we got to see [...]
Uphill to Mazamitla and back down and back up again…
First: Huge thanks to my friend, David Demarest, for letting me use his patented water-proof bag. It’s super useful. www.DemarDesigns.com. THANKS! Well, I’ve been writing this blog for a while now, bit by bit as I’m near a computer, and finally finished it on March 1st. A lot has happened along the way, so this is a long one. [...]
Chapala, Ajijic, and the Sweat Lodge
Written around February 22nd or so. Last I wrote, we had just played the University and were getting ready for a 42 km trip from Guadalajara to Chapala. Well, Friday, I made it to Chapala… barely. I had a little trouble with one particular uphill climb. A mild heat exhuastion issue, but once I rested I [...]
Critical Mass and ITESO in Guadalajara!
Written on Febeuary 14th. We (Los Ginger Ninjas and about 400 other people) rode through downtown Guadalajara last night from 11:30p til 1:00a. It was a police excorted route. They do the ride, which they call ¨critical mass¨ every Wednesday night and Sunday morning. When we all got back to the square we performed for the [...]
My first day in Mexico was big!
Written on February 11th. Mexico has been amazing! After a crazy ride from the airport, I got to the house and everyone was getting up to go for a bike ride with the mayor of Guadalajara. Then, we played a gig downtown for a great crowd (LOTS of excited people) and got a little rest [...]
Revista Literaria Meretrices
Por Arturo García CHAPALA, JAL. La agrupación musical, Ginger Ninjas se encuentra de paso por la Ribera del Lago Chapala en su trayectoria hacia Chiapas, en lo que será una travesía de más de 8,000 Km. a lo largo del país y un centenar de tocadas generadas por el pedaleo de sus bicicletas; desde la [...]
