In the NYT Travel section, there’s an “Adventure Guide to Mexico,” by Bonnie Tsui, which covers surfing, rock climbing, deep-sea fishing, mountain biking, snorkeling with whale sharks, bird watching and hiking. I can’t say Mexico jumps to my mind when I think of adventure travel. But two of the activities described appealed to me.
First, snorkeling with whale sharks would be amazing. I’ll never forget when I first learned of whale sharks in dramatic fashion as Thor Heyerdahl recounted his terrifying encounter with one on his lonely and vulnerable raft in Kon-Tiki. Boy, did that adventure story ever capture my imagination! And it imbued me with such a healthy respect for the sea that I have little desire to challenge it, but the idea of swimming up close to the gentle but largest giants of fish is appealing.
But the adventure in Mexico that most caught my attention is the hiking trip in the Sierra Norte. Not only does the terrain sound cool to hike, but staying in local indigenous villages would be the greatest attraction for me. Put it all together, and it sounds like a fantastic trip: Read the rest of this entry »
Given my love of literature combined with a growing interest in hiking and the outdoors, I’d have to say that climbing Kilimanjaro would be on my life list. It’s not very high, although I understand the longer I wait, the less the mountain will look like I imagine it from reading Hemingway. This NYT Travel article, “
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