Just a short update this time. I am just finishing my packing to go to Mexico and I was just struck by how much easier it is compared to my last trip going riding.

Granted, the last one was a day’s riding a Ducati Multistrada in Calgary in early June. However, it was cold so I ended up taking my Joe Rocket jacket and pants, thermals, wind layer, Arai helmet, two pairs of gloves (wet weather and GP gauntlets) and both clear and tinted visor and yet I was still frozen.

This time, I am packing for three days riding a Honda 125 in Mexico. Granted, it’s about 23C where I am going but all I am taking is a pair of summer weight gloves, some cheap shades and a different pair of sneakers. Odd, but I’m normally at ATGATT rider (all the gear, all the time) and yet this doesn’t phase me. Maybe it’s the fact its -20 today and I just need a two wheel fix, or maybe it’s that I rode there last year the same way and found it safe.

OK, it’s a 125 so I doubt i will be going as fast as in Calgary. To be honest, on the bike I am riding, 50MpH is going to be a stretch but as you will soon see from the photos and (hopefully) videos, the smile on my face may well be much wider.

Roll on Thursday and the hills North of Mexico City/D.F.

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