After spending the first hour dealing with the curves in the Sierra Gorda the road straightened out as we made our way North.
Eventually we reached the Highway 57 and slab it to Matehuala, MX where we took Ruta 62 and about 17 miles north of Real de Catorce we hit the cobblestones. It’s not easy to reach this former silver mining town, but as a fan of Wild West-style ghost towns, for me it was worth the effort and one of the highlights of this trip.
After the 17-mile cobblestone road we journey along a narrow 1.5-mile-long tunnel that is not for the faint of heart specially behind old Mexican cars with high carbon emissions. Once we went through the tunnel we felt like we had entered the twilight zone, gone back in tiie and we were in an episode of Westworld.
We parked the motorcycles in probably the most interesting hotel in our trip. It had a big patio in the back that overlooked the mountains and we saw the most beautiful and serene sunset.
As we still had some time before the sun went down we went to walk the town and see the church. We felt the rich history and that every corner had a story to tell.
Horses, sometimes with people on them, roam the streets and the sounds of their hooves on the cobblestones brought back memories of western moves I had watched as a young boy. The roads are very steep and slippery and walking or horse riding is the best way to get around town.
I wished we had at least another day or two in this unique town to see the many unusual sites in the area.
Make Life A Ride !
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