As I have written before, we have had a lot of great adventures horseback riding here in Mexico. Thanks so much to Tomás, Felix, Roberto, Roberto Jr. and Maria Louisa we have had such a wonderful time, beautiful views, fun company and great food. If you are ever in the area, be sure to look up the Xolotar Ranch, you will not be disappointed! But when Lon and Amy came down to visit, and said they were game for something a little more than our normal rides, the family gave us an experience we will never forget.
Instead of picking us up and bringing us to the Ranch, like they have done in the past, they brought the horses to us!
Getting ready to start, from Guanajuato
We started off on our adventure, which was an overnight trip from Guanajuato to the ranch, outside San Miguel de Allende. if you would like to see an approximation of the route, you can check it out here. We road through a wide array of environments, from gravel roads, to open fields, forests, canyons, rivers, and little pueblos. It was an unbelievable way to see Mexico, and to see sights very few visitors (and even locals) get to see. We met incredibly friendly people along the way.
Someone is working today...
Taking a break in a pueblo along the way
Each day we road about 9 hours. Half way through the first day, we stopped for lunch. Roberto, playing the cook role, made a delicious meal.
Roberto gets the fire started.
Real cowboys don't use grills!
But we can't sit around all day, back on the horses!
Roberto leads the right way
After a full day of riding, our bodies felt it. The last thing I wanted to do, was do any more galloping (even though the boys couldn't seem to get enough of it)! Amy, who hadn't been on a horse for a long time, and Lon, even longer, didn't even complain at all, and if I was sore, I knew they felt it more! But our experiences for the day were not done. We watered the horses, and settled in for a night of good food, camp fire stories, lasso exhibition, and tenting under the stars on an amazing piece of land.
A well deserved drink
Tomás and Roberto cook chorizo and aranchara tacos that were muy rico!
Tomás sees along night ahead for teaching rope tricks!
The view of camp the next morning
Roberto Jr. shows how it is done!
The second day was as long as the first, which meant lots of opportunities to take in the the sites, sounds and views of Mexico. Here are a couple...
What would a ride be without cute animals!
Good thing these horses are steady!
Every turn, a new view
Cacti in bloom
Emily is always enjoying herself!
Horses can never gallop fast enough for the boys!
And in the end we finished at the ranch for another great meal courtesy of Maria Louisa.
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