San Blas (Nayarit, MX) to Puerto Escondido (Oaxaca, MX) - Days 28, 29 and 30

No pictures from days 28 to 30, as we have just been riding from early morning until sunset, with short breaks for fuel and a Snickers bar/Redbull combo. 

We left San Blas with the intention of covering approximately 1500 km to Puerto Escondido in as little time as possible, since we wanted to spend another 2-3 days by the beach. Puerto Escondido is a popular surf town and a nice place just to relax in the sun. 

Covering serious distance in Mexico takes a lot more time than in Canada and USA. There are faster toll roads, but it gets expensive, so we stay on the ''libre'' ones (free). The compromise is that you always trying to pass slower traffic (trucks, buses, etc..) and the roads go through many towns and villages, where you are forced to slow down. However, many sections are twisty and very fun to ride, so altogether the riding is much more rewarding than just blasting down an interstate.

On the way to Puerto Escondido, we have passed through Puerto Vallarta and stayed one night in Acapulco. Both are large cities and quite known touristic destinations. Puerto Vallarto looks pretty nice, whereas Acapulco is chaotic. Driving there in evening rush hour traffic was madness. It was damn hot, clogged up, and drivers are aggressive. Altogether, I think it was my worst driving experience ever. I have experienced worst chaos in Marrakech, Morocco, but I was in a car, so it wasn't as dangerous as on a motorcycle.

On the morning we were leaving Acapulco, we got pulled over by the cops for allegedly speeding, and a few other violations (all bullshit). I turned out they were out to get our money, and long story short we ended up paying a very expensive bribe in order to be on our way. A few factors contributed to this shitty situation:

• We knew that we will have to face corrupt police on his trip, but we figured it would be later on. In Mexico, we haven't seen any speed enforcement anywhere, other that the ''topes'' (speed bumps) in all towns and villages. We were not ready for this on that particular day. This means that we should have known what are the fines for speeding, and what were our rights. We will look into this from now on for every country we will be entering.
• We made a mistake and spoke to them in Spanish, instead of just playing dumb and trying to wear their patience thin.
• The cops had a well prepared scam and the timing was on their side. It was Saturday morning, and the beginning of a long weekend. They knew we would have to stay another 3 nights in Acapulco in order to pay the ticket, as the police station was closed until Tuesday. 

Looking back, I regret paying a bribe and contributing to Mexico's corruption problem. Next time, we'll be ready and the bastards are not getting a dime from us. I'd rather pay the ticket and waste a few hours rather than to give any more money to corrupt cops.

We made it to Puerto Escondido around 4 PM. The day was obviously ruined, as we were pissed off about what had happened earlier. Ah well, live and learn, as they say. Too bad the lesson had to be this expensive :/