Travelwithkevinandruth

Yesterday, we did the drive down from the mountains into the city of Oaxaca.
We went from 2,900 meters (9,600') altitude down to 1,550 meters (5,100'). And so it's certainly warmer down here in Oaxaca City, but not as hot as it was in Veracruz!
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Well, it's time to start heading home. We've been gone for a month now, and we want to spend some time at home prior to heading to Kyrgyzstan on May 17th.
So today we will drive down the mountain and into the big city of Oaxaca, We'll stay at a nice campground there for two or three nights and get Igor ready for six months of storage. 

Tuesday morning, we went for a short hike up a hill across from where we had been parked on Monday night.
It had been a great sleep... the temperature went down to about 12C (54F), so it was nice and comfy at 9,600' altitude.
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Yesterday we drove from pretty much sea level all the way up to 3000 meters (10,000'). What a refreshing change in temperature!
It was 40C (104F) when we left, and 25C (77F) when we arrived.
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The last time we were in the state of Oaxaca was March 2020 just before Covid began. So six years ago. 
We headed out of Veracruz city and onto the toll road. We took the toll highway to get out of the city and then a free road heading south into the mountains. But you actually don't begin gaining any altitude to speak of just yet.