Nicest Drive Thus Far! Plus...I love Oaxaca!!! (Mexico)

Today, we drove from Mexico City to Oaxaca; we bypassed Veracruz, because there did not seem like a ton to do, and the beaches are pretty crummy.  The drive down was wondering, beautiful views, and great roads.  We have had good roads the entire time, but I think, the first drive we were very anxious and to Mexico City is was soo long with all the topes and mountain issues.  Jared drove again today, and almost killed us...which was apparently my fault...?  The guys have been getting really excited to go surfing, but we decided to stay here a little longer.

Oaxaca is intoxicating!! It is the most beautiful, quaint town!  It´s small, so one might think its poor and rundown, but it is so well kept and has a generally happy vibe.  Kids and adults hang out the plaza till dark, school kids grab sodas together, I saw Capoeira in the park!  We got in and unloaded pretty easily.  The hostel is very clean and has an outdoor patio to eat.  The only thing that I have yet to figure out here is cheap food.  We went to several restaurants, and everything was expensive!  We ended up eating at some kind of convenience store.  Then we went to a bar, called Bar Olivo, and met a nice American working there.  She told us all the sites we shouldn´t miss, and explained mescal and all the Mexican craft beers.  Jared and I shared a shot of mescal with orange slices and a chili powder make of...worms!!  It was tasty though, and the mescal was wonderful.  Side note...A few things I´ve learned about the boys today, Jared is a cheap drunk, and they both have wonderful soprano voices, and very much get into the song Call Me Maybe, by Carly Rae Jepson!  After our mescal tutorial, we headed back to the hostel to gather some stuff.  Jared and I went out again, but Clint stayed in and watched the basketball playoffs (he´s fanatical).  We luckily arrive in Oaxaca during their childrens Culture Festival, so we got to see some traditional dancing and a concert put on by the kids....followed by Michael Jackson´s Beat It!  Back at the hostel now, gonna clean up and head to bed nice and early!