¿Oaxappened? (Wha happened in Oaxaca)

Upon our arrival in Oaxaca (pronounced wha Harka), we were showered with flower petal confetti from the balcony of amigas de Alice Springs, Australia, la guapas Ilse and Mel. Entering our hotel we were greeted with jovial ¨felezidades¨ for our marriage and ¨la luna de miel¨ (honeymoon) from the family of the hostel.  Our room was complete with an alter of flowers and chocolate skulls and colourful decorations put together by Ilse & Mel.

....and so the adventures with our friends in Oaxaca began. (with beautiful pics from Ilse)

We went out onto the street of Oaxaca, to celebrate the ¨Mexican Day Of The Dead,¨ into a colourful crowd, full of skeletons, monsters, diablos (devils), brides, etc. There were brass bands, street performers, clowns, parades and more.

We even joined in on a street performance with a clown in front of a huge crowd in the main square.  We didn't understand enough language to work out what was going on the whole time, but we still gained laughs and applause from the crowd.

The rest of our days in Oaxaca were spent in markets, cafes, restaurants and bars, drinking margaritas, dancing and catching up with our friends, ironically getting to spend more time with them in Mexico than Australia.

Our time in Oaxaca also included one mad trip in a hire car up a ridiculously steep mountain to arrive at a petrified waterfall and the most picturesque mineral rich pools to swim in.

On the way back our car lost power (possibly a cylinder gone?) and we went the wrong way, but after many hours we managed to crawl back to our hostel.

This trip tired us out, so now we are off to the beach for some down time. Adios sweet Amigas! Vamos a la playa!!