Two more dogs attack but 2 stones stop them dead

Tonight the only food is from a road side lean too with corrugated iron roof and no side walls, beside the road.  The wind is blowing, lorries hair past and then brake for the speed humps so quite noisy.  I have 8 small fajitas which are very good and a coke but I am expecting another dose of Mexico belly due to the lack of standard cleanliness and on account the food has probably been kept warm for hours.  Still nothing new, been there before and all helps with the diet!   I give the bike the once over, chain lube, oil levels etc and do a little repacking.  Today I saw 2 huge vultures ( may be condors) eating a dog kill in the middle of the road.  Good views today but the sky was kind of sandy and not clear as though sand was mixed in the air which made the views less clear to see in the mountains, later it rained again.  The temperature in Mexico City today is 27 degrees C.  there are no international phones in Internet cafes in Mexico, Guatemala or Honduras ( unlike most previous countries) so I have been unable to phone home for ages.   

Since leaving Bogota my mobile phone has not worked ( tri band)but works again in Mexico, so I replace the 2nd broken fuse in the charger lead with a bit of silver paper and I am again able to recharge it.   I believe I may need a quad band phone to work south of here.  

Thursday 20th March

I am up 0650 hrs and need to do loads of kms today.  I head up north into the mountains again and due to the cold have to replace my jacket sleeves even though I am in bright sun shine.  I head for Oaxaca (pronounced Ohacker) I get stopped at an army check paint again but not searched this time. The roads are twisty but good and at 0930 hrs I stop to fill up the main fuel tank as I think I am about to run out of fuel and there are no petrol stations up here. I decant my last 5 litres of spare fuel and just hope there is a fuel station before Oaxaca which is more than 60 kms away (available fuel) other wise I will have a 20 km walk!  While filling the bike with fuel I notice two noisy fierce dogs ahead at the next corner which do not look or sound bike friendly.  I pack up, redress and pick up two small rocks as ammunition and place these on my tank bag.  I pull away and manage to just get into 2nd gear and then sure enough the two dogs start there attack of me, as they cross the road and I am trying to accelerate I pick up the rocks with my left hand and hurl them at the two dogs and to my surprise both rocks hit their targets and both dogs stop dead and give out yelps, fantastic aim and very satisfying considering the number of dogs that have attacked me during the last 4 months.  The dogs got within 3 metres of me and I feel quite pleased with my self considering I had two dogs, two rocks and used my left hand.

I arrive in Oaxaca at about 1030 hrs and drive out to the airport which is 25 kms outside town.