67.8 Miles of Bad Road
We were told that taking the secret road from Puerto Escondido to Oaxaca was NOT the way to go. We soon discovered that the look of terror on people’s faces that warned us was really genuine.
On the map, the first 67 miles is a faint grey line. After that the map shows the common red line type of road that we usually ride on.
After the first few miles of giant pot holes and rough surfaces our butts felt like you were being dragged up and down cement stairs by your feet. The pot holes were so big that a VW could fit in them. In fact I think we saw a road crew filling some of the holes with old VW bugs. Some of the pot holes actually had names, like “Juan Bigass Hole” and “El Dent-A-Rim”. Once in awhile a sort section of the road was repaved. There was warning signs “Caution Smooth Road”. Just as we could pickup some speed, BANG, there would be a series of pot holes on a blind curve. Besides the road surface we climbed in elevation, robbing our poor Honda’s of what little horsepower they had. For the first time since leaving California, we got cold. Oaxaca is one of the only places in Mexico that the Spanish did not mess with, they must of tried to get there using this road.
After we rode the 67.8 miles of Bad Road in 2 long hours.

Would we ride this road again? YOU BET!