Why I DON'T Plan [Vlog 10] Travel Diary of GIRL Motorcycling World - Mountains of Queretaro, MX

Today's vlog begins where yesterday's ended, in my tent. Except today I'm packing up to roll out for a full day of exploration. My plan for the day was to head towards the infamous Jilita, but I wasn't quite sure I'd make it. I had seen a mirador or lookout point on the map, but it seemed the only way I could catch the views were before sunrise, and I wasn't quite sure how to make those logistics happen. So I set out with the intention to find out more information along the way, and as always take pleasure in seeing where I would land. Yes, it's very quiet, there's not a lot of noise, but I want to put up a shower. Always projects, right? Yes, when it rains a lot, I can't go up. Yes, you can't go up. I'll fall from the water. No, don't do that. I'm crazy, it's very fast. Can I take a picture of you? Oh yes, of course. Let's see, let's go. Let me take this off. When you set out for the day with absolutely nothing known, nothing planned, and nothing secured, when so many of your basic needs are an absolute unknown, there can be a lot to think about. Where should I go today? Where could I sleep? What can I eat? Which route do I take? Will the road to that waterfall be really gnarly? Will I drop my bike with nobody around? The mind can go in a spin with so many basic decisions to make in one day. Making reservations or following a plan could help with this. However, that is not what I like to do. You see, in making plans to secure an outcome for the future, you rob yourself of the experience of seeing life's magic at work. Okay, I know that can sound cheesy, but allow me to explain. When you make reservations, you secure that one definite outcome. But when you do not make a plan, you are then left with an almost infinite amount of outcomes, many of which are more exciting than you could have ever conjured up on your own. Quite simply, you miss out. And the most delicious part of it all is getting to watch all the elements coming together, bit by bit, in perfect timing, to something of which you could have never reserved in advance. It's quite simply the magic of life working in your favor. Yet, it requires an allowance for the unknown, a trust that life is always working out for you, and a diligence in keeping your mind pointed in the right direction. At some point past the area of the Meredor, I turned off the highway and headed down into the valley, where I knew there were communities of people who I hoped could tell me about getting to the Meredor at sunrise. I saw this little hut with outdoor activity advertisements and a sign for camping, but when I got off the bike to go inside, it was locked and there seemed to be nobody around. Okay, well, I'm taking a break. I'm here at a place I thought maybe was a camping spot, and could be. They've got like some, you know, activities that I guess they do, like they rent somewhere around here, not exactly here because I don't see any of the things, but they rent quads and looks like they have a zipline somewhere in the area, but nobody's here. I just spoke to a woman, I guess lives right there, and she said all the guys have gone into town for work. It's a Monday, so I guess, you know, not many tourists are coming here, but she gave me a number so I can whatsapp, send a whatsapp message and see what the deal is. Just be easier if someone could take me, and if they can, then maybe I camp here. I didn't do the best job at filming, but that woman's husband, Hector, is going to pick me up at 5 a.m. in the morning and take me to the Mirador. I'm also gonna camp on her property, which I gotta say is a pretty nice spot. I think I'm gonna set my camp up here, mostly because. All right, so my tent is all set up. That's pretty exciting. It is 1 30, and I'm gonna go over to this, I don't know what it is, it's a river or some water something, to go check it out. Oh god, this look. And then I'm super excited about the sunrise tomorrow. I didn't think, that's one of my favorite things is sunrise and viewpoints, two of my favorite things, and I get to do it tomorrow. I don't remember where I got the recommendation for this watering hole, but I do know I plugged it into Google Maps, and this is where I ended up. Well, I'm trying to get to Puente de Dios, like kind of a water area, a river of some sort, and I've come to this dead end in the road. So dead end, and there's a gate. I mean, it was one straight road, there was one place where you could make a right, and I made a left because it seemed like the bigger road, and maybe I had to go the other way. I mean, these roads are not the worst, but still a little tricky. Turning around right now is going to be tricky. No, it's going to be fine. It's going to be fine. I gotta stop saying it's going to be tricky. It's just going to be fine, okay? Yeah, so I'm going to turn around and see if I can figure out where this place is. No, it has to go out on the road. That was a bit of a detour, but I never mind because there's nothing I really need to do or get or achieve, and I believe this to be the case wherever I am. I'm just pleased to have experiences like going down this road, hitting a dead end. What's most enjoyable is not just the watering holes, but truly it's the process of coming across things along the way. There's a little bunny right there. Oh my god, it's a miniature pig, not a bunny. Holy hell, and there's three of them. Oh god, I gotta go down there. I don't see them right now, but we'll see if I can find them. Oh jeez, I see them, but I think they're going to be really afraid of me. Yeah, that was stupid. I came down without the bananas, so now I have to climb back up. Thank goodness, now the piglets are getting the milk from the mom. This is so cute. Okay, first attempt not successful. She ran away, but look, she's coming right back to me. Second attempt not so successful. So it sounds like there's a soccer game going on just down the hill. Probably one of my favorite things is playing soccer in a place like this where people are just playing pickup or whatever for the love of the game and just like in a beautiful setting. I love it. Right now I have a bit of a headache, so physically I don't feel the most like doing it, but I was in my tent for a while saying like, I'm not gonna go, I'm cool, and then I just hearing all the voices, I just had to come. I'm just gonna watch and then I'll see how I feel. Who has a baby? It's a camera. Well, they didn't exactly invite me to play, but I guess they were all so busy on the field. I didn't really insert myself too much and well, the truth is I've got this headache. So anyway, it's nearing my bedtime and I'm getting up tomorrow at 5 a.m. That's really exciting. And then I think it's about 45-minute drive, then a bit of a climb. It's supposed to be gorgeous, so I'm really looking forward to that. So I think I'm gonna lay down and read a little and literally go to sleep. I think it's 7.30. Okay, a lot of smooches.