The most common food we found along the way was either some sort of taco or tostada. Tacos are always small, soft corn tortillas (usually two tortillas per taco), with your choice of meat, plus lettuce or cabbage, onions, sometimes tomatoes, and usually a choice of salsas. Tostadas are the same thing except that the tortillas are flat and hard. Prices vary, but it’s usually the equivalent of one dollar (US) or less per taco.

Once we got to our destination, people have been making a lot of meals for us while we get set up. In our first week we’ve had lots of tacos, as well as: chicken soup; zucchini and tomatoes (because zucchini is in season); boiled beans; pork carnitas; Mexican rice; and three birthday cakes (tres leches flavor)!