Feb 15, 2008 - Saltillo

So, we made it through the Torreon area and headed for Saltillo. ... Lee, our friend in Mazatlan, had given us a map of Saltillo that showed where there is a hotel, The Imperial, that has an RV parking area. ... Saltillo is fairly big…about 600,000 people. ...

Dec 16, 2007 - Mexico...by mistake!!!!

Got up early this morning and Steve is feeling a bit better so we drove down to Del Rio to visit Amistad Lake.not for us! It took us 40 minutes to get out of Ciudad Acuna which included going the wrong way down a one way street!!! Eventually found the right road and reached the free crossing over the dam after driving about 20 miles. ... Very short queue and all the cars were going through quickly after the drivers had shown their documents.Got up early this morning and Steve is feeling a bit better so we drove down to Del Rio to visit Amistad Lake.not for us! It took us 40 minutes to get out of Ciudad Acuna which included going the wrong way down a one way street!!! Eventually found the right road and reached the free crossing over the dam after driving about 20 miles. ... Very short queue and all the cars were going through quickly after the drivers had shown their documents....

Nov 27, 2007 - Sabinas

The drive to Sabinas was beautiful. ... Ed thought there was a Pemex with parking in the back near Monclova but he wasn't sure so Rich looked at Google Earth and found a large baseball diamond in Sabinas with a big parking lot. ... We arrived and uh-oh they were repaving.The drive to Sabinas was beautiful. ... Ed thought there was a Pemex with parking in the back near Monclova but he wasn't sure so Rich looked at Google Earth and found a large baseball diamond in Sabinas with a big parking lot. ... We arrived and uh-oh they were repaving....

Nov 25, 2007 - Saltillo

We left at 8:15am for Saltillo and crossed The Tropic of Cancer . ...

Apr 5, 2006 - Day 42 - Back in the USA!!!

The Mexican border town of Piedras Negras is across the Rio Grande from the American town of Eagle Pass TX. ... Enroute I was pulled over at a Military checkpoint for a much more thorough inspection then any I had encountered in Baja.The Mexican border town of Piedras Negras is across the Rio Grande from the American town of Eagle Pass TX. ... Enroute I was pulled over at a Military checkpoint for a much more thorough inspection then any I had encountered in Baja....

Dec 25, 2005 - Christmas

Well they dont celebrate Boxing day here so its just a day like normal with everyone except me going to work.Well they dont celebrate Boxing day here so its just a day like normal with everyone except me going to work....