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MEXICOWANDERER
Jun 03, 2018Explorer
15-D offers little over 57 and 57-D especially in the summer when Mexicanos take their beach vacation. I have crunched numbers till the keypads wore off and from Southern California, it is way the heck and gone cheaper to use 57. And I include the savings from Tecoman to Lazaro Cardenas and avoiding Mex 15D.
For folks truly addicted to "Beach Coastline Only!" the coast route is mandatory.
But the thought tempers quickly when Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta summer traffic is encountered. And from Guaymas to Mazatlan summer afternoon road flooding has worn my patience thin. Too much lost time. And in the interior I can overnight at gasolineras. From San Diego 57 has proven to be two days faster and $360 less expensive than Mex 15-D. But this is a commute issue not something that is applicable to a winter beach vacation crawl.
For folks truly addicted to "Beach Coastline Only!" the coast route is mandatory.
But the thought tempers quickly when Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta summer traffic is encountered. And from Guaymas to Mazatlan summer afternoon road flooding has worn my patience thin. Too much lost time. And in the interior I can overnight at gasolineras. From San Diego 57 has proven to be two days faster and $360 less expensive than Mex 15-D. But this is a commute issue not something that is applicable to a winter beach vacation crawl.
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