Lukeville Crossing
Have never before crossed into Mx. at Lukeville so would like to know where we get our tourist visas and also sticker for pickup as we are heading to Mazatlan. Also any info on road conditions would b...
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Jane and I stumbled into the Lukeville crossing by mistake last Spring.
We had been camping at Organ Pipe during the desert bloom in March. We went sauntering out of Organ Pipe, following our GPS, to see more of the bloom at Anza Borrega, Calif. Suddenly, we were at the border crossing at Lukeville. We literally had no idea the GPS would take us there.
We parked and I talked to US Border Patrol agents who were busy going over some guy's late model Cadillac. They said I'd have no problem crossing in my truck camper. So, we drove up and passed into the Mexican border: Me, Jane and Hula the mini Australian Shepherd. We were rolling in our 1967 Avion camper on a Ford F350 diesel. A nice Mexican border control lady looked us over and asked for the medical documentation on our dog Hula. We said we didn't have it, but Hula had a rabies tag around her neck. She said, OK, but next time you need your dog's papers. She said that it would be nice if we had passports, too. But, we didn't. She waved us through.
We got stopped on the highway to Nogales by Mexican officials, and they did go through the fridge. But, there was no problem with anything including the dog.
Later, we pulled over to eat at a truck stop and left Hula in the pickup. When we came back we discovered that she had eaten the GPS. There were tooth marks all over the thing and it wouldn't work. Luckily we found our way to the border crossing where the Border Agent had gone to college in our town - and after exchanging pleasantries he waved us through. Reminded me of crossing the border when I was young. Back in the 60s.
I have now learned that you need a whole lot of papers to cross the border into Mexico. In fact we are going to Oaxaca next month and I'm in the process of getting a TIP for our Honda Element, Mexican auto insurance, the Tourist Card for me and Jane, and the papers for Hula. We have passports.
I had planned to visit Mexico in our truck camper, but it appears that you can't get across the border with my pick-up truck. So, we've had a big change in plans while using Airbnb for places to stay for a month or so.
I think that the border from Lukeville to the West is part of a free travel zone that has different rules than the other crossings further East.
I doubt our experience is helpful, except that border crossings are never predictable.
Now to me and Jane and Hula. If anyone can give us advice about crossing at Brownsville we'd be very appreciative. Should I try to get my paperwork online, auto insurance in advance etc.???? Or anything else I should know.
Thanks and happy trails.
On edit>>>> I don't mean to hijack this string with my note about Brownsville. Maybe I'll post it later.
We had been camping at Organ Pipe during the desert bloom in March. We went sauntering out of Organ Pipe, following our GPS, to see more of the bloom at Anza Borrega, Calif. Suddenly, we were at the border crossing at Lukeville. We literally had no idea the GPS would take us there.
We parked and I talked to US Border Patrol agents who were busy going over some guy's late model Cadillac. They said I'd have no problem crossing in my truck camper. So, we drove up and passed into the Mexican border: Me, Jane and Hula the mini Australian Shepherd. We were rolling in our 1967 Avion camper on a Ford F350 diesel. A nice Mexican border control lady looked us over and asked for the medical documentation on our dog Hula. We said we didn't have it, but Hula had a rabies tag around her neck. She said, OK, but next time you need your dog's papers. She said that it would be nice if we had passports, too. But, we didn't. She waved us through.
We got stopped on the highway to Nogales by Mexican officials, and they did go through the fridge. But, there was no problem with anything including the dog.
Later, we pulled over to eat at a truck stop and left Hula in the pickup. When we came back we discovered that she had eaten the GPS. There were tooth marks all over the thing and it wouldn't work. Luckily we found our way to the border crossing where the Border Agent had gone to college in our town - and after exchanging pleasantries he waved us through. Reminded me of crossing the border when I was young. Back in the 60s.
I have now learned that you need a whole lot of papers to cross the border into Mexico. In fact we are going to Oaxaca next month and I'm in the process of getting a TIP for our Honda Element, Mexican auto insurance, the Tourist Card for me and Jane, and the papers for Hula. We have passports.
I had planned to visit Mexico in our truck camper, but it appears that you can't get across the border with my pick-up truck. So, we've had a big change in plans while using Airbnb for places to stay for a month or so.
I think that the border from Lukeville to the West is part of a free travel zone that has different rules than the other crossings further East.
I doubt our experience is helpful, except that border crossings are never predictable.
Now to me and Jane and Hula. If anyone can give us advice about crossing at Brownsville we'd be very appreciative. Should I try to get my paperwork online, auto insurance in advance etc.???? Or anything else I should know.
Thanks and happy trails.
On edit>>>> I don't mean to hijack this string with my note about Brownsville. Maybe I'll post it later.
