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jgrimes
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Aug 28, 2018

Lukeville to Puerto Penaasca

Hoping to pull my 37' FW from Ajo AZ to Puerto Penasco Mexico next February. How is the roadway in Mexico? Adequately wide? Good pavement? Any special concerns/suggestions about crossing the border? - obviously no weapons, Mexican auto insurance and I need my passport. I will have a small dog with me - papers and shots needed for him?
  • Living in Mexico, and RVing around Mexico for 30+ years taught us several things.

    Potable water is very inexpensive and available in 20 liter jugs everywhere, even delivered in most places. We finally installed an under counter filtration system so we could drink the water without having to buy it. Almost more hassle than it was worth.

    When we returned to the US, we never sanitized our hoses and tank, but NEVER drank the water out of them again. Considering how easy it is to clean your tank and hose, it would be very easy to do.

    Living here, we use bottled water for everything except doing dishes and brushing our teeth. The pets all drink bottled. That way we don't have to clean and sanitize our cistern and tinacos.

    In most cities in Mexico the water leaves the treatment plants safe to drink. However the delivery systems have often been compromised so the quality of the delivered water via the piping, is questionable.

    Just do a quick sanitize when you return home or your first day on the road in the US and you are good! Why bother doing it when you are in Mexico? You aren't going to drink water with "just a little bit of bleach" added. It's nasty!
  • dons2346, have you stayed at Playa Bonita before? Given all of the scare tactics regarding "don't drink the water", did you have any issues with the water? Did you sanitize your fresh water tank (hoses?) when you crossed back into the US?
  • The road is fine. Crossing the border is no problem, just go slow. Also do not speed and come to a complete stop at the stop signs when going thru Sonoyta. Watch the topes and watch the speed south of town as it is pretty low way out.

    Have to dog papers handy just in case. Sometimes they ask and sometimes not. We have never been ask for passports going in but you will need them coming out. Going in, they wanted to see registration for the tow car.

    We got boarded in Mexico going out but it really nothing to worry about.

    We will be down in Feb for a month staying in Playa Bonita.
  • For your pup, they could ask for a health certificate. Good chance they won't, but if you don't have it, you know they will!

    Mexico Russ lives in Puerto Penasco, and hopefully will check in with this: All is well, and thank you!