briansue wrote:
Agree that we do not worry a lot about which route is safer than another as far as crime goes - crime can happen anywhere. We do not like the coast route because we have a large motorhome and find the roads to be narrow and rough and not always easy to find the correct turns to stay on the correct route. Taking Cuotas up to the Arco Norte around Mexico City and then 57 to Saltillo and then 85 up to Laredo provides better quality roads similar to US Interstates - though longer and more expensive toll-wise this Cuota route could be faster and easier. Depends on your personal level of comfort as far as types of road driven - and you budget as this route certainly costs more. In a smaller vehicle you may not experience the level of difficulty we found on the coast route. We travel many back roads all over the US and Mexico and found that coast route to be one of our least enjoyable driving excursions. That was years ago and the coast roads may have improved by now.
That is some good input BrianSue. The only part that concerns me then is signage along the coast route. I had a poor time trying to make it through Acapulco once - don't really want to duplicate that experience :) If it was years ago, can anyone (keelhauler?) update on if the roads are signed well enough that I should not miss the turns I need to make?
I hear that they are continually improving the roads in Mexico. Does this include the coastal route roads? I'm going to have to go back and read Keelhaulers posts a bit closer again :)
Thanks,
Tim
