San Carlos-Nogales VFR Direct?
In a couple of weeks we'll head to the border. Think we're the last transient rig since we've seen none since Patzcurao. We'll turn the lights out until Fall. Thank you all for the advice that we've u...
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We have often had difficulty using credit cards in Mexico. We once fueled up and then found our card would not work. We really had to dig to find enough cash to cover the bill. Since then we get cash and pay for fuel with cash. That also prevents anyone playing with our credit card number. We always try to get cash at an ATM at a bank rather than one of those stand alone money machines - a bank can fix problems if you are right there. Many more places do take credit cards these days than in the past but we never count on it. It may sound like a lot to carry cash in Mexico for those who have not been but when we talk of carrying 2 or 3 thousand pesos you have to factor the exchange rate we were getting last winter when a pesos was worth about 6 cents US - so 3,000 is about $180US - not like a huge wad of cash. We can almost always find a bank with a machine to get more cash. If we cross back to the US with extra pesos it is not a problem as we know we will be back to Mexico soon - or we know lots of people who would buy our pesos.
