If you travel any place but PP be sure to get a good map. My first trip (2004) I knew where I was going (near Melaque 200km south of PV). We had the camping in Mexico book and a AAA map. The map was worthless.
If you are going south of San Carlos, you might want to go with someone who has been down the road before. While that first trip was an experience, it would have been much easier with a guide. Someone to show the way. This is why I usually post when I'm leaving and where I'm going so that someone traveling for the first time can travel with me.
I'm leaving Tucson around the third of Jan. Traveling to the same beach that I went to on the first trip. Old friends and good time await.
We made so many wrong turns on that trip. While I can look on it with smiles now, it was very frustrating at times. We had been at our destination for a few weeks when someone mentioned the tunnel's in PV. My wife and I looked at each other then said what tunnels. For those who have been there know that we missed the bypass and went down the malecon, not fun with a 5th wheel.
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