1. Garmin traffic works very well in Mexico - so far. In SLP now
2. Sirius satellite radio starts failing around SLP. I've done some searches and found numerous attestations that Sirius works all over Mexico... After speaking with customer service I can safely say for me at least it does not.
3. 57 northbound south of Saltillo still gets epic traffic jams - maybe even more so now.
4. I've seen more RV's on the road (all headed north) than I've seen for years. Easter week probably is driving the few RVers out this time.
5. My T-Mobile phone works better in Mexico than it does in the US.
6. I see people wearing masks still - restaurant staff and a surprising number of Nationals out and about. Thus far I have been instructed to wear a mask only at the government permit offices where quite a few of the staff didn't wear masks.
7. Police escorts are offered from N.Laredo to the 20 km checkpoint. There was no tail (drag) officers so any number of escorted vehicles could have been easily picked off with the point being none the wiser.
8. I see very few traditional gringo tourists in interior Mexico... Hardly any, in fact.
9. Gas and diesel prices are significantly lower near the border.
