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- MEXICOWANDERERExplorerHijole senor I hope you and yours are OK! When I am a passenger these days I emphasize NO TENGO PRISA! (I do not have hurry).
Please heal quickly and be blessed with a smile. - TequilaExplorerYes, sorry to take so long to respond. I was in a serious accident and just getting things together. There are caravans in January & november, including ones to Mazatlan with stay over options. I will PM you
- navegatorExplorerThe airport in Tijuana has a bridge from the Mexican terminal to the USA terminal, you do not clear customs or immigration in Mexico but on the US side, I believe that these are international flights to Europe, I am not sure since we only fly by Aeronaves from TJ to México City, we call it the 3 peanut bucket seat (as in pail), most uncomfortable three hours.
navegator - MEXICOWANDERERExplorerWhen I had the camper on a one ton four wheel utility bed truck...
Downtown Hermosillo. 5PM solid jammed traffic.
Two motorcycle cops saw the camper sticking way up across several lanes of traffic.
Oh boy an infraccion for sure!
As a pair....Squawk! Red lights. They squawked from lane to lane. I relaxed. Now in my lane several vehicles back more squawking from their siren. Then they were alongside. Red lights off -- squawkers silent. They looked at me at they went by. I did not look at them. They had been convinced the pickup was a dually.
I knew then that their vehicles pesados bypass was strictly enforced. That was almost 30 years ago.
I use 57-D now. Back then there were zero signs along the truck route in Hermosillo.
For commuting, it's tough to beat Tijuana to Zihuatanejo via Volaris. That's a tomorrow thing -- three hours later I am at the centro camionera in Tijuana. It's always a hoot climbing the stairway. - Talleyho69ModeratorThe Hermosillo bypass is NOT far away! Fausto said it was scheduled to be open in June of this year, but it wasn't. It was very close to being complete, at least at the two ends where it meets the old road. It will be a gift.
- MEXICOWANDERERExplorerAs a bit of reassurance the only issue a person may have would be getting through Hermosillo if entering at Nogales, and I don't think anyone would try to make it to Mazatlan in one day from Texas.
When a person wishes to buddy-up a lack of details may clam some people up.
"A couple aged 60 and their dog wish to go to Mazatlan in late December. We have xxxx Ford diesel and a xxxx fifth wheel. Can we enter at xxxx and take the Copper Canyon toll road. We are flexible about dates and travel habits" - Talleyho69ModeratorYou can also post here asking for a travel partner.
- MEXICOWANDERERExplorerThere is an RV park in Nogales and I imagine in any other Texas border city. If you check around when staying there even if takes a few days you can find someone to pal with on your way south. The big sticklers are...
- If they make a green light and you don't what happens?
- If you or they have a flat or a breakdown what then
- How experienced is the "experienced" pal?
- Do they speak Spanish?
- I always had a few folks ask me to herd them to Totonaka RV park in San Carlos
- A shrimp dinner would serve as a tip
- Leaders must back off speed which really crimps their style in some cases.
- Talleyho69ModeratorGreat idea, and hopefully interested parties will do that!
- D_D_WanderersExplorerIf you want more information, PM me.
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