We are planning on driving our old Chevy van from Belize to Texas in the next couple of months. We will be crossing at Chetumal into Mexico and from there, I would like to know the best, shortest route to Texas. Doesn't really matter which crossing w...
We have stayed in quite a number of RV parks as we have traveled with our family through the length of Mexico. I have not had a lot of time to update out thoughts on the different parks as we go along, but there are a few that really stand out. Some ...
I hope this is ok to post here.We have been at Costa Bella for the last three days. It is a very small, private RV park in Zihuatanejo. They have only about four spaces.I can't say enough good about the place and the owners. I highly recommend this s...
We are trying to find more trailer tires for our tent trailer. Should have bought more back in the states.Does anyone know where we might find 5.30 x 12 trailer tires near San Carlos / Guaymas? Or any place in the states that will ship them here?We a...
We are in San Carlos for a few days. I had heard that the El Mirador rv park was closed so we went by to double check it. It certainly is closed and appears to have been closed for some time with nothing to indicate that it will open again any time ...
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 n...
keelhauler1 wrote:My suggestion was to take the coastal route not the mountain route which everyone claims is safer. It is 100 mi longer, $100 more tolls and the danger of fog near Orizaba. See my link.Belize scares me much more than anywhere in MX. ...
keelhauler1 wrote:That route does not skirt the state of Tamaulipas. Which you are in from Tampico North. I think the safety concerns are exaggerated. Something bad can happen anywhere. Just because something bad happened at one place doesn't mean it...
almalibre wrote:We have gone both routes. The central 57 route has much better quality roads.Ths sounds like another good option to look into. On 57, we would go up and go around Mexico city, then just stay on 57 the whole way and cross at Piedras Ne...
Sounds good Keelhauler. I will have to go back to Google maps and look again. So far, it sounds like we are going to skirt around Tamaulipas area to err on the side of caution. We will have our five kids with us.
