Drive to the Yucatan comes to an end

We are alive and well, made it to Merida today the 28th day of Nov, 2009… This was the first day with out any rain,fog, or us getting lost. Just a nice drive that came to an end when we found our hotel… Today will only have photos, and few words..

Never let anyone tell you Mexico does not have traffic… Driving down here is crazy.

This may very well be the best way to get around, Motorcycle Taxi..

Drive over the hill and see the coast..

Coast as it gets closer..

Anyone looking for a beach home??

Fishing anyone??

Water Taxi??? Who is driving??

Must be the Taxi pick up station..

Kay above me below, made it to hotel and so ends the drive to the yucatan……

Day Three of the Yucatan drive

Today we wake up sore and not rested, the bed in the cat house/hotel was not really meant for sleeping. Once again up at 0600, on the road by 0700. Set course for Villamosa as our next stop. It is only 302 miles so should shutdown early and get some rest.

First problem is getting away from Varacruze , seems like we are in the twilight zone going around and around and around for about two hours. We would almost get out of the city and then end up right back from a different direction. Could not figure out what was wrong or why the gps insisted on going back. Had to ignore the unit and drive by using the map we had with us, that was just about useless. By sheer luck we found our way to a city that was on the map and all of a sudden the gps started to work correctly and we were on our way.

Found ourselves on a good two lane HWY and could make good time. With the exception of a short time of rain and overcast it was a good day. Stoped for breakfast and picked up snacks for the road. Made great time to Villamosa, passed hotels at 3:35pm…. Kay wanted to see what else was ahead before stopping.

Will not go into details but we did not stop until sometime around 6pm at a hotel that does not take pets. So all pets had to the spend the night in a car…..

Very few pictures taken to day d/t speed we were going.. By the time I saw something it was to late…

Saw many stands like this yesterday but did not get a shot… Got this one by luck.

Headed for the Yucatan..

Today we crossed into Mexico from Brownsville Texas. The crossing was almost painless, we drove over, went to the office got our papers, and paid for them all in less then 30 min. On the way out I took one photo of the inside of the building, and two outside showing the sign for the border. I was stopped before I made it to the car being told I was not allowed to take pictures in the area, had to delete all three photos. I think the reason I had to delete them was because the outside ones showed uniformed security with guns. Not show if it was army or what but I think that is the reason why I had to delete them.

After that we tried to find our way out of Matamoros , we went this way then that way and ran at least one stop sign. Then we were stopped by Jimmy, a ” tourist guide ” he tried to tell us how to get to the HWY, and at the same time lectured us on the wrongs of running stop signs. According to him it could mean three days in jail, and a fine of 1300 pesos. After he got in and showed us to the HWY ( took maybe 5 min. ) he requested to be dropped off and wanted taxi fare back. For the trouble he saved us we were more then happy to pay the few pesos it cost. His information and company were worth it all..

The rest of the day was , how do I say this BORING….. Nothing worth shooting for photos, mostly because the land was flat and boring, but also because the day was gray and overcast.

Only thing I took photos of was one of the several road construction areas we drove into and out of.. A drive of just over 300 miles took the best part of the day, we start at 0800 and finished at 1600 this evening..

Found a Best Western for the night in Tampico, so all of us Kay, Spencer, Shelby, PIA, and myself will get some rest and start over tomorrow.. Tomorrow we head for Veracruz…