tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891625306742737889.post3402070283426043302..comments2023-10-10T10:10:01.982-05:00Comments on "The Road Goes On Forever and the Party Never Ends": Banditos in UniformRobert & Carol Ann Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12868715817179316302noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891625306742737889.post-37743497990894555632012-02-21T21:04:11.680-06:002012-02-21T21:04:11.680-06:00John,
The car repair is SUPPOSED to be completed o...John,<br />The car repair is SUPPOSED to be completed on Feb 23 (could be Mexican time though). We have a transport service on standby to carry it to the border on a flatbed truck. So earliest we expect to see it is Feb 26. We'll just have to wait in Harlingen until they get it to the border.Robert & Carol Ann Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12868715817179316302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891625306742737889.post-63950331186015031362012-02-21T07:28:01.721-06:002012-02-21T07:28:01.721-06:00I totally agree with Croft. I travelled only one t...I totally agree with Croft. I travelled only one time in Mexico with a friend in another RV. It was nothing but problems. We prefer to tour at our own pace and enjoy the winter in Mexico. We have spent the last 4 years in the Yucatan, prior to that we toured all over Mexico.<br />My blog is http://khmexico10.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Did you ever get your car fixed? How are you going to get it?John's Florida Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327999076656179439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891625306742737889.post-68722431413680369472012-02-19T10:05:07.030-06:002012-02-19T10:05:07.030-06:00I am really sorry your first experience with RVing...I am really sorry your first experience with RVing in Mexico has been so unfortunate. Your group has encountered more problems than I would guess all other RVers combined have experienced in the last year!<br /><br />You are correct, your 40' rig is too big for all but the largest parks and toll roads and experienced Mexican travelers have all settled on 30' or smaller rigs, mostly smaller.<br /><br />It is a wonderful country full of great people, colors and sights but the caravan environment is far from the best way to see and experience it. Schedules, reservations and deadlines do not work in Mexico and routes and destinations must be flexible. Weather comes and weather goes so plans must be adapted to avoid it or when you are in it, it is best to just hunker down for a day or five and let it pass. We spend five and a bit months in Mexico and seldom cover as much territory as you have in your 40 days. We have found a slower pace to be much more relaxing. Our budget for the full winter is probably less than what you paid for just the caravan fees. <br /><br />We have never done the caravan thing and every interaction with a caravan has reminded us why we have not. It reminds me too much of being back in school with demanding teachers, schedules and assemblies.<br /><br />Having said that, seeing Colonial Mexico from a caravan is better than not having seen Colonial Mexico at all!<br /><br />Get your painting done, you will find the entire bill to be less than one or two repairs back in the States and like you say, the quality of work is excellent. When you get home, mull over the adventure and I know you will eventually be glad you did it. It was great meeting you and maybe we will even see you back, traveling Mexico in a far more relaxed fashion. There are better days ahead!<br /><br />The above is all just my opinion, gained after years of doing this. Please don't let them sue me! I do admit that Norma and I have a more adventuresome spirit than some and our way of travel does not fit all. <br /><br />Croft & Norma<br />(spending two weeks on Chetumal Bay)Crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634815881045387152noreply@blogger.com