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Nov 19 – Dec 3, 06 It’s always amazing to cross a border and not be checked. In Mexico, one simply drives through and nobody even talks to you. I had no great difficulty getting a tourist permit for 180 … Continue reading →

November, 2007. I’m on my way to the Yucatan and plan on writing emails to friends and family like last year. I tend to write a lot so some have complained about the length. If you don’t want to receive … Continue reading →

After driving over the Golden Gate Bridge, we stopped at Vista Point for great views across the bay of San Francisco and Oakland. We did the mandatory walk about halfway over the bridge. Driving on Highway 1 along the California … Continue reading →

San Diego is a very pretty city with a moderate climate. We visited the Hotel del Coronado, built-in 1888, it is quite majestic, and expensive. In San Diego, Balboa Park is the home of 13 museums, theatres and the world-famous … Continue reading →

We have had all varieties of experiences with Mexicans. A single fellow drove down the beach in front of all the RVs, returned, parked right in front of us and turned on his Mexican “rock music” with its horns and … Continue reading →

On the day before New Years, we went to mass in the Loreto mission church. Despite understanding none of the sermon, we enjoyed the hymns and Xmas carols sung by a teenager with a wonderful voice and great guitar playing. … Continue reading →

In Guerro Negro (Black Warrior), we stopped at a fish market and bought camarones (shrimp) and scallops in three sizes, the largest were the size of hockey pucks and the thickest as thick as fillet mignon. The elderly man at … Continue reading →

Happily we have arrived in Mexico. What a gorgeous place it is for beach lovers and people who don’t mind being lost, confused and overwhelmed with newness. We drove from Calexico over the border expecting at least a border guard … Continue reading →

I have lost my original email about our journey through Utah but will recount some of the adventures we had (it is now 6 years later as I prepare all these old emails for this website). The Citadel Ruin in … Continue reading →