We left Mountain View RV Ranch, south of Tucson, AZ. close to the boarder on February 1st for San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico. All of us hopefull we would have a safe, uneventful trip to Totonaka RV park.
We had done our homework, thanks to Deanna & Ian, Janine & Rock. We bought our tourist cards in Algodonas, a boarder town close to Yuma. Margaritas & lunch were good there too🥂😀
Next we applied for insurance by fax and telephone, and received our Mexican vehicle insurance, as well as our medical insurance for mexico, all in one application. I checked at the vet for Bosco, all his shots up to date no need for a check. We bought some pesos for the highway tolls on the way down. Made sure our rig and truck were all good to go. Got a tire fixed the day before, slow leak was a bolt stuck through the tire. Glad I got that done ahead of time.
All 🦆🦆🦆 ducks in a row and off we go.
We lined up as we left with Rock leading, us in the middle, and Ian behind us. At the boarder a wrong turn ended up just a little confusing, but we went through and we're directed to a wide spot where the Mexican Boarder official checked our vehicle identification number on the trailer with our registration, and looked inside the trailer.
OK, your good to go. Hmm, that was easy, but now I'm in the lead and was not prepared for this. So I went a short way down the road to a wide spot and pulled over. We regrouped, and off we went. The road was narrow at first as we drove through Nogales the housing was shack like, unexpected, yet accepting. I'm thinking, "I wished I could get a picture here". We are definitely in Mexico now!
First time I have ever drove in Mexico.
Not too far, a few miles and we were in the desert, traveling at between 60-65mph. Life is good😀 highway not too busy.
We pass through a toll booth south of Nogales $112. Pesos, then off we go. Next toll is $56 @ Magdalena, where the toll road goes around the small town. We stop here and fuel up and have a bite to eat. Breakfast 😁
Again we travel fast & free 😎 Rock leading towards Hermosillo and the last 2 tolls. $176. + $227. Not bad, total $39.50 Canadian dollars.
This is where the best highway change just happened, the bypass is complete, and we pass through easily, missing the Hermosillo, capital of Sonora with all the traffic and confusion. Most of the highway is concrete, with some pavement.
We stop for fuel around lunchtime and after a half hour we are on the road again.
One more stop at a fuel station for a break, i fill up again, just in case, even though only 1/2 hour away from San Carlos now.
After a short break we head onto our RV Park, register, and pick our site. Wow, all went so smooth. I can't believe how concerned we were over what turned out to be such a uneventful trip. We are all feeling much better about driving in & staying in Mexico now.
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