by Gary | Apr 25, 2017 | Mexico, Road Trip
Day 4 of our road trip from Austin TX to Puerto Morelos Mexico. Today was from Puebla to Villahermosa. Total time was about 9 hours, and that included 3 stops for gas and bathroom breaks. Driving distance was just over 400 miles. Not a lot to report today. In the...
by Gary | Apr 24, 2017 | Mexico, Road Trip
Today we drove from Matehuala to Puebla. About 440 miles. Total travel time was about 8.5 hours, including a few stops for gas. Driving today was a bit stressful. A lot of the highways were shit-tastic. Crazy bumpy, lots of potholes. Plus, we were up and down through...
by Gary | Apr 24, 2017 | Mexico, Road Trip
After the fun of inspections, visas, and customs at the border, we were on our way South. We drove from Laredo TX to Matehuala, San Luis Potosi. About 350 miles. Total driving time was about 8 hours. The drive was fairly easy, and the roads, for the most part, were...
by Gary | Apr 24, 2017 | Mexico, Moving, Road Trip
Yesterday morning we left Laredo, and drove to the Colombia bridge, which is technically part of the Laredo bridge system. It was about a half hour drive to get there. Some will say just cross the border at one of the main Laredo bridges, as opposed to adding an extra...
by Gary | Apr 22, 2017 | Road Trip
Today we got rid of the last of our stuff at our house, locked it up, and started our journey to Mexico. It was odd to see our house empty. We have such great memories over the last 16 years in our house. But , it’s time to move on! We packed up the Jeep and...