January 7 - 10 Cross the Border and Journey to Costa Esmerelda

On the 7th we left Pharr, Texas to cross the border into the town of Reynoso (not exactly known for it's safety).  The whole border crossing was an adventure all by itself.  The truck and camper had to go under a big x-ray machine (animals and people did not get x-rayed) and that was it as far as any searches.  There was quite an extensive process to get vehicle permits and tourist visas.  We then got on our way to Tampico.  It was basically just hurrying to get as far from the border as we could.  The roads are not always great even though they are highways.  We made it to Tampico about 5:00 and stayed in a parking lot behind a hotel with a lot of truckers.  The next morning we were ready to get a move on because we were on our way to the Beach.  It was a pretty rough drive -- it took us about 9 hours to drive 220 miles.  I wasn't even driving and I was exhausted.

We finally made it and are staying at Sun Beach Camping Resort.  It is lovely with lot of palm trees and 2 pools and our group is the only group here. It is located right on the beach, but the waves are pretty big.  On Saturday some young Mexicans came and set up tents and camped too.  The only bad part is that it has been cloudy and a little cool.  Tonight we are eating at the restaurant located on the property and celebrating one of our friends birthday.

And we hit the road on New Years Eve -- December 31, 2015

Off we went on December 31st for the beginning of our most recent adventure.

Nothing too exciting as we drove to Oklahoma City to stay for the night. We decided to eat at Red Lobster since we had a gift card that I found in Mike's dresser drawer -- hard to say how long it had been there. We did not ring in the New Year. I think I was asleep at 9:30. The next morning we took off and made it to Waco -- we stayed at a park by Lake Waco. As we are driving south, I am expecting warmer weather...but no such luck. The next day we made it to San Antonio where we met up with our Baja Amigo friends, Dan and Lisa from Canada. We stayed there 2 nights. We had been to San Antonio before, so we did not feel the need to do all the touristy things, but we did go down to the River Walk and meander there for a while. We also checked out an RV show. The next day we all traveled on to Pharr, Texas where we met up with Janice and Roland the other Kansans that will be traveling with us. And yesterday the 3 other Canadian couples arrived. We had a fun happy hour reacquainting ourselves with everyone. Tomorrow morning we take off for the border. Our first stop will be Tampico, Mexico. Our Wi-Fi usage will probably be intermittent so I will try to update as we have Wi-Fi. Adios Amigos!