Last day in Mexico

 

We were up and off early today with a plan to get close to San Fernando, the last discernible town before the border at Matamoros. The plan was to make an early break for the border tomorrow morning . The alternative is to cross at Reynosa but that it is the murder capital of the world, and best avoided me thinks. The quicker we are in to the border crossing and out the better.

 



 

 

We drove from Poza Rica to Tampico on good roads. Chris and Ham had lost Nigel and stopped for coffee as they were exiting Tampico,. Up popped Nigel! Ham has been experiencing ignition problems that are traced to the main ignition switch and as they passed through Tampico there in-front of their very eyes was the auto part store to die for! Halford’s on steroids. They stoked up with all the necessary electrical components to fix the ignition switch issue if it gets any worse.

 





 

 

The afternoon we stuck together. The north of Mexico is bandit country. There are dead straight roads, absolutely no one living up there and not much traffic, apart from the usual massive lorry thundering past. This is not where one wants to break down. We ploughed on, mile after mile towards the Hotel Quintna La Herradura, the best that San Fernando had to offer.

 




 

 

We arrived at around 17:00, Waze as seems increasingly the case getting our final navigation disastrously incorrect. Nigel is experiencing some problems wirh his clutch sticking but a consulataion with david Ayre tomorrow morning will hopefully sort it out.

 

There was literally no options around supper and we went around the corner for a baked potato, minced beef and salsa. One never knows what the consequences of eating like this are but we shall see. 

 




 

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