Mexico Ride 2007
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This is the site where I'll be updating my trip as I head South to Mexico. My planned departure is Dec. 25, 2007. I will post here daily, or as often as I can. |
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I have a satellite antenna on
my bike and you can follow my travels by logging on to: www.star-traxx.com |
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December 25, 2007 (Tuesday) |
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Today was a wonderful day to depart, however my 102 body temp kept me from doing just that. Tomorrow's forecast is not as good as today's but if I get to feeling better, Iwill be on the trail. Gale Smith is going to make the trip with me and I can't imagine how aggravating it must be waiting on me to get healthy. We'll see if I have some kind of miracle during the night. There's nothing worse than having precious time set aside to make this trip and "not" getting to make it. | |
December 26,
2007 (Wednesday)
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I could not drag myself out of
bed this whole day..................wasted. |
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December 27,
2007 (Thursday)
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Ok, I finally pulled myself out of bed and took a test ride to see if my balance was ok? I rode to Celina and back and didn't crash, so I guess I'm good to go. I left the house at 10 am (35 degrees) with Gale Smith riding along. We had a cold and tough ride down to Temple before it started warming up. The traffic didn't ease-up until we were south of San Antonio. We're now in Eagle Pass getting rested up to cross into Mexico in the morning. | |
December 28,
2007 (Friday)
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Today was slow and cool. We decided not to head too far south, so we are just roaming around the small towns of Mexico. I never could find much today to shoot, but I did enjoy a few small town courtyards. The border crossing process was easy and quick, but we weren't sure where the customs office was. It turned out to be about 40 miles inside the border which is unusual. After that, we just took small two-lane roads through Allende, Sabinas, Ciudad Anahuac and Villaldama before stopping for the night here in Sabinas Hildalgo. We have a real nice hotel for $525 pesos per night. The only notable road was between here and Villaldama. I wouldn't mind riding back through that sometime in the future. | |
This young
man was playing in the park. |
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His Mom was
telling us they live in San Antonio and just come back down to Sabinas
to visit. |
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We've all
been on a merry-go-round like this one |
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Parked and
ready to go |
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Some of that
Mexico two-lane. (Hwy 22) |
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Apparently,
my moto isn't fast enough? This big rig pulls out and passes. |
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December 29,
2007 (Saturday)
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Today was the
day to head back. It was a much shorter trip than I wanted it to be, but
we'll have to make up for it on another trip. We had a great ride through
rural Mexico as we meandered over to the Falcon Dam near Zapata, TX to
cross back into the United States. It is the easiest and quickest border
crossing I have ever had.
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Photo taken
in front of the Hotel Lobby at about 7 this morning |
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Photo taken
from the Hotel Lobby at about 9 this morning |
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A local Park
at the town we stayed at (Sabinas Hildalgo), but apparently it's not open
this morning. |
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Scenery just
east of town. |
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Some photos
just need to be taken |
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This is the
road between Vallaldama and Sabinas Hildalgo. It could be a destination
again sometime. |
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The building
structures vary in Sabinas Hildalgo |
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It's hard
to understand what some buildings are, but it's different and unusual
to see. |
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Oops, I ran
out of pavement. U-turns are just part of riding in Mexico |
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Leaving Hildalgo
with the mountains in our background |
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A small convenience
store in a small town (Colorado de Abago) |
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Grazing on
the side of the road |
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laying on
the shelf of a convenience store in La Escondido |
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Gale visiting
with a local |
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This little
guy wouldn't come out and let me take his picture. |
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These nice
kids gave us directions to the local Pemex. They could speak good English |
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I was not
seeking a gravel road, it just happened |
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I'm sure Gale
would like to find someone else to follow |
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This is the
shortest and quickest border crossing that I have made (Falcon Dam) |
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Stopped for
a little something to eat now that we're back in Texas |
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December 30, 2007 (Sunday) We spent the night in Goliad, TX last night and I did a quick survey of town before leaving. These pictures are from the area around Goliad. This town has a lot of history. |
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Downtown Goliad |
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Goliad Courthouse |
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Old Spanish
Fort in Goliad |
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Historical
Marker at the Fort |
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Statue |
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Mission within
the State Park in Goliad |
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Another view
of downtown. This is where we ate last night |
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Old Tree at
the Court house |