Yesterday, Wednesday January 27, we crossed the border at Douglas. During the day we stopped in Tombstone, Bisbee, and then stayed at Motel 6 in Douglas so we didn’t have to get up in the morning and pack our bikes. Our final night in the states in a WalMart parking lot we met a gentleman on another KLR and when we told him where we were headed he once again had to give us the Mexico is dangerous and “I won’t even go there anymore” story. Have heard so many of them so far, that it’s not even funny. What I can say is the crossing was simple, people were friendly, helpful, and our ride down to Banamichi, Mexico where we stayed at the Hotel Los Arcos was beautiful. We headed out Highway 2, then went south on 89 which then connected us to 118. Very little traffic, small towns, farms, people on horseback, a few water crossings, and amazing views. The country side was gorgeous and the most dangerous thing we encountered were potholes in the road. The hotel itself is owned by Tom and Lynn Matthews and Tom has been very helpful with sharing his knowledge with us and the hotel is so beautiful. It is a great launching pad to our time here. It’s a quiet little town and after parking last night in their secure backyard area, we walked to a little taco bar where they served one type of taco only and it was delicious. Have had a huge smile on my face ever since crossing over.
Pictures to come soon.
Hi Kathy, Milton, Dennis, and Jackie-Dawg–I’ll be following your progress every day when I can. My old computer died last week, but I got a new one and it’s taken awhile for me to get used to it. Good luck…and make all your luck good…on this journey of yours! You guys ROCK!!!!
Good going, guys! Kathy, you are such a generous writer. The descriptive and realistic details bring us right into the scene with you.. Fingers and toes crossed, keep on truckin’, er, bikin’!
Thanks Audrey, definitely have had some wonderful, frightening, amazing adventures so far. I am glad that you are enjoying reading about them.