Mexico safety
Forget the state department bulshitins, just go .And dont,dont´,dont try to do the entire trip by tollroads. You will miss most of the good stuff, and eventually all the toll roads dump you back onto the same roads with the Libre traffic . You will be paying through the nose just to bypass the interesting towns, not really the pont of a trip , is it?
Right now I am back in Mexico and spent the whole day just exploring the back highway between Galeana and Matehuala- great scenery and not a toll road.
Crossed into Mexico from McAllen by way of the new Free Trade Bridge which is not a very good set up being open only between 6 and 23 hours and they do not have enough wickets to serve car trafffic. It was pugged with a load of missionaries so I just went to the 24/7 Reynosa terminal after checking into a hotel.It was a breeze .
Just use common sense, don't tie yourself into unrealistic timeframes or reservations, drive with care and get off the road before dark and don't try to cover Ironbutt distances in a day. You wil have a great time
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