Sisters to the border to San Carlos

After being gone from home for 17 days, we're finally in Mexico. We had a great visit with family and friends on our way south and crossed the border today. We spent our last two nights in Amado, AZ. at a campground named "Mountain View RV Park", which seemed fitting as we live on Mountain View Road at home.

When we arrived Tuesday at the campground in Amado I'd asked if there was anyone at the park who would be crossing to Mexico today. We were interested in crossing with a "buddy". There was a knock on our trailer door last night. A guy had arrived from the Seattle area, asked the same question and the management directed him to us. We quickly discovered we had a lot in common with Dan. He is heading to Puerto Vallarta to work for six months, and maybe longer, as a boat broker. That's Dan's truck/camper behind us. We only traveled together as far as San Carlos as he wants to arrive in PV by Saturday. We bid him Adios, agreeing to meet up in January when we are in that area.

We admit it...We were a little anxious about the crossing but once we were across and through the main entry point about 14 miles south of the border, we wondered why. A nice bureaucrat "Luis" helped us process our tourist visas, temporary import permit for the truck, and, though we didn't specifically request it, our 10-year import permit for the trailer! Now we have to come back, right?

Mexico's Highway 15 is a fine road with 3" shoulders (yikes!!) and occasional widespots. The topography in this region is, obviously, a continuation of southern Arizona. We passed a very large vineyard area and many cattle ranches. We are pleased to be back in San Carlos, where we spent the month of September 2000. We are staying at a very nice campground owned by Joseph, a 30-something Mexican who speaks accent-free perfect English, who we've heard is an internet aficionado, and to whom we thank for the great Wi-Fi connection! We'll explore around tomorrow and post some pics.