We met more couples, Paul and Cindy, who were also from Colorado and heading south, and Kurt and Margaret from Houston who joined in on the conversation with their dog Diego. We found our previously mentioned winery/Facebook friends, Mary Ann and Randy from LA. Now entering: Guerrero Negro.Īfter unloading, we wandered to the watering hole located in the lobby where a few other gringos had bellied up. Hallelujah! Guerrero Negroīaja California: Have A Happy Journey. He pet Ken, she (of course) growled, and on we went.
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When he noticed Kennedy in the backseat, he immediately became our friend and cracked a smile. We did not have to get out of the car, but he did ask us to roll down our windows. We stopped and the guard who approached our window was super friendly. We opted to just act normal, as we are, and hope for a quick and easy experience. Per some other blogger’s suggestions, should we give them the candy we bought to get them on our good side? Maybe bottles of water? Or is that too much, and we should just smile and wave? Cue the “We’re The Millers” moment. Even though we had nothing to hide, we still could not help but wonder if we had everything necessary to “pass the test” through the checkpoint. But our first legitimate Mexican checkpoint!Īs we neared the next city limits and saw the Marines ahead, slight anxiety settled in. Well, we ran into something… not a cow (thank goodness!). Less green, more tan and miles of cacti as far as the eye could see. However, this quickly transformed into rolling hills and steep mountains and shortly after a dry, rocky desert. The roads were quiet, uninhabited, and smooth sailing through the morning hours. We started with palms and green, tropical scenery.
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Have small bills/coins on hand, as most attendants wash your windows without prompt and expect a tip for doing so.Īfter our fill-up, we made the sharp turn inland and buckled up for the next phase of our drive. By doing so, you instantly receive a text for any purchase made, which also started giving us some confidence in our pesos conversion! Set up texts for your credit card transactions. Then you can confirm the amount on the machine matches the amount on the pump before your card is charged. We had read that others have been ripped off paying in cash (handing a 500 peso and having the attendant claim you handed them 50 pesos).Īsk the attendant to show you the amount they are entering into the credit card machine, if paying with card. Make sure the attendant starts the gas at “0” to not overcharge you for extra litros.Įach time we paid for gas, we used a credit card so we could verify the transaction amount.
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We used our handy print-outs to learn the lingo and understand conversion from gallons to liters (litros, and ~4 gallons = 1 liter), a first of many conversions we needed to learn quickly living in Mexico.Ī few more pro tips we learned from our fellow road-trippers: Getting gas in Mexico is a feat in itself. We made sure the co-pilot was always on “stop sign finder” duty in every town we passed through. Again, another police run-in opportunity to avoid.
Most are small in size and placed to the right AND left sides of the road. The confusion between the two could easily end up in a fender bender.ĪLTOS (stop signs) & crosswalks = We suspect they hide the stop signs on purpose or they are all installed as an afterthought. Left hand turn signals = Two possibilities: 1) Someone is actually turning left or 2) Someone is signaling you to pass them, and it’s safe the other way to do so. Yellow light = Basically a red light, so just stop at the yellow to avoid giving the police an excuse to pull you over. We stumbled upon a few helpful tips that got us through and we thought were worth sharing:īlinking green light = A quick head’s up that the light is about to change and a “yellow” light is coming. How did we miss this one on the road trip preparation? As Kyle kept his hands on the wheel, Leigh quickly Googled “Mexico driving rules” to try and quickly pickup on the new ways of the road.
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