They Said, "Go West"

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Some things always amaze me. We had a two-day delay on this trip.  The weather, a clacking pulley, and bad tensioner belt.  All fixed.  The toilet water leak seems to be fixed but we haven't turned the water back on yet 😉  I repaired the wall in the bathroom after years of looking at it all torn up.  It turned out really well and I'm proud of the work.   The SUV drove beautifully only because after 20 years of ownership we had the rear end raised.  What a difference in everything.  Funny thing is, this is our last trip with Fufi.  

I cautiously drove south and then north to Cadereyta and on to the autopista to Reynosa.  Before getting on the toll road we stopped for a technical stop only to be followed after by a transito.  He took out after me but when he got close enough I guess he saw our Mexican plates and made a U-turn.  

The highway was just great. After the toll road, we hit three checkpoints in a row, all 1 km apart: FGR, military, and then Guardia Nacional.  On the outskirts of Reynosa, we took the exit to Hwy 2 to Anzalduas.  It was a thirty-minute wait, but we had no issues whatsoever.  Immigration was a breeze and then to the RV park.  We're staying at Casa Del Valle in Alamo.  We used it on several occasions and one time with Croft and Norma.  We hope Croft will fly down soon and spend some time in Mexico!!!

We'll be here for two nights and then on to Uvalde, Tx, Big Spring, Tx and then to Tucumcari to start Route 66.  We have no idea how far we will get or what we will see although we have a ton of recommendations and our own research.

It's happy hour here and then off to a well-deserved dinner at Olive Garden.  

As Juan always says, "La Vida Es Bella" and I always say, "I'm just happy that I'm here today".