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We took off in the rain only to get about an hour out of town and it was sunny skies!. We took the libre to Reynosa, it was fast, reliable and safe. A lot of work has been done on the libre, there is one stretch outside of China, N.L. that is still under construction but wouldn't be an issue for an rv. We will save 400 pesos on our roundtrip going home Monday.
We stopped for some quick breakfast at a Super 7 in Apodaca near the airport. Bought the paper, a coffee, and two orders of tacos al vapor. They have them premade, steaming and ready to eat! They offer chopped cabbage, tomatoes, onions, jalepeños and salsa all for 20 pesos an order. We took two and our total for everything came to 63 pesos, looks like the newspaper was the most expensive item. Off we went down the road until we were about 30 kms out of Reynosa and there was a huge checkpoint. We spent almost 30 minutes getting through.
As we approached the bridge and I paid the toll on the Mexican side, I popped the clutch. Car died and wouldn't start. Hmmm, sounded like a dead battery. Took two seconds to get out the cables out and and a car gave us a jump. Car is working fine now. Strange that we drove 300 kms the battery was dead, or appeared to be. Doesn't it charge as your driving? Anyway, the bridge was an hour wait as they are looking for terrorists. It was our turn next and we sailed right through.
Got to the rv park in La Feria and all is well. Had a snack and took a nap. Just watched national news and now using the internet.
Mike asked about the wheel chocks. They are a type that go between the two tires on each side and sort of spreads them enough to give stability, at least that's what the website says. And Sharon we will run by Hoover's tomorrow to see what they have.
That is one serious spreader. More than what I was recalling seeing. Hope it helps.
ReplyDeleteBrfore you buy, make sure that you have enough room between your tires to make them fit. We could no longer use themwhen we bought the new 5W.
ReplyDeleteYour battery problem could be a number of things. First I would check all the connections. Sometimes corrosion builds up at the connections. Pour some soda water on them to clean, using a stiff brush.
Brfore you buy, make sure that you have enough room between your tires to make them fit. We could no longer use themwhen we bought the new 5W.
ReplyDeleteYour battery problem could be a number of things. First I would check all the connections. Sometimes corrosion builds up at the connections. Pour some soda water on them to clean, using a stiff brush.