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The Ultimate Roadtrip, The Pan-American Highway
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<blockquote data-quote="4rd Toys" data-source="post: 17031320" data-attributes="member: 81870"><p>It was sorta an "impromptu" vacation/trip:</p><p></p><p>My retired in-laws have a vacation house in Guatemala & wanted to leave another truck at the house so they have "wheels" to get around. There first truck is or was having issues & it was just easier to sell off versus repair it.</p><p></p><p>They tried calling shipping agents to get a quote & submitted requests online... No response.</p><p></p><p>Soooo... I offered to drive them & their truck all-the-way down...</p><p><strong>Cannonball-style, NON-STOP.</strong></p><p></p><p>There's two "2-to-3 hour" <em>easy-highway driving</em> sections in Mexico that I would give the keys back to my father-in-law & he couldn't get us lost... So I can pass-out & catch sum <em>ZZZZZ</em>'s before jumping back "<em>behind-da-wheel</em>".</p><p></p><p>For me, this would be my fourth driving trip down to Guatemala... last one I did was back in 2018. I can get across Mexico typically between 24 to 26 hours nonstop.</p><p>For me, I've always used the Laredo, TX/Nuevo-Laredo, Tamps international border crossing. Specifically the smaller "Bridge No. 1" about a block or two away from where I-35 ends near the main bridge "No. 2".</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.openlaredo.com/bridge/BridgeWebCamStills/bridge1MEX.jpg" target="_blank">Laredo Int'l Bridge 1 MEX View</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.openlaredo.com/bridge/BridgeWebCamStills/bridge2MEX.jpg" target="_blank">Laredo Int'l Bridge 2 MEX View</a></p><p></p><p>-----------------------</p><p></p><p>My buddy, aka "Partner-N-Crime", would listen to my stories and had seen pics of my past trips down to Mexico & Guatemala...</p><p>Yeah, he thought I was crazy too...</p><p>After some cold beers & shots, he wanted to see & experience the "<em>Real Mexico & Guatemala</em>" and hitched a ride with me.</p><p></p><p>-----------------------</p><p></p><p>It's not as bad as everyone thinks...</p><p>You gotta pay attention to your surroundings and keep eyes-in-the-back-of-your-head... Just be ready to JUMP back in the ride if anything pops off & get the "<em>foook-outta-dodge</em>"</p><p>Dress casual & zero jewelry visible.</p><p>Be confident & don't appear paranoid...</p><p>It like being in any major city/metro-area here in the good ol' U S of A. Stuff happens here too.</p><p></p><p>Down there, it's actually a GOOD thing to see military presence & police convoys on the road and by the tollbooths... it keeps the "cockroaches" away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4rd Toys, post: 17031320, member: 81870"] It was sorta an "impromptu" vacation/trip: My retired in-laws have a vacation house in Guatemala & wanted to leave another truck at the house so they have "wheels" to get around. There first truck is or was having issues & it was just easier to sell off versus repair it. They tried calling shipping agents to get a quote & submitted requests online... No response. Soooo... I offered to drive them & their truck all-the-way down... [B]Cannonball-style, NON-STOP.[/B] There's two "2-to-3 hour" [I]easy-highway driving[/I] sections in Mexico that I would give the keys back to my father-in-law & he couldn't get us lost... So I can pass-out & catch sum [I]ZZZZZ[/I]'s before jumping back "[I]behind-da-wheel[/I]". For me, this would be my fourth driving trip down to Guatemala... last one I did was back in 2018. I can get across Mexico typically between 24 to 26 hours nonstop. For me, I've always used the Laredo, TX/Nuevo-Laredo, Tamps international border crossing. Specifically the smaller "Bridge No. 1" about a block or two away from where I-35 ends near the main bridge "No. 2". [URL='https://www.openlaredo.com/bridge/BridgeWebCamStills/bridge1MEX.jpg']Laredo Int'l Bridge 1 MEX View[/URL] [URL='https://www.openlaredo.com/bridge/BridgeWebCamStills/bridge2MEX.jpg']Laredo Int'l Bridge 2 MEX View[/URL] ----------------------- My buddy, aka "Partner-N-Crime", would listen to my stories and had seen pics of my past trips down to Mexico & Guatemala... Yeah, he thought I was crazy too... After some cold beers & shots, he wanted to see & experience the "[I]Real Mexico & Guatemala[/I]" and hitched a ride with me. ----------------------- It's not as bad as everyone thinks... You gotta pay attention to your surroundings and keep eyes-in-the-back-of-your-head... Just be ready to JUMP back in the ride if anything pops off & get the "[I]foook-outta-dodge[/I]" Dress casual & zero jewelry visible. Be confident & don't appear paranoid... It like being in any major city/metro-area here in the good ol' U S of A. Stuff happens here too. Down there, it's actually a GOOD thing to see military presence & police convoys on the road and by the tollbooths... it keeps the "cockroaches" away. [/QUOTE]
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