Here We Go!

We are on our way..... just about! A little last minute work on the trailer, pack all those almost
forgotten goodies in some open hole, set the alarm, and we're off at 4:00 am toward our first stop in Casa Grande, Arizona. In case you haven't made that drive lately, it's about a 14 hour go to get down there, a good way to get your butt ready for some serious seat time coming up. And to add to that, we discovered the tires on our trailer looked like scalloped potatoes after the drive, and would not make the trip to Mexico. A good thing to discover before crossing into the land of Topes.

After that was repaired, we were on to Fort Stockton, Texas, another 12-13 hour drive. Here we met up with a few other crews including our mentor Gerie Bledsoe. We also met Gary Faules, who's been writing about building a car for the La Carrera, and I would encourage you to read about his adventure.

Bright and early the next morning, we were off again, to Laredo, Texas, to join the Coyote Convoy, which would take about 20 racers to San Miguel Allende, Mexico and then on to Oaxaca. I was really impressed with Southwest Texas, good 70 mph back roads, which took us thru some beautiful countryside and old western towns. They over do it some with all the U.S. Border Patrol folk around, but hey, this is Dubya country! Our little band rolled into Laredo about 2:30 pm, and got our first look at some of the other clans. We had some last minute chores, like getting a pocket full of Pesos, putting on our window stickers for driving in Mexico, and waiting for the 9 pm drivers meeting concerning the convoy. Tomorrow we will be up early and start our journey toward San Miguel Allende.

Next Time: The Coyote Convoy