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TEXAS INVADES MEXICO aka Uncle Rogers Tour of Mexico
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[QUOTE="Tony Eeds, post: 1143828, member: 32023"] [b]Day T-1[/b] The day started early. We awoke to the sounds of working stiffs at the motel, firing up and warming up their trucks, as they prepared to face the day. The restaurant on-site served up a free breakfast and let me assure you ... we got our monies worth! Bad, I tell you ... bad ... Wal-Mart satisfied a small lists of oops and we were soon motoring west. Mike ... is that an evil grin or what? [img]http://teeds.smugmug.com/photos/123099002-M.jpg[/img] Gene ... normally he does not have the deer in the headlights look, but it was early [img]http://teeds.smugmug.com/photos/123098651-M.jpg[/img] Everything appears to be riding nicely ... [img]http://teeds.smugmug.com/photos/123099906-M.jpg[/img] We passed an upcoming renovation project I am starting in Big Spring in the spring. Midland and Odessa fell by the wayside and we turned off the interstate at Monahans to head south towards Alpine and Presidio. While we were filling our truck and bikes with fuel Mike mentioned that a buddy was in the area scouting for property for his oil company. About that time Mike’s phone rang and it was his buddy. He was in a rent car parked about fifty feet from us. Go figure. As big as West Texas is, we both arrive at the same gas station at the same time. Introductions ensued and we chatted a while before heading back out on the road. Coyanosa, the I10/US 67 intersection, and Alpine fell behind, as we battled the headwinds westward towards Marfa. The winds were unbelievable as they were focused by the mountains around Alpine. Marfa served up a splash (fifty something dollars actually) of diesel, and we headed south towards Presidio. In the relative quiet of a crosswind, we were all lost in our individual thoughts about the trip. Nervous laughter remained as the only outward evidence of the upcoming test. [B]Bad Omen -[/B] Somewhere along the road between Marfa and Presidio, we encountered a flock of birds on the right side of the road. As is often the unexplainable case with wildlife, they all decided that they needed to be on the left side of the road just as I appeared on their little piece of the road. Well, the last one misjudged the speed of my Silverado and committed suicide on my grill. Bummer, as I went bowling for racoons on the road to Pandale just before breaking my shoulder in August. Now I am not superstitious and walk under ladders regularly, but killing animals lost its thrill when the Army taught me how to hunt humans back in the 70's. Now I get bummed when I kill any animal and thoughts of that bird weighed on me as I passed through the ghost town of Shafter, on our way to Presidio. Those thoughts crowded to the back of my mind as we entered Presidio. Skinny had called saying we were all going to go to Ojinaga to get our tourist visas upon our arrival. We piled in Steve and my trucks and off we went. John was running interference, as he knew Spanish. The rest of us ducklings trailed along behind him. [img]http://teeds.smugmug.com/photos/123111865-M.jpg[/img] True to course, the fellow behind the desk was not behind the desk when we arrived. John had to ask around for someone to help us. Well, upon encountering a group of six of us, he felt overwhelmed about the possibility that he might have to work and sent us our way with the admonition that we could ONLY get a visa on the departure date ... yea right, but we knew better than trying to buck the system ... we would simply wait for a shift change, so ... back across the border to America we headed. Guard: Everyone Americans here? Us: Yup Guard: How long you been in Mexico? Me: About 10 minutes, we were trying to get tourist visas. Guard: OK, you are clear to go. Hee Hee, we waved at Steve as they had to stop because of Ian ... he is British and cannot say y’all well enough to fake out the border guard. Copies of the emergency contact list ... I asked for 12, paid for 12, and got 15 (typical somehow), and some last minute shopping in the Dollar General and we headed back to the Three Palms Motel for a few hours before attempting to return to the border. Ray and Bill arrived and we headed back to the border in smaller groups. Ahhh, the sweet smell of success, or was it the taco stand up the street? ... it didn’t matter, we had our visas. When I went back outside, I saw Micah in Roger’s truck and found out that Tim and Jeremy were inside getting Jeremy’s papers wrapped up. Now the entire gang was here!!! Only dinner and repacking remained ... The Oasis Restaurant, right next door to the Three Palms Motel served up dinner. Then we were off to ... Pack Lift Toss out and repack Lift Toss out and repack Lift Dang this bag is heavy ... In a variation of the Peter Principal, crap carried was expanding to fill the space available. The camping gear (my security blanket) was taking up way too much space and weighed more than I wanted to carry, but this was Mexico and I refer you again to the route at the start of the thread ... Stop laughing!! This concludes the build-up of the trip and brings you to the first intermission. Go get a favorite beverage. From now on there will be multiple versions of this tale as others get on-line and contribute their thoughts and photos to the menagerie that came of MEXadventure 2007. Many are embarrassed to have been associated with what they consider to be a fiasco, but I accept it as a learning experience. I learned a great deal about myself and other folks on this adventure. [/QUOTE]
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