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RE: PV to La Penita
As Linda states, people begin to move in February. If you can get near to Los de Marcos, Guayabitos or less so, Sayulita, you may get in, as you are a good size to do so. If you fail one day, overnighting at the Pemex just a bit north of La Penita might be possible. One camper there, in a 36-foot M.H., reported even having wifi. Double back in the morning to try again.
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daveB110
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02/10/10 08:23am |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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RE: MARIPOSA BUTTERFLY SANCTUARY Heavily Impacted By Storm
Best viewing of the monarch butterflies is later than the fall, we saw them in early February with good result. Hopefully the local infra structure can be brought back into working order, the region needs this tourism. This is an amazing insight into nature!
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daveB110
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02/07/10 10:05am |
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RE: Vigilantes rule the streets, police stand by and watch
Parking on the dirt beach access roads in Perula has been commonplace in the past. Some would say, acepted practice. Sometimes parks seem cramped and inhibit large rigs' entry, or movement into spaces. But they are still paying, and sometimes get a bonus, an ocean view. Dusty though, so there are trade-offs.
There has been other past trouble in the area. In mid-January, 2005, a gunshot was heard near the Red Snapper RV. It was reported to be from a nearby resident who had objected to doggy-do left on his door step by an RVer who had himself previously objected several times to that fellow's dog leaving same by his RV. The RV had been parked on the access roadway. Police were called, nothing done, and apparently the shooter, reported to be from Oregon, had invited the RVer to "step back onto my property so I can put a hole in you." The first shot had been a warning. He left the next day, the RVer stayed.
This is Mexico, folks, so have fun.
Last winter another park had opened, away from the beach. When we drove our car over to look they had NO rv's, no business. There were Canadian flags and we understood it was another Canadian park.
Sorry MCP, have no avenue of complaints knowlege to offer, but I certainly sympathize with you over what happend.
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daveB110
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12/21/09 08:40pm |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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RE: Alaska in a camper shell???
I am not sure of your definition, "camper shell." If you mean a slide-in truck camper ("TC") you'll be fine. I've done that. If you mean a truck and a canopy that drops down onto the bed of the truck, you're fine with that, too! The next step in that progression is the truck bedliner that has been used way, way down south: when bedtime arrives, pull the bedliner out and invert it in the truck box. Add some padding and sleeping bags, etc., and crawl in over the back bumper. A tent is better, though.
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daveB110
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12/11/09 12:20pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Coach-Net in Canada
Are you saying they cover Mexico?
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daveB110
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12/11/09 11:53am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: B.C Ferry from Prince Rupert to Port Hardy
We had our small, eleven pound poodle cross with us then. I never went below to walk him, DW was up for that while I watched our then 7-year old son, who is now nearly 34. Those car deck walks with the dogs were precoursers to today's prevelant demands to pick up after your dog. Good training for her, but we no longer have animals except when our daughter visits.
I agree that the trip could be a problem for some, especially at the wrong time of the year or if the weather is bad. It rained that night in Prince Rupert, we had been lucky with the weather.
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daveB110
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12/05/09 04:46pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: B.C Ferry from Prince Rupert to Port Hardy
Have done the trip, years ago, but the memory of it is still there and it is good. Summer time, south to north, 15 hours all in daylight, dinner while we watched the banks of the fjords pass by us, out on the top deck to view a Princess cruise ship, the one they used to shoot "The Loveboat" tv series on, pass by in the narrow confines of the inland waterway, only a short distance away. I live on the south coast, can see the Pacific close by from windows, but still relive this trip whenever this question comes up. Thanks for the opportunity!
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daveB110
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12/05/09 02:20am |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: Mexico, enjoy or avoid?
Why not get flu shots and concentrate on the things that count in life. If you are planning to enjoy yourself in Mexico you must BE there. Listening to officials blather on about why you shouldn't visit Mexico means they have beaten you down if you don't go. Seize the moment, your armed forces are lierally dying overseas for your freedoms that in part you would be giving up.
The statement above regarding avoiding Michoacan, is misleading. Maybe there was and could still be trouble on a stretch of highway, probably at night, but who is driving at night on such roads? Patzcuaro, Morelia, the butterflies, are all in Michoacan, most people are smart enough to know that Mexico welcomes visitors, even in that state.
I live in Canada where we have had conflicts probably not unlike what is happening on that section of Mex 200, roads being blocked, some completely closed, "civil disobedience" happening for weeks because of a development, an unwanted road, or a new golf course being constructed on disputed land. These have been a problems from time to time, and murder has occured. But eventually things get straightened out, some problems get solved and life goes on until some bonehead does something stupid again.
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daveB110
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12/05/09 01:54am |
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RE: Another Battery Question
We're lacking some info, I think. First, are you certain you charge the chassis battery while parked and hooked to shore power? This is often not the case. There are ways of keeping the charge up on the chassis battery, a simple wire with aligator clips from a house battery can do that.
Second, how far did you go on your lasty trip? If it was only a couple of hours duration and the battery was badly drawn down to begin, it may not have had a chance to recover.
On the other hand, at that voltage its likely it never would. Unless you take steps to ensure you keep a charge on the next, new, chassis battery, I would think about replacing it with a deep-cycle battery as has been mentioned. A regular start battery can't take many discharges.
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daveB110
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12/02/09 08:20pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Spiders
We were a few kms up Mex 80 from Melaque birdwatching. It was a slow day, I suppose they all are doing that, and were walking back down to the transportation when we noticed a large black patch on the side of a stump. A careful look yielded an amazing revelation: the black spot, about two feet in diameter, was composed entirely of hundreds if not thousands of spiders intermingled in a tight grouping. They were very leggy individuals.
Another day, a neighbour showed us a branch cut from a nearby bush. It looked very thorny, but otherwise natural, with some interesting green coloured variations. On very close inspection the thorns could be identified as insects, all facing the same way on the branch. We were astounded. Nature is amazing.
From time to time we'd come across scorpions, one actually made in inside the rig, found it running wild around the bathroom floor, pounced on it with the heel of a shoe, very effective for a quick dispatch. Thought it could have came in with the laundry delivered that morning. A few around us, over the years, had the misfortune of being stung.
We usally eshewed beach fires as where we go we had no need of the warmth or the smokey atmosphere, but its a popular thing to do, gathering around an evening fire. But the wood gathered from hither and yon could at any time harbour these creatured we were told. One should always should look carefully at what you are picking up. It was said that you should visit a local doctor if stung, and bring the specimen with you for identfication, as there were at least two species in the area and treatment could vary with the look of the culprit.
For an after happy hour treat one afternoon we ceremoniously opened a nearby cooler that we had used earlier that afternoon. Out came the huge male tarantula that earlier had been on the move, crossing the road in front of us as we returned by car from a short trip on a seldom used road. We had then scooped it into the cooler. Later, after one brave soul allowed it to crawl up and down his body, it was set free to an uncertain fate. They are hairy but colurful spiders in that region of Mexico.
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daveB110
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11/30/09 08:18pm |
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RE: Guia Roji
We're still on the 2008 edition, but no matter. Not driving into the country this year...someone pass a tissue, pls.
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daveB110
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11/30/09 07:26pm |
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RE: Guia Roji
Oxxos, book stores...they're around. I've never seen the inglise version.
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daveB110
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11/30/09 07:24pm |
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RE: are ALL RVs crossing in to the us searched?
Never, from Canada. Once from Mexico, into Texas. Seven winter trips.
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daveB110
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11/21/09 12:52am |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Lukeville Crossing
Galvanized, if you're staying for a month shouldn't you stop somewhere for a tourist permit? And for those others, remember if you don't want to limit yourelves to the Sonora Free Zone, the Hassel- Free zone, a little prior preparation will be be required: there is the Temporary Importation requirement to think about.
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daveB110
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11/17/09 03:12pm |
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RE: Road Tolls - What Am I?
We know from previous years that at a particular toll location, what the cost should be beforehand. If tolls haven't been changed since we last passed through, they are invariably spot on ("autobus" towing a car in our case).
On one trip we were overcharged going south from Nogales, but were undercharged by the next toll collector, about the only time we've had discrepencies. The charge will usually show on the electronic board, but it won't always be correct as to the total and the same amount as requested by the attendant, we've found.
A diagram showing what is rolling on the ground and how its towed, pasted to the side window and viewable to the person manning the register, might help. But then again, how they ring that one in is still the question. As I see it, you should be charged simply as a bus (two axles with one dual)towing a car. The dolly's axle should be a direct substitute for your car's elevated front axle.
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daveB110
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11/17/09 02:54pm |
RVing in Mexico and South America
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RE: What do you do if severe weather hits while camped?
We were camped on a Mexican beach, on a large bay. For two or three hours we ignored signs of impending danger - the constant lightning actiivty across the bay - as we watched Superbowl semi-finals about twenty feet from our coach. I think everyone felt the couple of strange, but light gusts or breezes, then the winds howled and the rain pelted down. Running to get our awning up was a wasted effort, too late, it was violently ripped. The door was jammed open by awning hardware and water poured in there and through open windows.
Minutes later wee moved from rig to rig, the rain still pouring down, the wind still high, helping others more fortunate get their awnings raised, with as many as eight people making that passible.
That was our only winter storm in seven winters there. We managed to replace the awning fabric while still there through a series of four time-consuming trips to larger locations. There were no RV stores!
Being from coastal British Columbia, we only know tornados and hurricanes from visual media, but have a new Weather radio in our sights, for trips south. It is disconcerting that tornados in some regions can hit as early in the year as March.
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daveB110
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11/17/09 02:19pm |
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RE: Have Your Ducks In A Row @ Border
Friends we traveled with one year had a problem at the Sonoyta crossing the first year it was moved down the road about 25 Km. Their machine didn't allow a Mastercard to work. Right behind them, mine wouldn't scan either. Our friend produced his wife's card and found out it wasn't allowed, at least not without a marriage certificate, which they didn't have, so they were charged a 400 dollar deposit on their new Powerstroke. But only US money was acceptable and everyone in our group was primed up with pesos only and the bank wasn't open. They drove the 50 km round trip back to Sonoyta for the US dollars. We got through on a second card, a Visa, which worked.
Two other rigs we had driven down I-5 with were also sent back to the border at the same time because they hadn't copied their FM-T's at the Lukeville/Sonoyta crossing, and the copier at the 25 km temp importation point didn't have ink enough in their copier. We waited for them all at Anna and Edguardo's in Santa Ana and rang in New Year's 2005 together, but there was a lot of grumbling going on. Ever since, we've crossed at Nogales.
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daveB110
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11/13/09 05:54pm |
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RE: Gas Motorhome Horsepower
Don't forget you can un-hook for the big mountains. Once you wonder onto long downhills (and uphills) that are 6 % grades, every safe opportunity should be considered. Braking in your towed vehicle going down is good, but why tax your engine on the uphill portions if someone else can drive the Jeep separated?
Going downhill, you may have to go to second gear and still need to brake, depending on your gear ratios. Don't expect to keep up with car traffic on the uphill sections.
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daveB110
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11/09/09 06:17pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Quartzite?
Each year we stop in Quartzsite when going south in the fall on our way to Mexico and in the spring while traveling north on our way home. We do miss the big events in January: venders are either unpacking their tents/stores or packing up to leave, not there yet, or gone already. On our short stays at High Jolly, just north of town, we always meet up and camp with folks we see in Mexico where we go, another 1500 miles down the road. For us its our last stop for RV items before the border, where afterward such things are either hard to find or simply impossible to find.
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daveB110
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11/09/09 02:41am |
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RE: Decent place to fuel and sleep between Blaine and Portland
The Woodburn WalMart is the first stop for us, out of Vancouver, B.C. Then a stop at Canyonville, Oregon's 7-Feathers Casino, and next to Rolling Hills Casino near Corning, CA. We have also overnighted at the Camping World at Wilsonville, OR. Rest stops on I-5 are never in our plans, too noisy. If you need shore power all the above can provide it, except at the WalMart, and you may need to have a service done at Camping World for them to throw you a cord. The two casinos have actual RV parks on site.
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daveB110
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11/04/09 12:53am |
Class A Motorhomes
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