Where are the RV's?

[playaboy]

I just finished a long road trip. GDL to Paamul and up to Amarillo, TX. While driving I only saw 2 RV's on the road. And I was looking for them. One in Michoacan heading west and the other one just south of Saltillo going south.

Paamul had 4 rigs 2 of which have been coming down for over 5 years.

[mexicoruss]

I am bringing in multiple RV caravans this year but only as far as Penasco. January, February and March are pretty full. Some stay at Playas de Oro, some stay at Playa Bonita but most of the big caravans are staying at the Reef RV. It should be a good year.

[playaboy]

It appears that RV'ing in Mexico is almost totally DEAD. I am not seeing RV's on the road in Mexico.

I am finishing up a 8000 mile trip thru the USA and Mexico. There are thousands and thousands of RV in Quartzsite, Winterhaven, Yuma and the rest of the south west USA. Parks are full of Canadians too. Totonaka in San Carlos was about 80% occupied.

I would wager that there are more RV's in Yuma than in all of Mexico

[qtla9111]

We had a change of plan when we arrived in SMA. We got an even better deal for storage at the Hotel San Ramon and Rv Park. The charge was less than 100 pesos per night on a concrete pad. We stayed in the RV the last night at 360 pesos so we could hook up and take off early a.m.

The Hotel had many guests but the concrete rv pads had only two rvs. A fifth wheel in storage and a woman who comes yearly in a small Casita. The grassy rv park portion had five rvs and three were in storage and one was actually a very nice office-type trailer with a huge awning.

Again, coming home we stopped in Matehuala at the Hotel Oasis. Over at the Las Palmas, the RV park was again empty.

The highway and trip were very comfortable. We hit some construction on Hwy 85 north of Linares, Nuevo Leon.

Nice to have the RV behind us and we are ready now to take some more trips. Have a good year!

[qtla9111]

We arrived in Matehuala yesterday afternoon. The mountain pass was wet with heavy fog and at about 1500 meters the sun broke through. Good highway all the way down Hwy 57.

We parked at the Hotel Oasis across from Las Palmas. Oasis has one site with electric-only 200 pesos. We walked over to Las Palmas for dinner and the RV park was empty.

We continue on to San Miguel de Allende and will store the RV at Glamping San Miguel de Allende for a week and then on to Peña de Bernal.

I hope we see some rvers at San Ramon and Glamping and along the rest of the trip.

[Galvanizd]

Lwiddis wrote:
"Then on to the Quartzsite Az..."

You are right that comparing this year's attendance with previous years will help me determine if people are traveling.

Depending on what was seen and who was doing the seein, last year was fairly busy. Some said less people , some said more. This will be our 22...or 23 year, I forget.... and the crowds vary each year. We'll see this year and try to S.W.A.G. a guess.

[moisheh]

RVing has changed. The mfrs. are sold out until late 2022. BUT most of these sales are the cheaper slapped together travel trailers. I am guessing they are sold to younger people. Just try getting into a CG in the summer. Some parks are not taking reservations until the fall of 2022. Takes the joy out of summer travelling. Unfortunately those younger people will not be coming to Mexico. Not their "thing". Many of the Mexico travelers that used to post here are either dead or in ill health. BUT fly in tourism is at all time highs. The expat population has increased. Dylan was correct.

[ferndaleflyer]

We went to Myrtle Beach for 10 days and got back last Thursday. Took I-40 to Wilmington and US 17 to Myrtle. Park was not full although the weather was fantastic. Parked just over the dunes from the ocean. Came back up the I-74 way and saw quite a few RVs heading South. Leaving for Fl South of Tampa the 28th and looking forward to a good trip. Been a lot of miles since covid and no crowds to speak of. Got 3 Phizer shots, thats all I can do and keep rollling. Everyone stay safe.

[Galvanizd]

mexicoruss wrote:

Galvanizd wrote:
Hard to estimate the amount of people traveling in their rv's. Here in northern Arizona, we see lots of rv's still on the weekend, although its getting a cooler here now. Had dinner at the local casino, prime rib night and it was packed . Same here , few wearing masks an don't seem to be too concerned.

Heading out in the rv next week for a small trip. Then on to the Quartzsite Az rv show in January. This might give an idea as to how many are traveling in their rv's and from where. You get a hundred thousand or so rv's parked in the desert, easier to see where they're from.

After that, heading back down to mexico. See what's up there

We may see you at the show, if we go it will be on behalf of the tourism department of Puerto Penasco. I will post if we get the go ahead this year.

I believe I met you there a couple of years ago? Wasn't there a booth in the tent? .....or we'll see you at the Reef in February when you being some caravans in?

[mexicoruss]

Galvanizd wrote:
Hard to estimate the amount of people traveling in their rv's. Here in northern Arizona, we see lots of rv's still on the weekend, although its getting a cooler here now. Had dinner at the local casino, prime rib night and it was packed . Same here , few wearing masks an don't seem to be too concerned.

Heading out in the rv next week for a small trip. Then on to the Quartzsite Az rv show in January. This might give an idea as to how many are traveling in their rv's and from where. You get a hundred thousand or so rv's parked in the desert, easier to see where they're from.

After that, heading back down to mexico. See what's up there

We may see you at the show, if we go it will be on behalf of the tourism department of Puerto Penasco. I will post if we get the go ahead this year.

[Lwiddis]

"Then on to the Quartzsite Az..."

You are right that comparing this year's attendance with previous years will help me determine if people are traveling.

[silversand]

rocmoc wrote:
Moisheh over the weekend local News reported Pima County / Tucson had only 8 ICU beds available / 2% of beds. This is compound by the Rural Hospitals asking for help with their patient loads.

....I just looking at our Quebec estimated wait time in Quebec emergency departments based on the number of patients on stretchers....it is DANGEROUS to be living in Quebec this winter. Just being up north, the chances of you or anyone being treated for an emergency of any kind (and this, since December 10th !) is almost zero in the Province. Catastrophic; a freakin' disaster!

In our Quebec Health Region, the wait times for ANYTHING but heart attack related is DAYS ! More than 48 hours, and likely 72+ hours. The chances of surviving a heart attack so far for the month of December in Quebec is almost zero in all Health regions but 2 !

[Galvanizd]

Hard to estimate the amount of people traveling in their rv's. Here in northern Arizona, we see lots of rv's still on the weekend, although its getting a cooler here now. Had dinner at the local casino, prime rib night and it was packed . Same here , few wearing masks an don't seem to be too concerned.

Heading out in the rv next week for a small trip. Then on to the Quartzsite Az rv show in January. This might give an idea as to how many are traveling in their rv's and from where. You get a hundred thousand or so rv's parked in the desert, easier to see where they're from.

After that, heading back down to mexico. See what's up there

[silversand]

Playaboy wrote:
I am in TX now. Everything is like 2019. Few wear masks, restaurants are full, and it doesn't appear people here are worried.

....we had to move fast to escape Canada for the south (read: the Omicron panic, and knee-jerk reaction that Canada takes WELL after the horse is out of the barn). We left 30 days in advance of our original plans. Our observations across 9 States from Canada/Quebec border crossing to Florida: ....hardly any RVs the entire way. We saw only 11 RVs (of all genres) heading southward from NY along our entire route I-87 to I-95 all the way to Florida. In fact, by the time we traversed the city of Richmond VA, we counted 21 RVs heading NORTH on I-95 presumably heading away from the deep south, back home. We counted only 2 of those 11 southbound RVs as Canadian (both plates were Quebec).

Looking at the 4 RV parks near us: they are jammed packed with RVers; however, we did not do a license plate count to parse the RVers origin....yet 😄

traversing North Carolina, we counted 2 car carriers (tractor-trailers) hauling full loads of Quebec plated cars presumably to Jacksonville, FL. The carriers were a Jacksonville company.

We can't possibly parse the southbound RVers into Mexico or US deep-South bounders for obvious reasons.

Here in North Florida, in St John's County, we have less than 1/3rd the amount of confirmed Covid cases since December 1st when compared with our Quebec county with just about equal populations. Simple deducing would suggest to me far and away fewer Covid cases here in our sector of Florida than in the frigid Arctic-like conditions of Quebec, where Quebecers hare huddled inside away from the brutal cold, ice storms, and freezing rains.

In our condo complex, we are mostly over 65. Everyone we know here, and virtually everyone we have interfaced with have had their 3rd mRNA boosters. So, our little slice of paradise, Anastasia Island, is very low risk. Pretty well ALL activities are outdoors, as no one coming here paying "the big bucks" wants to sit inside in restaurants. All the live music events we see are outside, around the pool, or in outdoor venues. There may be obviously indoor bars, but what traveler in their right mind wants to be indoors in this spectacular beautiful weather here, in the 70s F and 80s F almost every day of December....so far ?

[rocmoc]

Another local News update this morning for Pima / Tucson. Compounding the situation if could get a non-ICU bed, there is also a 1600+ Healthcare personnel storage.

rocmoc n Th USA Southwest / Baja hoping next winter