qtla9111
Monterrey, Mexico
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We are in South Padre Island. Not a soul in sight. We are going home tomorrow. Maybe they will becoming this weekend. Even the locals are wondering what's up.
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charlestonsouthern
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Chris, I noticed on, I believe, your blog that you and Juan were thinking about shopping for another tow vehicle; good time to go shopping (with a wide selection) while on the US side of the border.
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Talleyho69
Playa la Ropa, Zihuatanejo, Mexico
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But it can be difficult and very expensive to import them to Mexico!
This morning we went to our two grocery stores in Zihuatanejo for the weekly shopping. It's maid and gardener day so we leave the house. The stores were empty. Absolutely dead. The beach, so far this week has also been very quiet. If things are as in the past, the town will fill up tonight and tomorrow and it will be a normal Semana Santa. Time will tell.
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qtla9111
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charlestonsouthern wrote:Chris, I noticed on, I believe, your blog that you and Juan were thinking about shopping for another tow vehicle; good time to go shopping (with a wide selection) while on the US side of the border.
Surprising how much SUVs run these days. A new Durango? The next one will have to be used ![[emoticon]](https://forums.goodsamclub.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile") We're on the lookout!
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moisheh
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This is the wrong time to buy a vehicle. Prices are slowly dropping due to lack of sales. Some mfrs. are starting the old rebate program. Funny how things can change so quickly
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Wm.Elliot
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Puebla is busy. A few days ago we spoke with a National from DF - he laid my beliefs to rest that Nationals forsake the mountains for the coast on Semanta Santa. He said that money here is tight and many inland Nationals short of funds still travel but not to the beaches. Looking ahead to next week hotel availability still remains tight - Oaxaca hotels (the one I stay at) is mostly all booked through next week.
We encountered our first American yesterday. Still absolutely zero US or Canadian plated vehicles on the roads.
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playaboy
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I am in Gringolandia (Lake Chapala). Lakeside is packed full of tourists. On Good Friday, the hot springs in San Juan Cosala were full, most restaurants were full, the Malecon in Jocotepec was almost overflowing yesterday with people. Traffic is backed up for miles to pass thru Ajijic (nice having a moto).
It is going to be a great weekend for tourist based businesses Lakeside.
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playaboy
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qtla9111 wrote:Surprising how much SUVs run these days. A new Durango? The next one will have to be used We're on the lookout!
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I am not sure what kind of tow vehicle you are looking. These guys have a large variety of diesel trucks with an ever changing inventory.
I bought my dually from them. They are good honest used car salesman
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063697717254
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qtla9111
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playaboy wrote:qtla9111 wrote:Surprising how much SUVs run these days. A new Durango? The next one will have to be used We're on the lookout!
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I am not sure what kind of tow vehicle you are looking. These guys have a large variety of diesel trucks with an ever changing inventory.
I bought my dually from them. They are good honest used car salesman
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063697717254
Thanks for the heads up. I'll check it out. We are looking for another Durango. New starts at about 800,000 pesos.
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Talleyho69
Playa la Ropa, Zihuatanejo, Mexico
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Just spent the afternoon sitting on the beach in front of The Thompson on Playa la Ropa, Zihuatanejo. Took our chairs, umbrella, lunch and cocktails. It was wonderful! Because we spend the first 3.5 hours of our day on the beach, we don't get out in the afternoons more than every month or so. We make a point of going on Sunday so we'll have a lot of good people watching.
Today's people watching was great, and there were maybe a few more people on the beach than on a "normal" Sunday, but probably not. The Semana Santa crowd didn't hit la Ropa.
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