It was a long drive, but it went fairly well all things considered. We did have a slight change of who actually came. Rebecca dropped and David joined, putting our number to 11 with Bob and Frank. We stopped in New Orleans for a late dinner, and Bourbon Street was a lot of fun. We had a bit of trouble at the border when the border patrol entered a wrong number on one of the vehicle permits, and the error wasn't noticed until the first police checkpoint. Some of the group was forced to turn back to fix the permit, while others went ahead to get hotel rooms in Cuidad Victoria. The group that turned back got to the hotel fairly late, so we took today to relax and slowly get to our next destination. This will alter our itinerary somewhat, but I don't think we'll have to miss any of the pits. Other than that, nothing too eventful has happened so far. The real action should start tomorrow.
For those of you who have never been to Mexico, I'll give a couple of the differences I've noticed so far. The food good, and none of us have gotten sick so far, but the menu is often inaccurate and you never really know what you can actually order. The driving is pretty crazy. People rarely stay in the lanes. There are checkpoints along the roads, but they mostly just stand there and look intimidating.
More to come soon! We're relaxing in a hotel tonight and we're all looking forward to hot sulfur pools and good Mexican beer. Cheers!
P.S. Deighan wanted me to mention that it's really warm hear. Have fun in Blacksburg :)
