In my last post I said, regarding Ale's e-mail: "The short version of her e-mail was 'don’t ride your motorcycle through Mexico.'” Actually, she presented me with information about the violence in Mexico, then asked me to think about my plans. A much more reasonable approach than what I described previously.
In my noodling about the web, I came across this blog. It's from a group in Mexico that keeps a count, by location and date, of (mostly) narco-related homicides. It's disturbing, though not graphic. It's in Spanish. And very, very sad. Menos Dias Aqui
I'm certainly not turning these notes into an anti-Mexico travel screed. In the last few days I've had a clearer understanding of the situation in Mexico (for someone who is not there). Merely passing along some information.
Hola Bato;
ReplyDeleteMy wife and I flew to San Diego in December and rented a car and drove to Ensenada via Tijuana,. In Ensenada where we drove everywhere and the police there is very professional and make its presence felt. We stayed at the Valle de Guadalupe for 4 nights and drove back to the US via Tecate as the border crossing there has much more less traffic than Tijuana. In SF I have met people who went to college in San Diego and drove to Baja without problems. Good choice.
Hi Carlos. Why not just take buses and do something like the itinerary you planned originally? Just wondering.
ReplyDeleteThe primary goal is to take a long motorcycle trip. A bus tour might only slightly reduce the security risk.
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