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Goodbye, Mexico!

A travel blog entry by highway2gameday

... next Thursday, in Provo, Utah, for the Washington State @ BYU game. We will then drive all day Friday in hopes of getting to Arlington in time for the Bama/Michigan game at JerryWorld. On Sunday, we'll hit up the SMU @ Baylor game in Waco. We will try out best to update this blog at every stop, sharing our stories from the road so you can live this experience with us. Hope you enjoy following.

Guns up.... and long live Mike Leach!!!!
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Nice stay at State Park

A travel blog entry by luluandal

... refreshing!!
The water levels here were extremely low, just as they are everywhere else. But, it was still a very nice place. We would return and stay a few days if needed. Great place to stay over if you are crossing the border. We will be heading to the Columbia crossing in the ...

My Journey Texas/ Arkansaw/Tennessee/where next???

A travel blog entry by burtonx2

... s, one of the most brutal and vicious of the Mexican Drug Cartel gangs, recruit their members from the Mexican Army's special commando units.... If a Mexican wants a good position in the Mexican Zeta Drug Gang - he joins the Mexican army, gets trained in their special commando unit and with good references he can get a good position in the Zeta Drug Cartel Gang at 10 times the pay he gets in the Mexican army. And the Zeta's may even want him to stay in the Mexican Army's ...

Ripped off at the Mexican Border by the Mexican's.

A travel blog entry by burtonx2

... get a predetermined and authorized amount of gas...I got $50 predetermined and authorized gas which was right on the button.
Apparently stolen or fake credit cards were being used extensively to purchase gas, because of the ease with which it could be done....This must be happening in Canada too - they just have not taken the required corrective action yet..

Crossed the border into ...

Lawless frontier border town where the 6 gun rules

A travel blog entry by burtonx2

... says 100 to next rest stop - I convert distance into time and I think that at this speed, 120K to 140K, that will be less then an hour..Than I realize its in miles and will be closer to 2 hours to get there... Gas is anywhere from $3.00 to $3.50 a gallon - is that a good price - I have not figured it out yet - but it doesn't make any difference - I have to pay it no matter what it is... There does seem to be a very wide ...

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