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  Molaque, Mexico
Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Well the paperwork turned out to be a bigger hassle than we thought. Once we got down the road to a little town called Empalme, right outside of Guaymas where we were told at the border in Nogales to get our vehicle permits, we found out we couldnīt get the permits we needed to go all the way through mexico. So after talking with a few different people we discovered that we had to head all the way back to Nogales and get our vehicle permits, then continue south. It was thursday evening at this point so we decided to blast off early in the morning, make it to Nogales, get our vehicle permits and head back down to San Carlos, all on Friday. Got up at 5:00 a.m. and made it there and back by 4:30 that evening. The toll roads are great if you need to get somewhere in a hurry.

Finally, we were ready to get moving, so we got up early again and made the run to Mazatlan on Saturday morning

Fellow Scooterists

. Again we used the toll roads, which are great for going fast, but not much to see, and they kept getting more expensive the closer we got to Mazatlan. Pulled into Mazatlan around 4:30 in the evening after another 500 mile day, Troy and i are whooped. We got lucky and found a cool little RV park right on the water, outside of town away. A nice couple from California invited us over for dinner which was great, as neither of us was ready to get back on the bike and head down the road in search of food.

Sunday and todayīs ride have been the best yet. We decided to get off the toll roads and see how we fared on the free highways. They are a little slower, alot more exiting, and the scenery is superb. Sunday evening we made it to LaPenita, just shy of Guyabitas, at a great rv park. We arrived just in time for hamburger and beer night, and we kept company by Melanie, Terry and Leslie, all RVīers for the winter. They filled us in on great places to check out on the way down, and made sure we had enough beer to sleep well too!

Today (monday) we cruised through Puerta Vallarta and on down Hwy 200 along the coast to a place called Molaque. The scenery was again fantastic, with a great road winding through the jungle, every now and then giving us a view of the coast

Road to San Blas

. Molaque, Like most of the towns this time of year, you can tell it is geared up for alot of snowbirds and other tourists, but they havenīt arrived yet, so fortunately we have been lucky enough to find places to camp.

Thatīs it for tonight. We should be getting close to Acapulco tomorrow, but not sure how fast the travelling will be. It may be another day after that. It is looking like we should be arriving at the border of Guatemala by Wednesday, maybe Thursday, or possibly friday, who knows.
I know this probably sounds a bit disorganized, but Iīm pretty tired, so Iīm just writing things as I remeber em.

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