iguana07
Ventura, CA. USA
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Sounds great wish we were down south Mexico way. Have to wait till February. What size dish were you using for your Direct TV? I have a 1.2 meter dish I take and have not tried it on the mainland side but works all the way to Cabo.
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tahoenow
Incline Village, NV
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to Iguan7 - our dish is the Data Storm by MotoSat. It is primarily a satellite internet dish using Directway as the provider. It's great for that (so far) but it loses tv at latitude Mazatlan. We are only interested in internet connectivity so losing tv means that we finally get to do more reading and editing of our project. Hope that helps.
Kevin
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zabque
Laguna Woods, CA USA
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tahoenow, did you have any problems (or make prior arrangements) taking computer and video equipment into Mexico? We are planning to head toward Mazatlan next month and will be carrying a datastorm, two desktop computers, two laptops, and a couple of printers (we're both writers). We've heard that getting across the border with that kind of equipment can be problematic. Any info on the subject would be appreciated.
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OB
Tucson AZ
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Next winter we are heading down to Costa Esmeralda near Nautla North of Vera Cruz. We have not been to that side of Mexico before. I haven't found much documentation about the RV parks in that area.
Any information you could forward would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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Spyderman
Elgin, Ok
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OB, You'll love staying in the Emerald Coast area, Nautla is a neat little town. There are about 8 or 10 RV parks in a row there. We stayed at Quinta Alicia, which we liked best, small but very nice, and we also stayed at Corsica, bigger, more open, also very nice.
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bisgaard
Alpine, CA, USA
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Tahoenow, aesthetic issues aside, what type of rig are you driving & how’s it holding up on the local roads? Any lessons learned you’d like to share?
TJ & Cindy, FMCA F363139
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Seabird
Texarkana, Tx USA
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We are currently staying in Lo de Marco at El Caracol RV Park. We love it..it is small and the beach is right at our doorstep. It is one of the prettiest RV parks along this whole coast. It is located south of La Penita and before Bucerias. We also have the Datastorm D2-6000 and everyone in our little park has enjoyed hooking up to our system for emails. WE are here for 3 months and I know already we will hate to leave in March! Just watch out for the topes in all the little towns coming south! Lots of them are unmarked! Buena Suerte.
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2008 Ford 4X4 Explorer (Sapo)
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harvestmoon
PaaMul, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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We're currently in San Felipe and want to head over to the mainland after exhausting Baja. Our rig is rather long (I figure about 48-50ft with the van and trailer combined) - will we be seriously inhibited from driving on the mainland? Are there any areas we shouldn't go? I've noticed the "semi's" down here are MUCH shorter than those we see in the states.
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OB
Tucson AZ
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Thanks Spyderman
That is only the second reply I have received on the area, but it sounds nice
Take Care OB
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tahoenow
Incline Village, NV
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To All - sorry for being out of touch for a while. We were lucky enough to squeeze into Sayulita Trailer Park but it meant taking a place under the palms. That meant no satellite and it also meant pure relaxation. So we're catching up. We are now in Lo de Marcos (back north a bit) at a very nice new park called El Refugio (close to Seabird). We're going to stay here for a week and catch up on our work. The project is coming along beautifully with terrific visuals and informative interviews.
As to your questions, I'll try to address them all. We had no difficulty crossing the border. A very nice man asked politely if he could look in our coach and we said "si senor". He asked only if we had guns and then exchanged a few pleasantries before leaving. Our experience so far has been totally positive and we have absolutely no sense of the dangers you have all heard about. The only caution is to expect agressive driving in the general Puerto Vallarta area. With all the tourist traffic the locals show their impatience by passing under less than safe conditions. Watch your rear view mirror and slow down if you see them passing you on a curve. Don't show your anger by speeding up or you will be part of accident scene. Let them in front of you.
To Bisgaard - We bought a BigFoot SL29 (class C) for the trip and we have been completely pleased with it. All our research indicated that 30 feet and under would provide the most flexibility and access throughout Mexico while still providing ample creature comforts such as a walk-around queen size bed. The other issue was insulation. The BigFoot has a sandwich foam/fibreglass construction and that does wonders in the tropical heat. We added one-touch levelers, Steer Safe to the front wheels (although we just lost the springs on one side!)and other enhancements. I think the size issue depends largely on how far south you intend to go. If Mazatlan is your stopping point a larger rig will do fine. South of Tepic you start to exerience the narrow highway 200 and more than a few crazies on the road. Class A's can have issues with their mirrors. The class A mirrors are about the same height as the truck and bus mirrors and on
narrow stretches you have to be on top of things. Class C mirrors are lower and not so vulnerable. One last note - in Sayulita, Lo de Marcos and many other areas you will not have cell service. If you do add satellite internet to your coach, also download CallServe's internet phone software. It is free and you can call anywhere in the US (from Mexico or anywhere) for six cents a minute. That has been really useful. Hope this all helps. Back to the cameras for now.
Kevin and Jeanne Shipman
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