Have you considered a drive a little further all on toll roads with a park built to Cdn/USA standards. Why not get some information on Celestino Resort, some 80 kms north of Mazatlan, close to the Tropic of Cancer where the weather is a lot better than further north, although not as hot as Puerto Vallarta. There are 3 RV parks, now, in Celestino and the town of La Cruz is a short 15 minute drive away. The 3 RV parks are isolated, right on the beach, and the sites are built to N.A. standards. Our resort has sites 40 ft. wide and about 60 feet long, with 30 and 50 amp services, with sewar and water hook ups. We have been there a few times and Chris, the owner is very helpful. PM me if you need any further information. BTW, we are booked from Nov. 15 to March.
The owners at the Celestino Resorts are very very nice people, but we are not fans of the location. I know a lot of people on here say it is THE new place but we enjoyed both North & South of Celestino more. Also for a newbie by themselves, it can be a little trying getting there. Just MHO!
rocmoc n AZ/Mexico
TRUCK CAMPER MAGAZINE just did 3 articles on our trip to Mexico last winter. Here is their website www.truckcampermagazine.com Look on the left hand side of the home page and you will see current headlines. Then look for Mexico Week...part 1 ,2 & 3. We hope you enjoy the articles
Make sure that your Mexican plans fit with how you like to travel in the US and Canada. We don't like destination resorts anywhere so we don't usually need to make reservations when we travel. We find out of the way places, spend a while and then move on. We've never had to spend a night in the street yet and I don't expect that to change any time soon.
Mexico is a big country - there's lots of places to see. As you have already been advised, don't expect US or Canadian standards for power, water or sewer. I think its common courtesy to learn at least a smattering of the language of any country you intend to travel in, others may disagree. I'm sure you could survive in Mexico in English but I question why anyone would want to. Mexican maps can be hard to find. I prefer the Guia Roji series - they put out a Mexican atlas which isn't bad but their best maps are the individual state maps which are hard to find but well worth looking for. Your best starting point is the Church book and their website for updates.
Phone service has steadily improved over the time we have been traveling to Mexico to the point where my Canadian cell phone actually worked part of the trip this winter. Mexican cell phones are CHEAP so we just bought one of them to use once mine quit working. I think some of the American carriers have coverage over a large portion of the republic.
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