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Sep 2, 2006, 3:48 PM
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Re: [Ron Pickering W3FJW] Still undecided HELP
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We go to the Yucatan every year in our 27' Class C towing a jeep. Done this for 5 years now because we have a condo down there. We use different routes and sometimes it takes us a couple of months to get there cuz we're having fun. So, I would say you are wrong about one thing, there is a lot to see along the way no matter which way you go. I think the least attractive - to us, but not to others - would be the central route down through Zacatecas y Aguascalientes. That's us, we're not as big on colonial cities as we are beaches. We retired out of NoCal and until we sold the house in Marin, that is where we started from each year. From CA it is clearly faster down the west coast. I've never driven it down the Baja but you should consider a couple things. In December, it is too cold for me in the Baja. The water temp goes down and it's chilly. Second, the ferry across is kind of expensive although the price has gone down and we are considering returning that way this spring. The largest concentration of whales will be in Feb with less before and after, ending sometime in March.
Heading down from Tucson through Magdalena del Kino is probably the nicest route down the west coast. There are a lot of beautiful beaches, nice colornial towns like Alamos and El Fuerte along the way. If you want to take the train through the Copper Canyon I recommend leaving your rig in a secure spot(there is an RV park there that will also arrange a cab to the train) in El Fuerte. I like El Fuerte a lot, beautiful town. I was not as impressed with Alamos but that's me and others love it.
If you decide to go down the Gulf coast then El Tajin and Papantla are worth a stop and of course, there is Veracruz. There is a lot to see as you get south along the Gulf, pretty similar to the west coast as the northern part is pretty boring (although I really like the town of Magdalena del Kino.)
The Church's, who wrote that Mexican Camping book, travel in a slide in camper on a truck, they put in a lot of info for the big class A's because that's where the money is but they, like us, prefer traveling in something a lot smaller. Your camper is a perfect Mexico rig.
If you have other specific questions, I'll be happy to share what I know. At this point we have more than 50k miles of travel in our rig through mostly Mexico but also Belize and Guatemala.
Jonna - Mérida, Yucatán
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