In to Mexico
Monday, 26 October 2009 00:00
I spent a few days in Arcadia, CA doing last minute changes/fixes to the bike and checking and repacking all my gear. Now, I have one pannier filled with things I hope I never need: tools, spares, first aid kit, rain and cold weather gear; the other with items I can use everyday.
I left Arcadia late and made it to Ensenada....
The border crossing at Tecate was a breeze. I made it all the way to Tecate Centro when I realized I had not been stopped or gotten my tourist card yet. I turned around, and about an hour later, I had my tourist card, but still no import papers for the motorcycle. I was told I would need to get the papers in Ensenada, not in Tecate. When I got to Ensenada, I found a bank that was supposed to handle the paperwork, but they told me I needed to get it in La Paz, not Ensenada.
Let’s hope so...as I don’t want to be told in La Paz to get the paperwork back in Tijuana!
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2009-11-02 00:06:10 | jeremy - excellent!
glad to have stumbled upon your site! tons of useful info.
im in the final stages of prep for the same trip leaving from B.C., Canada.
was planning to leave early january, but finishing work earlier than expected means i might hit the road in the next few weeks.
good travels and i look foreword to your updates!
I am curious where you are going to enter the Mexican mainland, by boat I suppose. The picture of the California coast was beautiful. Reminded me of 1994 when my wife and I travelled along the A1 from LA to San Francisco. Lately I have been working with some people from Puebla de Zaragoza. Are you going to pass through that town?