We arrived at the campsite in plenty of time to set up. Thanks to our lovely escort, hazard lights flashing, but I suppose we were a hazard to the San Miguel community when we followed the sat nav into the old towns narrow streets. Its a beautiful town full of gringos, but that was …
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Pyramids – La Canada de la Virgen
22nd February 2019 La Cañada de la Virgen We drove out to see the Pyramids Canada de la Virgen while we were staying in San Miguel de Allende. You take a shuttle bus from the visitors’ center which drops you off at the bottom of the hill outside the Pyramids. You then have to …
Sanctuary of Atotonilco
The Sistine Chapel of Mexico. What a fabulous surprise this church was, I had not read much about it but the little town was only a few km from San Miguel de Allende so decided to take a drive out there. The kids are already sick of me wanting to go inside every church …
On the road to Matehuala
15th February 2019 We had a good run to Matehuala. Photos taken out the car window of the beautiful country side. We parked at Las Palmas Matehuala, where we were the only ones there again. Great place for a midway stop, there was even a free washing machine for the RVers. Dinner at the …
Saltillo Mexico
14th February 2019 We had crossed the border without incident and made it to Saltillo in good time. The toll roads in Mexico are great, they are a bit expensive which is probably why there is not a lot of traffic on them. If you have a breakdown on the toll roads green angels …
On the road to Saltillo Mexico
On the road in Mexico.
Laredo Texas
We stopped at Laredo to organise ourselves for the Mexico trip. A lovely Texan state park. Lake Casa Blanca International state park.
San Antonio, Texas
Riverwalk RV park, with some very big RVs, they dwarf our setup. We caught the public bus into town to see the sights. San Antonio River walk so beautifully done, a great place to eat or just walk. A night at a very polished stock show and rodeo. It ended with …
Texas League City near Houston
League City Driving into League City Texas, the highways are insane, their speed limit is faster, the amount of vehicles including big trucks on the road and the proximity they drive to one another is something I found very uncomfortable. They don’t even slow down for road works, so bollards on either side of …
Lafayette
A lovely little town in Cajun country. A great RV spot with lovely walks, When the French speaking Acadians came to Lafayette they were not allowed to speak French in schools, and slowly the language was lost, but not their culture. If you are wondering who Cajuns are……… from the net….. …