Mexico Winter - Spring 2018

Finally, after all the years of planning and preparation we are headed to Mexico!  Will we survive?  Will our Jeep and trailer prove out?  Spoiler alert:  The answers are "Yes" and "No."

Trip Details
From
Moab, UT
To
Sammamish, WA
Start Date
Friday, November 17, 2017
End Date
Wednesday, April 04, 2018
Total Miles
1434
Trip Reports

The Journey Begins?

Date
Saturday. November 18, 2017
From
Sammamish, WA
To
Elk Grove, CA
Miles
943
Off and Running?

Sometimes it's the big things that bite you, and sometimes it's the little things. Sometimes the little things bite, are still hungry, and bite some more.  Let...

The Thin Line Between Love and Heat

Date
Wednesday. November 29, 2017
From
Elk Grove, CA
To
Poway, CA
Miles
2756
Utah or Bust

Now that we were armed with plenty of information and a wee bit of experience with off road recovery (as well as a long shopping list of...

The Journey (Finally) Begins

Date
Monday. January 22, 2018
From
Poway, CA
To
Bahia Kino, Sonora, MX
Miles
697
Anza Borrego

Well, the journey finally started! More accurately, as we were now aiming towards Mexico with no intent to turn back, we considered this to be the actual, "official"...

Mexico's Pacific Coast

Date
Monday. January 29, 2018
From
San Carlos, Sonora, MX
To
Lo de Marcos, Nayarit, MX
Miles
699
Alamos

Now it was time to really commit to the journey south. Once we left the northern "hassle-free" zone of Sonora, we would have to get a temporary import permit...

Wings over Tapalpa

Date
Wednesday. February 21, 2018
From
Lo De Marcos, Nayarit, Mexico
To
Near Tapalpa, Jalisco, Mexico
Miles
226
Flying time in Tapalpa

After a wonderful, relaxing two weeks (!) at Lo de Marcos we finally left the Pacific coast for the much cooler mountains of Jalisco.  We were...

Return to Sender

Date
Thursday. March 01, 2018
From
Tapalpa, Jalisco, MX
To
Tuscon, AZ
Miles
1481
 
Up the Pacific Coast

Now that we had (mentally) pulled the plug on the Jeep and trailer, it was time to head "home." Of course, since we didn't have...