Mexico, travel memoirLinda OmanJanuary 21, 2020driving, camper, desert2 Comments 1. Initiation Our first trip to Mexico was in 1968 in a VW bus. My husband, my small daughter, Heidi, and I were off into what was, for us, the unknown… Mexico, travel memoirLinda OmanJanuary 21, 2020driving, camper, desert2 Comments
Mexico, travel memoirLinda OmanJanuary 20, 2020driving, drive, Palm Desert, border, freeway, toll gate, truckComment 2. The Way South After 40 years of driving to Mexico, things change, and for some reason on this trip I was aware of all the landmarks on the way… Mexico, travel memoirLinda OmanJanuary 20, 2020driving, drive, Palm Desert, border, freeway, toll gate, truckComment
Mexico, travel memoirLinda OmanJanuary 09, 2020driving, trucks, semi, bathroom, passing on curves, autopista, San Cristobal, Mexico City, Toluca, policeman, motelComment 13. The Ring Road and Other Highways Sad and frantic, his ears blowing back in the wind, he was a living bow sprit on the asphalt sea… Mexico, travel memoirLinda OmanJanuary 09, 2020driving, trucks, semi, bathroom, passing on curves, autopista, San Cristobal, Mexico City, Toluca, policeman, motelComment
Mexico, travel memoirLinda OmanJanuary 08, 2020speed bump, driving, tope, policia durmiendoComment 14. A Bump In The Road The Mexicans call them “policía durmiendo,” sleeping policemen. We creep forward, coming to a virtual stop as the front wheels hit the slope and we begin to climb… Mexico, travel memoirLinda OmanJanuary 08, 2020speed bump, driving, tope, policia durmiendoComment
Mexico, travel memoirLinda OmanJanuary 07, 2020driving, car, autopista, Oaxaca, San SebastianComment 15. The Purple Bomb When the negotiations were complete, an attendant drove up in our Ford Fiesta—bright purple, my favorite color. A good omen, we decided… Mexico, travel memoirLinda OmanJanuary 07, 2020driving, car, autopista, Oaxaca, San SebastianComment
