Crossing the Border
Yesterday Uncle Bob had a business meeting down in Del Rio. It is a good 3 hour drive away and is the bordertown on the USA side of the USA/Mexico border.
Ofcourse, Rob and I insisted that we tag along as it would probably be our one opportunity to go into Mexico.
So after a 3 hour drive littered with a ridiculous amount of roadworks, Uncle Bob made it to his business meeting with literally 30 seconds to spare. Rob and I then walked around Del Rio for a little bit before deciding it was a bit of a dump and decided to head for the International Bridge to go to Mexico.
After getting ripped off by a cab driver to take us over the border, we were in Mexico – a town called Acuna! The cab driver left us with some words of wisdom – “Remember, what happens in Mexico, stays in Mexico”.
Once over the border, we were pretty starving so made a beeline for the closest restaurant. After bathing our hands in antibacterial hand wash, we tucked into some nice enchiladas and all things Mexican (all indistinguishable under a mountain of melted cheese on top). Mmmm – and if you can believe it, the beer over there is even cheaper!
Once out of the restaurant, we were rounded up by a local called Romero who insisted on driving us back over the border in his taxi. Rather than arguing and trying to decipher his Spanglish, we said we would come back to him when we were ready but that we wanted to have a wander around first. Ofcourse, being the devious Aussies that we are, we just went round the block and headed back over the bridge by foot.
in case we forgot...
rob in mexico
me in mexico
Once we made it through U.S. Customs and Border Patrol we were met by Uncle Bob and took a scenic but bumpy drive back to Kerville.
In the end we were in Mexico for only an hour or so – but what an hour!! And I hope Romero isn’t still waiting for us….