| During the winter months most Full Time RV'ers move | | | | enough time to take the RV this year. As usual the |
| south to warmer climates. For most this is usually | | | | people have been treating us fantastic, and this year |
| Florida, one of the gulf states or Arizona. Most of | | | | with the exchange rate of the Peso to the Dollar our |
| these RV'ers will have looked further south at Mexico | | | | spending power is the best that I have ever seen. |
| but up to now have not made the jump south of the | | | | It is probably due to the so called "Recession" that not |
| border for various reasons. | | | | many people are traveling to Mexico this year. We |
| Most of these RV'ers will know someone who has | | | | saw many almost empty RV parks along the way. In |
| done the trip even if it is only to some place such as | | | | fact the small RV park on the property where we are |
| Puerto Penasco or San Carlos which are both on the | | | | staying is completely empty. The property has a million |
| sea of Cortes, and only a few hours south of the US, | | | | dollar view, and an RV spot can be had for about $20 |
| Mexican border. But even with the information they | | | | to $30 dollars per night. |
| have received from these travelers they will have | | | | There are a number of good resources available for |
| misgivings about actually doing the trip themselves. | | | | the first time Mexico RV traveler. One that I |
| Many people will cite safety are their main concern | | | | recommend is the book "Mexican Camping" by Mike |
| about traveling in Mexico. And with the proliferation of | | | | and Terry Church. This book can be found on |
| stories that always seem to crop up whenever | | | | Amazon, and in many good book stores. Another |
| Mexico is mentioned, it is easy to see where there | | | | good resource is the "Guia Roji" which is a Mexican |
| concern would come from. | | | | map book. This book is also available on Amazon. |
| First of all to put things in perspective, a recent Yahoo | | | | There are RV Caravan companies that you can sign |
| article listed the USA as the most dangerous western | | | | up with to do an escorted trip through parts of Mexico. |
| country to travel in. Mexico was not even on the list. | | | | These are a bit expensive, but are a great way for a |
| Another article I once read out of Europe actually listed | | | | first timer to learn the ropes. You can find a number of |
| the USA in the list of most dangerous countries in the | | | | these companies by looking for Mexican Caravans on |
| world to travel in. If you feel safe traveling in the USA, | | | | line. |
| you will be much safer traveling in Mexico. If you really | | | | Another way for a first timer to get comfortable with |
| look at it you will find that the stories are usually | | | | traveling in Mexico is to buddy up with an experienced |
| repeated by people who are too afraid to travel to | | | | traveler. If you stay in any RV park near the Mexican |
| Mexico themselves, and then will justify it with | | | | border, you are sure to find people that are going |
| rehashed stories. These same people will do almost | | | | south. Also once you get into the RV parks in Mexico |
| anything in their power to stop you from traveling to | | | | you will be able to find other buddies to travel with to |
| Mexico since they cannot stand the thought of you | | | | various locations. |
| doing something that they themselves are afraid to do. | | | | So I encourage you to take the plunge and find out |
| All of my experiences of traveling in Mexico by | | | | what the other side of the border is really like. Yes it is |
| Camper Van, Motor Home, and my cars have been | | | | poorer than the USA and Canada, but the Mexican |
| good. In fact in all the years that I have done it I have | | | | people just do not seem to have realized that and you |
| never met another RV'er that has had a problem. Or | | | | will find that in many cases they are much happier than |
| even met one who knew someone that had a | | | | the people you know at home. They will go out of their |
| problem traveling in Mexico. In many cases we have | | | | way to help you, and will literally give you the shirt of |
| been parked on free beaches in Mexico with our RV | | | | their backs. |
| and have left many of our possession's outside over | | | | There are RV parks everywhere, so until you get |
| night. Things such as tables, lawn chairs, our zodiac | | | | very comfortable traveling in Mexico, you can be |
| boat, hammocks and much more. They were always | | | | around other RV'ers every night. And then as you |
| there in the morning. I would not even do that in | | | | start to learn the ropes, you can wander off more and |
| Canada, much less the USA. | | | | more on your own. Either way you never have to go |
| I am currently writing this article from a bungalow in the | | | | beyond your comfort level. The only hard decision will |
| small town of La-Cruz about twenty miles north of | | | | be making the decision to go to Mexico in the first |
| Puerto Vallarta. We drove our Mazda Van down here | | | | place. Within a very short time you will come to |
| from Canada for a months vacation. We did not have | | | | understand just how easy it really is. |