we've done just over 1500 miles from Tijuana and have about the same to go to Cancun which is the furthest east we can get in Mexico - equivalent to driving from the border all the way back up to Whistler - but without the snow:-)
Of course we've actually driven further than that zig zagging inland and back to the coast a couple of times, and will continue to take the indirect route via Mexico city and Acapulco before heading to the gulf coast.
What we have learned so far, apart from some dodgy Spanish, is that having our own vehicle has made this journey so much more enjoyable and flexible than if we were backpacking. So, the decision has been made: we are keeping the Suzuki and taking it all the way to South America with us. We will decide what to do with it when we get to Argentina/Uruguay/Paraguay/Brazil, but the worst case is we just write it off - its not actually worth that much as a trade in or consignment back in the US, and costs and logistics of getting it back there are just not worth it.
So lets hope El Gordo Burrito has a few thousand miles left in it.....
Of course we've actually driven further than that zig zagging inland and back to the coast a couple of times, and will continue to take the indirect route via Mexico city and Acapulco before heading to the gulf coast.
What we have learned so far, apart from some dodgy Spanish, is that having our own vehicle has made this journey so much more enjoyable and flexible than if we were backpacking. So, the decision has been made: we are keeping the Suzuki and taking it all the way to South America with us. We will decide what to do with it when we get to Argentina/Uruguay/Paraguay/Brazil, but the worst case is we just write it off - its not actually worth that much as a trade in or consignment back in the US, and costs and logistics of getting it back there are just not worth it.
So lets hope El Gordo Burrito has a few thousand miles left in it.....
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