tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post1526617453934199498..comments2024-03-28T01:19:35.439-04:00Comments on Travel with Kevin and Ruth: Two down, four to go!Kevin Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-39553536944063396152016-02-17T07:52:21.936-05:002016-02-17T07:52:21.936-05:00Thank you Amber, and yes, we have been enjoying th...Thank you Amber, and yes, we have been enjoying the experience.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-56824547752388479602016-02-17T01:23:33.726-05:002016-02-17T01:23:33.726-05:00Beautiful pictures and article. I can clearly see ...Beautiful pictures and article. I can clearly see that you guys have enjoyed a lot. Thanks for sharing your experience.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00989066455292368031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-55332411149856810542016-02-15T09:03:36.975-05:002016-02-15T09:03:36.975-05:00On a free day or sometimes on a travel day if we a...On a free day or sometimes on a travel day if we are passing by a big grocery store that we all can get into and out of. If we are in town and a market is going on, then they can buy stuff at the market. Also the other day we had our van driver stopped at a Walmart for about a half hour or so, so that anyone who needed anything could run in and buy something. On top of that it seems that with meals out, nobody seems to be doing much cooking anyways!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-1037551656085813292016-02-15T08:57:24.994-05:002016-02-15T08:57:24.994-05:00The ruins of the pre-historic city of Tzintzuntzan...The ruins of the pre-historic city of Tzintzuntzan in the little town of Tzintzuntzan just north of Patzcuaro. Actually the town of Tzintzuntzan was the original state capital of Michoacan.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-83965135343666900322016-02-15T08:52:53.441-05:002016-02-15T08:52:53.441-05:00Thank you Lori!
Actually the driving has been fin...Thank you Lori!<br /><br />Actually the driving has been fine, just slow and that is to be expected when you have so many rigs together but everything so far has been going according to plan. :-)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-59467089971354481032016-02-15T08:50:20.300-05:002016-02-15T08:50:20.300-05:00Totally agree! We were saying to ourselves that we...Totally agree! We were saying to ourselves that we would not want to lead a caravan with more than 10 units, it would just be to many in our opinion. We commend Paul doing 18 rigs at the beginning of the trip and on top of that they were all newbies.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-32998352651802237552016-02-15T08:47:13.574-05:002016-02-15T08:47:13.574-05:00It is a beautiful spot, especially being able to l...It is a beautiful spot, especially being able to look down on the lake and the town.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-17035547162778699652016-02-15T08:45:51.386-05:002016-02-15T08:45:51.386-05:00Everyone is doing well at relaying the messages ba...Everyone is doing well at relaying the messages back to each other so even if the last one is a bit behind they know where to turn. They really work well together. It's been a good first experience for us.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-6118512480662192412016-02-15T08:41:30.670-05:002016-02-15T08:41:30.670-05:00Thanks for the advice Paul. We know exactly which ...Thanks for the advice Paul. We know exactly which corner you are talking about, we have been through that one ourselves although we were going in the other direction.<br /><br />I am sure that everyone would love to see you in Mazamitla.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-43140127498723810832016-02-15T08:30:31.979-05:002016-02-15T08:30:31.979-05:00We had seen them before but we did see them again ...We had seen them before but we did see them again yesterday!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-16040380371883628502016-02-14T22:30:44.418-05:002016-02-14T22:30:44.418-05:00When do people shop for groceries?When do people shop for groceries?Elspeth Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412631907112053091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-11493749445602534942016-02-14T19:11:28.538-05:002016-02-14T19:11:28.538-05:00What ruins did you visit?What ruins did you visit?living.boondockingmexicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157433834193440923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-80951463651310116942016-02-14T18:00:16.046-05:002016-02-14T18:00:16.046-05:00I think your wonderful photos could be used for pr...I think your wonderful photos could be used for promotional purposes for these tours :) It sounds like a wonderful time despite some of the driving challenges/dilemmas.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07036524099669735252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-76221963248943107942016-02-14T14:14:30.103-05:002016-02-14T14:14:30.103-05:00I can vouch for the idea that more is not better w...I can vouch for the idea that more is not better when it comes to travel days:) We had 17 rigs on our Canadian caravan. While it mostly goes without big problems is does take a long time:(Chuck and Anneke's RV travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929384797592263167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-37016065651430316402016-02-14T11:51:30.215-05:002016-02-14T11:51:30.215-05:00That group is always on time. They are amazing.That group is always on time. They are amazing.Paul Beddowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471244341564465899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-15209959927405246842016-02-14T11:37:06.473-05:002016-02-14T11:37:06.473-05:00Where you are looks lovelyWhere you are looks lovelyHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553058721622445412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-17380575264841811782016-02-14T10:58:24.025-05:002016-02-14T10:58:24.025-05:00That many tigs does take time for everyone the het...That many tigs does take time for everyone the het together , but taking you time is the trick.our awesome travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031755671050584629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-88123510444255652892016-02-14T10:19:56.963-05:002016-02-14T10:19:56.963-05:00Had to delete my first attempt my typing was real ...Had to delete my first attempt my typing was real bad.<br /><br />Try it with 18 rigs. Have any idea how long it can take to go through a red light? Before this caravan, my max was 10 rigs and with 18 we normally would have split into 2 groups, bust circumstances dictated otherwise. Regardless you are going to have a challenge with 10 on the next segment. It's a long one. Here are some tips that may help out. First have somebody with a truck go check out the route onto the hwy up the east side of the lake, they were were working on an interchange in Nov, and I am not sure if it is done yet. I suspect it is. You may have a bit of an issue with Georges rig in the town of Quiroga, there is a pretty sharp left half way through. You may want to have ruth hop out, play traffic cop, and have her make sure cars waiting at the intersection to your left, sit further back, letting anyone parked parked there through first. I had to do that last year when we had one long Class A. Apart from that after you rejoin the Cuota past Corneo, it may look like you will not get large rigs under the overpass. It's deceiving, it's higher than it looks as you approach it, but use caution regardless. If you have never been through Corneo, that bypass to your left really does look like a dead end, but it's not. Corneo itself is not fun to drive through if you miss it. Your alternative is to backtrack to the Morelia bypass, but the route up the lake (in the log) is nice & scenic for them. In Fall I just made up some time on the Cuota which is currently in excellent shape for the section you use. The road westfrom the Guadalajara-Chapala hwy, over to Hwy 80 had some rough sections in Fall. That shortcut described in the log off to the right, cuts a lot of it out. you may want to have people space out a bit when they have to make the retourno to get westbound on Hwy 80. It's not far down the road and can take a short time to make because of oncoming traffic and long rigs have to swing wide. If they all come out onto 80 at once, you can plug up the eastbound section.<br /><br /> I am glad everybody is having fun, had a couple of positive reports about your skills from them already. I am actually missing them. It seems rather dull without them. I may even come up to Mazamitla in just my truck for a day or 2 and be your tailgunner to Melaque. I'd love to see Barb & Sal. I have not seen them in 3 years<br /><br /><br /><br />There are a couple of other things to check on that CB, both the transmit & receive levls are adjustable. I suggest reading the manual. It took me a good week to realize that the manual actually had useful info. Being a guy of course, that is the last thing I do. Almost as bad as asking for directions, LOL.Paul Beddowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471244341564465899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-83424971830886859432016-02-14T10:11:55.821-05:002016-02-14T10:11:55.821-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Paul Beddowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471244341564465899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-1606649409076369882016-02-14T10:10:03.033-05:002016-02-14T10:10:03.033-05:00Being Sunday we hope you are in the main plaza in ...Being Sunday we hope you are in the main plaza in Patzcuaro around 2pm to see the Viejitos . . . . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danza_de_los_Viejitos . . . . Sue and Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433957888767426674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-769290756623061392016-02-14T09:47:52.571-05:002016-02-14T09:47:52.571-05:00I think you or Ruth answered this before but I can...I think you or Ruth answered this before but I can't find it: what is your backup cellular system (provider, phone, amount of data, cost...if you don't mind saying)? Love your posts. Taking notes. Plan to cross the border on the 3rd and mosey on down your way. stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10582260568247380566noreply@blogger.com