Safe in Navajoa

Posted by Valerie on May 10, 2010, 9:58 am
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We made it to Navajoa with no problems (and thanks to all of you with the Best Western tip - it really was a great tip to have) ~ and will leave in a while to finish the trip across the border. There were several people who wanted to know what we put on our truck as decals ~ but I didn't want to hex the job and now we've made it this far I'm willing to share. One decal, 2 different sizes (one for each front door and one for the tailgate) says: "This vehicle is equipped with a satellite GPS locator". (I have seen this written on many large Mexican vans and trucks.) Then Dave got a streamer of sort - a - look - like flames for the lower half of each side of the truck body as well as a large double dragon on the hood of the truck. He then sprayed diesel all over the truck and drove all over the hill. With the dust, the decals and the written warning of the GPS locator the truck definitely does not look like a choice vehicle for a get-away and really stands out! So, for those that follow: we filled the fuel tank at night before we got to the hotels rather than in the morning; followed other traffic; got off the road at decent hours and didn't hit Mazatlan until 11:30am and there was LOTS of traffic on the road then. Hope this helps! Valerie, David, Azul; & Reggie

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