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Any info on crossings, routes & sights for the east coast of Mexico coming down from Texas? I could probably spend 3 or 4 days in Mexico then I would have to head back to the northeast U.S.
Just getting from Penn. all the way South through Texas to the border is a fairly major cross country ride. Maybe 2 or 3 days? Depending if you ride at night and do 10 hour riding days or longer.

If rushed, I would not bother with Mexico. You'll be tired and more liable to **** up and get dead. You cross that border, well, that's another country over there. (old movie line)

But Mexico is a JOY if you have the time to relax and enjoy it. You'll need minimum a week to even scratch the surface, IMHO.

I would stay away from crowded highways and take smaller roads. In that area of Mexico, my favorite town is Real De Catorce, a historical former Silver mining Ghost town. Neat town, lots of cool easy dirt roads all around it.

If you have more time, from there, head WEST towards Zacatecas. Another town worth seeing.

I guess you could do a Pub Crawl in whatever border town you cross at. Be careful, lots of drunk Gringos end up in jail in those border towns.

We ran into some Gringoes who lost their near new truck ... worth about $40K usd. GONE!

Policia got it, apparently. They were such redneck assholes, we figured they deserved it ... we, left, just let them stew.
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It’s looking like I’ll have around 12-14 days to make my way to Texas, drop into Mexico then head home. I hear what you are all saying about needing more time in Mexico. I’m not trying to rush and see it all, the reality is I’ll only have 4 days or so to visit a few towns and get a taste of a part of Mexico I haven’t seen. I have family and work obligations and can only do so much. It would be great to have no responsibilities and have all the time and funds in the world but it’s just not reality for me. I enjoy the 2-3 long trips I get to take each year and it is certainly better than not going at all in my opinion.

With that being said, I really appreciate the detailed information, thank you and keep it coming.

Sjoerd, I just came across the link to your lodging recommendations. I will be reading up on that and looking into your book. I would definitely be interested in staying on the beach near Tampico if there is a reasonable, decent place available.
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Tampico is most assuredly not a beach destination.It is an old city and a well established sea port on the Rio Panuco and the Thames River estuary swamps . ( Okay it is written as Rio Tamesi ) Tampico the old city lies about 6km from the sea on a high portion of land . If there are any beach hotels in the area they would be in the twin city of Cd Madero , but I am not a particular beach denizen and did not actually investigate for those . The stretch of coast is not very resort oriented , more into the mud flats and mangrove habitat. North of this city it is a long stretch of new port and industrial development.

If you want to really visit Mexico then it would pay on this trip to dedicate it to that country .The USA bits ,I'm sure, you must have done before , or can easily fit them in on shorter vacation rides .

You live about the same distance from Mexico as I do and it will be a four day ride ,3000km , at a normal pace to get to the border.So the ride through the Ozarks and a stop at the friend's place in TX should be easily fit into one week .
That then gives you an added week available for Mexico and once back in the US the ride home could also fit into four days .
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Thank you. I saw that there were a few hotels on the beach in between Ciudad Madero and Miramar, but it sounds like you’re not too familiar with them. Don’t really care about resorts or fancy beaches, just thought it would be a nice break in the ride to stay on the coast one night.
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You are doing great with your research . I knew that the Playa Miramar was the resort zone for Cd Madero and you kicked me into gear and search mode on googlemaps

The hotel Dona Juana Cecilia is a fancy looking waterfront hotel and advertises an attractive price It appears there are about seven other fancier hotels along that stretch of developed tourist beach . All you need to do now is ride there
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Thanks. I got in touch with a fellow HUBB rider from Veracruz. He gave me some good info and put me in touch with a rider from Texas who does many trips a year across the border, just recently returning from a two week trip last week. Invaluable info, really put my mind at ease.
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