Tag: road trip

Recreation, Travel

Making Friends

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We were wondering around the hills of Nogales when we found some locals barbecuing in their front yard.  The Gonzales’ were kind enough to offer us some of what they were cooking.  Not to mention a few beers.  We became fast friends.  I was able to communicate with the children through a combination of my spanish, their english and of course, pantomime.  Eric talked politics while I entertained with a few card tricks.  I even taught some tricks to the kids, they are all very bright and figured out one or two on their own.

Food, Recreation, Travel

Mexican Hot Dog

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Still in Nogales, we were hungry late at night.  So we stopped at a hot dog stand.  Similar to most American hot dog stands, only better.  For starters they have dogs wrapped in bacon and grilled onions.  They also have a wide assortment of garnish.  From guacamole to mushrooms.  Cotilla cheese to salsa.  It ruled.  Give it a go next time you are in town.  American hot dog stands, take note.

Food, ice cream, Recreation, Travel

Nogales

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A Night on the Town

Guacamole plus margaritas and some other frosty treats equals a great evening.  We even caught a film.  The spanish subtitles help me learn.  We found ourselves a hotel for the evening and an ATM (mexican ATMs make me feel rich).  Some of the streets here are god awful.  One mexican driver accidentally drove into some kind of drainage cliff in the middle of the street.  (photo of hole)  He looked over at us for help.  Help to lift his car out of the ditch.  I was wondering how many people it would take to actually lift the front of this car out of the ditch.  Three.  Lets hope we earned some karma points for the mechanic tomorrow.

Recreation, Travel

Car Trouble

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Smoke is bad right?
OK, so the supra isn’t perfect.  It was doing fine until some hose broke or cracked, or something and the car started to overheat in the worst traffic imaginable just inside Nogales.  We tried to make it to a mechanic, but the car stopped just 50 feet from one.  They were kind enough to help us push it the rest of the way.  I guess we’ll camp here for the night.


Post Script. . .
Looks like it’s just a seal, if we can locate one today, we can hit the road today, otherwise we are stuck here until monday or tuesday.  No one works Sunday.

Post Post Script. . .
No one has parts for an 88 Supra.  So we hacked something together and it is being assembled today (Monday).  Wish us luck.

Recreation, Travel

A Birthday Beer

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Since it was Kira’s birthday, we decided to met up with Kira’s friend Jenessa at her work, “The Grill.”  Known for it’s beer & tots, they have seen a boom in business since the movie “Napoleon Dynamite.”

Jenessa then led us on a whirlwind tour of the Tucson bar scene. Starting with the Taproom and ending up at Che’s.  Tucson is very much an art town. We explored some of this art in our travels. I only wish we had more time to explore this side of things