On the road again today - with continued adventures!
Today's "fun" event (have to have at least one!) was having a baggage compartment door open on the mountain pass to Tijuana. We stopped on this uphill corner section and flagged down drivers to determine if we had lost any baggage. One driver said yes, another said they hadn't seen anything. So, to be sure, we off loaded the front two sections and had people account for their bags...and yes, we lost one bag. Fortunately, it was a bag of clothes only...and we decided that it was not worth turning back and continued our journey forward.
Tijuana was crazy busy and we had a tough time finding the bus lane...so we tried to get in disguised as a large SUV. We fooled no one, but the border guards arranged a nifty lane change for us. Just to give you an idea of "lane change": there were 24 packed lanes of traffic heading into the border inspection area! Side benefit: Mr. Stauffer treated us to "chiros" from one of the many street vendors that flood the rallying area in front of the border. Once we got to the border, we all had to exit and carry (in one trip) all our luggage through the scanning area and back onto the bus. All told: 2 hours to cross. Not bad, from what I understand. Everyone was patient, and there were no major issues with the border guards.
Once across we were able to stop for lunch (or was it breakfast?), bathroom break, and a bit of a stretch-out in the San Diego sun. A beautiful day here today...
10 hours into the journey...another 8-10 hours to go until we reach San Francisco! More later...
Well...our last stop...a couple hours outside San Francisco. Looks like we'll be in just after midnight tonight. The time change coming back was not in our favor today. But hey...we get to sleep in 3 hours longer than we did this morning! A soft mattress will be welcomed by all. To summarize the long ride:
The Good: a beautiful, Californian sunset; watching "The Incredibles"
The Bad: Realizing that mapquest.com's time calculations are based on high performance sports cars
The Ugly: Watching "High School Music 3" (at least for some of us!); hotel arrive at 1am
Good night, all!
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So great to hear that you are States side once again. Looking forward to hearing more later. Was that Helena's bag? (haha)To quote her Dad "God must have thought that someone else needed it more..." Miss you and love you lots little girl.
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Good Morning...Hope you all had a good sleep after your day of travel from Mexico. By reading the blog sounds like you had a bit of excitement. Hope all is well, and that you have a great day today. Can't wait to see you all tomorrow night.
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Love from Richelle's Mom ( Love you lots Richelle)
Hello Everyone...we are also thrilled that you are in the USA. It is amazing how what we value changes because of the experiences we have; retrieve a bag or risking more than a bag. At any rate, I hope you all enjoy Alcatraz. Say "hi" to Al Capone for us. Just jokin'. Love ya, Toninatos
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