{"id":515,"date":"2009-11-26T20:41:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-27T01:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/transworldexpedition.com\/?p=515"},"modified":"2009-11-26T20:41:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-27T01:41:00","slug":"el-doctor-to-explorer-welcome-to-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transworldexpedition.com\/?p=515","title":{"rendered":"El Doctor to explorer: “Welcome to Mexico”"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"El<\/a>
El Doctor welcomes me in Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eventually, we passed the Mexican border Tuesday around 6 p.m.
\nWe left San Antonio late in the day, after deciding to put new tires on the truck. It took us approximately two hours to pass immigration on both side of the border, fill the temporary importation forms for the car, and go through a custom checkpoint later on down the road.
\nIt costs $50 for the importation and my driving permit, which allows me to reach the Guatemalan border in a couple of weeks.
\nMexican custom officials were puzzled by the content of the car, and were not really excited when they saw the mess in the back of the truck. After a glance, they waved us through.<\/p>\n

\"Soccer<\/a>
Soccer in Mexico is more than a game, according to Mexican kids<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After a night in Monterrey, I woke up early and ran to get my first picadillo breakfast tacos in Mexico. After which, I went to the doctor to receive five shots including yellow fever, meningitis, typhoid, polio, Hepatitis A, tetanus and diphtheria.
\nLionel was good to me, and the price was sweet \u2013 compared to the U.S. \u2013 at something like $210.
\nThat was yesterday. Since that, we have just been walking through the city, grateful to be in a new country.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The city of Monterrey dominated by the Sieera Madre mountains in the background<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The weather is not amazing yet, but we are taking it easy, just going to markets, visiting friends, and eating all the time.<\/p>\n

\"Gorditas<\/a>
Gorditas for breakfast on Friday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The last few weeks have been kind of busy and stressful, and I need to gain back some weight. I went down with a cold as well lastly, and I don\u2019t have much energy. Anyhow, I already began to bounce back, and I feel really happy about being on the road.
\nHappy thanksgiving to all my friends in the U.S., mine will be celebrated with fish tacos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Eventually, we passed the Mexican border Tuesday around 6 p.m. We left San Antonio late in the day, after deciding to put new tires on the truck. It took us approximately two hours to pass immigration on both side of the border, fill the temporary importation forms for the car, and go through a custom … <\/p>\n

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