We were on the road by 6:15 am. Breakfast at the hotel wasn't ready yet but I did manage to fill my coffee cup. Evaresto had suggested that we go to Laredo-Columbia Bridge rather than Nuevo Laredo so we headed there. He was SO right! There were no lines; there was no hassle at all. We found the right building and headed to the immigrations desk for tourists visas. Next stop was the copy machine girl (driver's license, insurance, registration, etc), then we were able to skip the car insurance line and on to the next stop that was both the bank and the car registration desk. We paid 500 pesos each for our visas and $400 deposit for importing the car. I got tickled when the guy asked us "how will you pay?" After my quizzical look he added "Dollars? Pesos? Credit card?" My response was "What are we paying for and how much does it cost?" With questions answered, we were able to proceed. And, yes, it really did go without a hitch. We are legal now!
Back on the road ... did I mention how terrible the roads are right at the border? The first couple of hours out of Laredo the roads are abysmal. Speed bumps and potholes from hell. I think I have a couple of fillings that are loose now. Once on toll roads and a bit farther south we were able to make good time and we just pressed. We weighed driving at night against getting "home" to our bungalow in SMA. We decided we'd rather wake up already there. We pulled in right before 10pm and wonder of all wonders, our parking lot was still opened! Now that was good luck. And, yes, home, sweet home looked very nice!
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