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Borders
Click
Here
In our experience,
it's usually worth paying one of the guys
that hound you the minute you get near the
border. I usually stay with Rover, while Marty
does the manly paper work, which is expected
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Insurance
Forget about buying
special international medical insurance
while traveling in Mexico and Central America.
Prices for local care are extremely reasonable
and the quality is nothing to fear. For
example, we had our teeth cleaned in Mexico
for $25 each. Marty also got ten stitches,
novacaine and a tetanus shot in Panama,
all for $1. Also,
auto insurance is not required in Central
America. However, auto insurance is required
in Mexico and Mexico follows Napoleonic
Law - you are guilty until proven innocent.
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Laundry
From the Vehicle
Dependent - Expedition Guide by Tom Shepard:
"Take a 10 or 15 litre plastic lidded container.
Put your washing, the washing powder and water
at the beginning of the day with the lid on;
at the end of the day's bumping over rough
roads the gentle washing-machine action will
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Things
used most often
Head lamp, Scrabble,
folding camp chairs, multi-mount tow hitch
table, gas camp stoves, aluminum table, candles,
cooler, drink mixes like Gatorade or Tang,
12 volt oscillating fan, power inverter, digital
camera, zip lock storage bags, Garmin etrex
Legend GPS, anti-bacterial hand cleaner. |
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Things we
wish we'd left behind
Generator, bikes,
snorkle gear, so many wet suits, clothes,
soft ball bat, smokey joe bar-b-que.
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Free Camping
We learned from
www.freecampgrounds.com
that most Walmarts, Cracker Barrel restaurants
and 76 stations allow overnight parking
to travelers.
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Rover Tip
If you're wipers
stop working, cut a potato in half and rub
it on your windshield. The potato will supposedly
whisk the rain away.
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