I have heard nothing from my Mexican travel correspondents. That worries me.
UPDATE - MARCH 8, got this email:
Hi Toddy, Jeannine and I are down in Puerto Angel. We arrived here via San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Veracruz (for Carnival) lake Catemako, and Oaxaca. Everything is great, no problems whatsoever. Mexico is a country of good Scouts. We decided today that our biggest risk is being hit by a falling coconut, and our second biggest risk is a falling mango.
Sorry if this makes for an uninteresting blog
About Me
- Elizabeth Todd Burns
- I live on the Tex-Mex Border. I see a lot of stuff on the news about my area. I am out and about schlepping kids and running errands all day. I look around and wonder if the people who write the news have ever been here. ©2008,2009,2010,2011,2012 --------- A Satire
3 comments:
I watched the video you did with your friend and I saw a big red flag. They appeared to be happy go lucky hippies with a death wish. Most people that live and work in south Texas, and understand the situation in Mexico, would not take a driving trip in through Mexico under any circumstances. One would be safer driving through Afghanistan, and that is no joke. Perhaps you should call him and give him the benefit of your knowledge on the subject, which is substantial, and advise him to return to the states ASAP.
I agree with you - I would not be taking a Mexican road trip. They seemed aware of the situation and thought they would be o.k.. I don't think they understand that there are people that are just psychos that kill people to drink their blood or whatever. I told him it was dangerous and he said, "Well, we aren't going to be challenging and Zetas for turf, so we should be O.K."
Exaggerate much? Comparing Mexico to Afghanistan is just stupid. Yes there are drug cartels roaming around but no one gets killed if they're not involved with the cartels (one of the many). And there are also several highways that are safe enough to use.
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