Monclova is straight south of Eagle Pass/Piedras Negras. It’s the beginning of some dry & dusty parts in northern Mexico. We haven’t been to Monclova in several years so it sounded like good place to start. We rented a room at Hotel Olimpia, right on the square in Centro. It Continue Reading
Tuesday, May 24 The drive to Palenque starts with an hour of good curvy road that takes you through Villahermosa, Tobasco and into Chiapas. We booked a night at “The Burnt Hotel”, otherwise known as Villas Kin Ha. It’s actually a few miles outside of Palenque on the road towards Continue Reading
Friday, May 20 Normally we would hit the road at the crack o’ dawn, all giddy and excited in a “no sleep” fog. Not so today. As mom would say, we were all bright-eyed and bushy tailed. It was easily 11 in the morning before we set the cruise control Continue Reading
