Day 290– 24th September 09
Posted by TravellingStrom on September 24, 2009
Thursday – San Diego, California
Well, this is an easy day to write up.
I basically sat down and wrote a few days of blog, there was a bit of effort involved which was why it took so long.
I was expecting to have time to do some study on Mexico but this never eventuated. Anyway, I am still a bit behind, but tomorrow I will be on the road, I have not decided on the direction yet, whether to go south into Mexico or head east a bit and have a relax before the crossing 🙂 I checked my Visa and I now find I am good to stay until the 29th September, not the 26th as I had previously thought, it was just the stamp that looked funny 🙂
Day – 0 miles and 0 km
Trip – 37,591 miles and 60,497 km
Cheers
TravellingStrom
USA
Canada
Mexico
TravellingStrom 
Beastie said
I say relax, study up, enjoy the next couple days.
just a thought. before you enter the drugs war zone.
TravellingStrom said
I am doing that, relaxing anyway 🙂
ybg said
“eventuated” What is that?
Give yourself a days grace. Just in case you get turned back, you can turn around a try again. You don’t wanna spend the next several weeks living in no mans land.
ybg
TravellingStrom said
It means I never had the time then, I am doing that now.
I will be going in tomorrow which is a day early, I have all the docs I need, I just need to buy a tourist card and bike insurance at the border
GrahamD said
Hey Richard
Your spot track page has all changed!
According to the page you have not moved since 3:50PM on Friday 25th and you are stuck between Piedra and Gila Bend on Route 84.
Is this yet another technical glitch to prevent you from getting bored 🙂 or am I a dufus?
As always thanks for the updates, enjoy reading the travels every day (or so)
Cheers
Graham
TravellingStrom said
Hi there
The new look is because I finally managed to integrate my SPOT tracks with Jason’s page. I liked that interface better than the one provided by SPOT. I am actually at Gila Bend and getting some study done, so I guess the last SPOT track is correct, because I did turn it off prior to entering town.
Cheers TS
GrahamD said
I’d have to agree that the interface is better. Seems to load a lot faster too.
Cheers
Graham
TravellingStrom said
That was what I had hoped, although if too many tracks are selected, it does take a while, but that will take a while to build up anyway.
Cheers TS
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Donunder said
Hi Rich,
I was in Gila Bend almost 20 years ago to the day: it was late October actually. Craig and I had been advised not to use a particular laundromat because Mexicans and Indians were involved in racial violence over the distribution of certain illegal substances there. We were at the “nicer” one next to a Wendy’s up at the local shopping centre when a guy backed out of the supermarket with a handgun, jumped into a waiting F100 and took off with the supermarket manager blazing away at him with a shottie. Just as well we didn’t go to the “rough” joint! We headed for Phoenix and passed through Buckeye, another eye-opener, but that’s another story… Camino seguro amigo.
Don.
TravellingStrom said
I have seen nothing like that yet, but I have only been to a bar up the road a bit and it has been nearly empty, it is a poor town
Cheers TS
Beastie said
am thinkin the further south you go the wilder this old wild-west is goin’ to get. lots to write about in future episodes…
lookin forward to them stories.
thanx for the contribution, that helps balance the states budget.
i had to laugh. I know that feeling you were aptly getting across, after your visit with DMV. what was that you said? “CRIKEY!” I think it was? sure gets the point across…. yesuree (yes-sir-ee).
: }
TravellingStrom said
Well, it was a lot politer than Phukmeroan!