Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:37:16 -0700
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Mexico Vanagon honeymoon
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dear mexican wedding planer
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Vanagon content by relation to trip planned in vanagon ... insurance ??? etc
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i recently got pulled up short by other list members who inquired about
mexican insurance ...
i was being flippant about insurance in mexico without really knowing ...
now a little more informed ( i read my own policy ) (who d a thunk it)
it became clear that many insurance companies ..including ICBC here in
british columbia do not cover your vehicle outside of the lower 48 and
continental canada ... (the uppity 12 )
so before you drive your vehicle through the gates of no return check your
insurance to make sure you will have Mexico specific coverage ... also do
the same with your health insurance
yours
On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 10:59 AM, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com>wrote:
> Thanks for all of the replies!!
>
> We're aware of the safety issues, and plan on not spending any time in
> border cities at all. We plan to cross in the morning, and drive a long
> day
> south the first day. Frank's tip on the rural border crossing sounds good.
> My original thought was to cross somewhere big enough that we would be
> close
> to the highway and be making good time going south right away. But this
> rural option sounds like it might be more hassle-free?
>
> The bing link I posted still works for me (google maps doesn't seem to do
> mexico directions, unfortunately) but for those trying to get what I was
> looking at, I just typed in from: new york, ny to: progreso, mexico and
> haven't played around with the route yet at all past that.
>
> Speaking of which, does anyone have recommendations for a good (or less
> bad)
> road atlas for Mexico? Or a book with good advice about which roads might
> be good to take, from a safety/convenience perspective?
>
> Thanks again,
> Wes
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 6:40 PM, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > We're getting married July 31st (!!!!) and are planning a vanagon-trip
> > honeymoon to Mexico.
> >
> >
> > Our general plan is to very roughly follow a route like this:
> >
> >
> http://www.bing.com/maps/#JmNwPTI5LjMyNDQxOTQ5ODQ0MzYxOH4tODYuNTMyMDgwNzY5NTM4ODgmbHZsPTQmc3R5PXImcnRwPXBvcy40MC43MTQ1NV8tNzQuMDA3MTI1X05ldyUyMFlvcmslMkMlMjBOWV9fX2VffnBvcy4yMS4yODU5NTM3NDUyNDU5MzRfLTg5LjY1MjE0Njk5NTA2NzZfUHJvZ3Jlc28lMkMlMjBNZXhpY29fX19lXyZtb2RlPUQmcnRvcD0wfjB+MH4=
> >
> > We are only going to have 3 and half weeks or so for the whole trip. So,
> > here's where it gets a little crazy. The plan is to ship the van from
> > Progreso, Mexico back to Panama City, Fl with these guys:
> > http://www.lineaships.com/contacts.html to save from having to make a
> bad
> > dash on the return.
> >
> > It's a 3 day transit, during which time we'll fly to Orlando from Merida
> > and go to Disneyworld or Universal or something like that, and then meet
> up
> > with the van in Panama City with a rental car. Then we sprint back to
> New
> > York.
> >
> > As crazy as this sounds, I think it is surprisingly feasible. The
> shipping
> > rate is going to run around $570 not including brokerage fees, and I
> think
> > the flight would be under $400 each ticket.
> >
> >
> > So... I'm looking for suggestions on what to do on the trip... we are
> > hoping to spend a good amount of time at Ruins at the end, but we know
> very
> > little about what there is to see in Mexico and figure the list would be
> a
> > great resource.
> >
> > Also, any practical suggestions regarding the above crazy plan would
> > obviously be appreciated. I know it's a short amount of time for a trip
> > like that, but I think we understand the tradeoffs of covering a lot in
> > little time... we did a coast-to-coast trip two summers back (photos here
> > for those who missed them!
> http://picasaweb.google.com/mchikina/RoadTrip#)
> > in 3 weeks and had a great time.
> >
> > Thanks so much!!!
> > Wes and Maria
> >
> >
>
--
roger w
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