We left San Carlos and headed for Mazatlan, since it is a good 12 hour drive to Maz and 12 hours on the MX roads are not in our driving budget so we knew we would have to stop at a truck stop along the way. Our friends, Otto and Edna where already in Mazatlan so they advised us to stop at a "Smart Gas" truck stop just a few KM out of Los Mochas. However we were looking for a Number ( all gas station/truck stops have a 4 digit number ) but we missed it so now we had to find another further down the road. Since these are toll roads you can,t exit for miles so onward we went.
Note: MX now allows other Oil companies to built gas station to compete with Pemex. We seen Gulf , Conoco and Shell.
About an hour down the road, near Guasave we found a brand new Pemex truck stop and it was so new tthat only the gas pumps were operating, as the Diesel pumps were not ready yet. No diesel, no trucks, so after we filled up I ask about parking overnight and he pointed to the entire lot as if to say help yourself. We were the only ones there all night but all Pemex that close during the evening have a guard on duty during the quiet hours so we always feel safe.
The MX government is really spending money to upgrade their toll roads and most roads are concrete as apposed to asphalt. As a result we end up driving on some really bad roads and occasionally we get shifted to the new roads which is great. Cheers
I think there is something missing in my life: like 2 or 3 million dollars
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