Blogs from Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, North America

Early morning set off with a group to cross the border into Mexico at the Columbia bridge . Through the x ray machine and a reasonable search , we were off heading south hwy couta 85. The roads were good what a treat . First toll Nuevo loredo 290.00 pesos for 2,3 and 4 axels. Weather comfortable and mountains with vegetation a nice trip , until the out skirts of Monterray the pollution is terrible, but the city is resourceful with industry. Housing is provided for the workers and they work hard. The truckers and buses were protesting something not sure what parked all over the highway. Second toll near central Victoria Tiera Blanca 270.00 pesos all axels for hwy 40 south bound. 20kms down the road 92.00 pesos for Satillio 2,3 and 4 axels.... read more

Nuevo Orleans, San Antonio y General Cepeda Hasta que al fin tenemos acceso a Internet! Saludos familia y amigos. La ultima vez que escribí estaba en la casa del suegro en Carolina del Sur. De ahí nos llevaron a la estación del tren en Atlanta Georgia para agarrar el tren hacia Nuevo Orleans. Cap estaba mas emocionado que nosotros, esa actitud me dio mas fuerza y energía para emprender el viaje. Despedirse de Cap, Theresa y Wendy no fue fácil, y estoy seguro que no lo fue para ellos, pero para el momento en que nos íbamos en Atlanta yo ya estaba en modo de aventura. El tren duro 12 horas, pero es un viaje tranquilo, se puede caminar, las vistas son preciosas y definitivamente espero hacer mas viajes en tren en USA. Tal vez un ... read more

March 25, Wednesday This was a non-travel day for us. We slept a bit later than normal, had a "deseyuna continental" at the semi-attached restaurant, consisting of a huge plate of cut up mango, watermelon, and cantaloupe, plus toast and coffee. This would have cost us minimum $6.99 in the US of A. We’ve found that the food is very inexpensive as compared to US prices. Coffee is almost always 10 pesos, which at the present time is 70 cents. Our standard currency exchange factoring consists of 1. multiply pesos times 7 for USD - actually US cents, but it’s not hard to figure out the proper decimal spot. 2. multiply $1.00 times 14 to get pesos. I know... how can 14 times 7 equal 100 ? Actually it’s 98, but I figure that the 2 ... read more

Monterrey - Saltillo, Aug.09 to Aug.13, 2008 20th Wedding Anniversary.......................... Under Construction!!!... read more

Que pax! During Spring Break this year, I went with my youth group, Christian Student Fellowship, to Saltillo, Mexico, where we helped several churches out by pouring three cement roofs and a floor, digging fence post holes and helping fence off some vacant land next to a church so the establishment can petition the government in a few years to be given ownership, playing lots and lots of futbol with kids, and having a wonderful time worshipping the Lord through service. Though a long, 30-hour drive from Nebraska to Saltillo (in the state of Coàhuila, about an hour and half south of Monterrey), I deepened existing friendships and began new ones. I learned a lot about myself, including the fact that I think I have a desire to go into the missions field, perhaps teaching ... read more