We started again around 9:00 and headed back north on the autopista. The goal was to make it to Monterrey, which we almost did. The beginning of the day we were in the rainforest area and then within the first few hours we here headed to Tampico on the Gulf Coast. We decided against hitting the beach for a few minutes, but with one uninteded missed exit, we were headed that way. I guess we were supposed to make it there.
We were at a really nice beach for lunch and the pups were itching to get out and run on the beach. Zuzu still does not like the water much, but Maggie heads straight for it. Maggie especially likes these kind of wide shallow beaches so she can walk through the water without being overwhelmed. It was a nice hour walk on the beach with the pups
We managed to find the town sign and took the obligatory photo. The day progressed well and other than the persistently bumpy roads, we made good time. With the stops we averaged 40 mph for the day and ended up just south of Monterrey for a total of 432 miles. We filled up twice, but the tolls were less today; about $200 for gas and $31 for tolls. We settled in at a rest stop for the night and slept well. I checked on the pups for paperwork and filled out the new forms for them to cross as the last ones we had were expired and were from Canada. We should be crossing the border about noon tomorrow and then it will be through west Texas, New Mexico and into Arizona. Here is a map of our travels today.
