Day 17- ' Mexico' day 1

The most amazing thing happened. After a frustrating morning waiting for the broker, and then waiting for the paperwork to be right and god knows what else, since no one spoke fluent English besides myself, they finally rushed me off to the border entrance I was to use. I learned later that they rushed me there without the correct paperwork because the US was going to close the exit I was to use at noon. I{ll write more about the details of that experience, complete with photos, later. What is amazing is that at one of the final stops on the Mexican side, a young fellow driving a big pickup with two large containeers of a chemical in the back, and hauling a trailer with a hay baler and more on the back, came up to me and asked me if I was from Belize. He had seen the Placencia, Belize on the back of my boat. HIs driving situation is nearly the same as mine. Turns out he is from the Mennonite community in Blue Creek, Belize, and is hauling that stuff back. He has done this run a number of times, and didnt mind at all if I followed him. And he speaks Spanish. And he knows where the speed bumps are. And he knows the secure hotels-motels. And the decent food. So Im following him, we are splitting the cost of the room, and I,m learning all about his community. Such good fortune. I type this on a computer in the hotel lobby, so must be brief. I got up at 630 AM, David slept 2 hours last night. So we called it quits early , I had Fajitas con Pollo for dinner, and well get an early start in the morning. I feel blessed.