STILL ON THE BORDER

The 4 meter high border wall / fence between Naco, AZ and Naco, Mexico.   The mountains in the background are in Mexico.

After our trip East we both came down with a serious bug that required antibiotics and rest.   So while the motor home was in for service we spent a week at Pam's timeshare in Escondido and then a week at a remote mountain cabin in Ramona, CA....northeast of San Diego.  Both turned out to be great places to convalesce.....so now, with the exception of the occasional coughing spell, this latest business is behind us....thankfully!!

We are purchasing a 5.2 acre lot in Fort Davis, TX....in the shadow of the McDonald Observatory and among some of the darkest night skies in the country....(more on this later); we are on our way to Fort Davis to close on the property this coming week.  Since we had a few days to "play with" we decided to take secondary roads and explore south eastern Arizona....a pleasant experience indeed.  The small towns of Rio Rico, Tubac and Patagonia are simply lovely.   And currently we are in the town of Naco, Arizona right on the border with the sister community of Naco, Mexico...in the state of Sonora.   

Downtown Naco, Mexico

We visited Naco, Mexico yesterday....finding a nice local spot for a taco lunch (yup, Naco Tacos)...and then visited a few pharmacies, coming away with inhalers for me and skin cream for Pam, both of which were a fraction of the cost of US prices.   We met some nice folks while over there....but we didn't stay long given the 98 degree temperatures....and bright sunny skies!

As the photo at the top of the blog suggests, this is a prime area (and there are many) for drugs crossing the border.   As a result and in addition to the wall that runs for several miles, the border is very tight here.

To the right is the Port of Entry (POE) for Naco, Mexico.  Security is tight and inspections thorough.  That said, we passed into Mexico and back to the States without problem.  Nothing to declare aside from a few pharmaceuticals and a small bag of Mexican Oregano.

It is amusing to see "Leroy's Pizza" in downtown Naco.....but we opted for the local tacos instead.

This pickup truck says "Sombrero or Little Finger"....I am at a loss...am guessing it is either Mexican slang for something else or border "spanglish".


Naco is the third Mexican border town we have visited since early April....the others being Boquillas and Los Algodones.  All interesting and all different.   Stay tuned for a report on the mining town of Bisbee, Arizona....and yes, our land purchase in the Davis Mountains of Texas.