Crossed the border at Tecate around noon Wednesday, November 19. Got the green light.
Went to Citibanamex to get pesos.
Back to park a couple of blocks from the border to walk back and get my FMM. Had to walk through the turnstile and go around the vehicle entry arms
and walk back down to Migracion. I thought for a minute I'd be going back through US customs, but no.
Showed passport card, filled out the form, went next door to the bank window, paid 558 pesos, signed two times, took paperwork back to Migracion, got
180-day FMM.
I got my FMM now rather than waiting a couple of weeks due to the fact that my Passport expires in just over 6 months, maybe causing complications
later.
Drove south through town; raining and cool, no cops.
Went to De Olivo olive farm about k29 or so on the right.
They grow their own olives, but don't press their own oil.
Just a handy place to go.
Had my 20-liter jugs of olive oil waiting for me.
It was fairly nice but not as good as really fresh, which would have been in August/September.
Still better than any supermarket has.
Cost was under $5/liter.
Next harvest in February.
Went back to cross the border at 3pm.
10 minute wait.
Declared oil.
Was asked if it was maybe Meth precursor?
I told him we could taste it.
The usual questions.
No secondary.
Going towards El Centro in the rain through the rocky hills, I passed several cars and a big rig damaged by a small boulder that had fallen on the
highway.
Be careful!
Paco Facullo - 11-22-2019 at 08:24 AM
Vandy,
Not boring , simply a shorty.. Anything about Baja is interesting...
Question ? You say that you "Had my 20-liter jugs of olive oil waiting for me."
What exactly does that mean ??? You dropped off 20 litter jugs on a previous trip and they filled them ? Or ???vandy - 11-22-2019 at 09:12 AM
I called my buddy Jaime the day before I went.
If your Spanish is good on the phone, he can tell you how much is available and when the next new pressing is.
I can PM anyone who wants his number.
Otherwise, nice wine bottles full of oil always available.
I may have run him out of quantity this time, but plenty of other people have it at about the same price, 90 pesos/liter.
They had a good harvest this year, as opposed to last year's failure. David K - 11-22-2019 at 09:15 AM
Thanks, Vandy!caj13 - 11-22-2019 at 09:19 AM
what do you do with 5 gallons of olive oil? particularly since you seem to value fresh pressed? AKgringo - 11-22-2019 at 11:08 AM
Vandy, unless you are buying for a restaurant, you need to check in with "Olivanon" about your fresh pressed dependency!
Just kidding, and I appreciate the report. I tried and failed to get an FMM at Tecate once, now I know where I went wrong.BajaBlanca - 11-22-2019 at 07:14 PM
That sounds like it was a breeze!vandy - 11-22-2019 at 08:25 PM
When the customs guy asked why it was worthwhile driving all the way from Phoenix for oil...
"I just did ALL my Christmas shopping!".
He understood.
No malls for me.
No Amazon gift certificates.
Now all I have to do is deliver it.HeyMulegeScott - 11-23-2019 at 11:00 AM
Love the local olive oil.
When we got our FMM a couple of weeks ago in Tecate we just paid directly to the official. No bank. He gave us a receipt. David K - 11-23-2019 at 11:27 AM
When we got our FMM a couple of weeks ago in Tecate we just paid directly to the official. No bank. He gave us a receipt.
Mexicali (West) is the same. There is a bank teller but the INM officer has a cash box. At Tecate, the officer told me that when the bank kiosk
outside is closed, he can accept the payment.BajaNomad - 11-23-2019 at 11:37 AM
