clubfred
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New border crossing?
Our Baja travel buddies just informed us that a new border crossing has opened west of the Tijuana crossing. Is this for real or has the border just
been upgraded or...?
I can't find anything through the Google.
Also, Happy Holidays amigos!
[Edited on 12-24-2012 by clubfred]
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El Comadante Loco
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It is a fact..
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clubfred
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| Quote: | Originally posted by El Comadante Loco
It is a fact.. |
Well then, that is good news. That old crossing was...old. And slow.
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DENNIS
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Search for info here on Nomad. We discussed it to death.
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/nov/01/tp-tijuana-to-ope...
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[Edited on 12-24-2012 by DENNIS]
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woody with a view
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nothing like a little excitement when crossing the border....
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clubfred
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Thanks, Dennis! Will do.
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clubfred
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Aha, looks very nice!
We actually "ran" the old crossing once. Back in '99, I think. We made the mistake of crossing at a peak time and got the red light. The border guard
pointed us toward the secondary inspection area but it was jammed full and our big truck-camper-boat rig was blocking other traffic. We kept inching
forward, trying to get out of the way, and next thing you know we were on the road. Hubs and I looked at each other, shrugged, and kept driving.
Yes, not the tightest security back then, lol.
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willardguy
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you're gonna notice two glaring differences between then and now. first, everyone goes to secondary now. second, upon exiting secondary everyone is
greeted by cute senorita in a school girl skirt that hands you a can of the coldest tecate you've ever had, gives you a peck on the cheek, and says
"welcome to mexico"!
I like the new crossing!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
you're gonna notice two glaring differences between then and now. first, everyone goes to secondary now. second, upon exiting secondary everyone is
greeted by cute senorita in a school girl skirt that hands you a can of the coldest tecate you've ever had, gives you a peck on the cheek, and says
"welcome to mexico"!
I like the new crossing! |
?? I guess I missed the school girl skirt. In fact I think the person that handed me the Tecate was a male 
Bob Durrell
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willardguy
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but the tecate was IFC right?
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skipowell
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Tecate??
Are you guys serious, I have been thought the new border a dozen times and twice to the secondary. Never been offered a Tecate?. It it cause I am a
chick?
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by skipowell
Are you guys serious, I have been thought the new border a dozen times and twice to the secondary. Never been offered a Tecate?. It it cause I am a
chick? |
Obviously.
You're a chick? Never occured to me.
Anyway....I'm not a chick and the other day when I came through, the girls, there were two, stopped my Jeep, opened the back door and tossed in a
case of Tecate Lite, blew some kisses my way and said, Buen Viaje.
It's the new and improved border crossing.
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willardguy
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oh yeah! I had one jump in the front seat with me and accompany me south! 
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
oh yeah! I had one jump in the front seat with me and accompany me south!
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Fotos please. 
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Bruce R Leech
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKgKsfl1sn0
here is the video link of one of my drive through s
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me too !!
they tossed a in case,then a hot pizza and then I woke UP
[Edited on 12-25-2012 by captkw]
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Crossed last week.
We approached with a motor home and was motioned over to the loop on the right. Only one there. He (not she) came
through and opened about all of the cabinets inside, nearly all the bays below, looked at my registration and he was done. Walked over to immigration
and we did our paper work. Entire time was about 30 minutes. That was on a Saturday at about 9am.
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woody with a view
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rediculous! so 3 lanes of twisting traffic open into 25 lanes at the actual crossing? WTF?
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willardguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fixtrauma
We approached with a motor home and was motioned over to the loop on the right. Only one there. He (not she) came
through and opened about all of the cabinets inside, nearly all the bays below, looked at my registration and he was done. Walked over to immigration
and we did our paper work. Entire time was about 30 minutes. That was on a Saturday at about 9am. |
yeah, you got the washington huskies fan. no tecate for you!
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