The drive south and to and around the Arco del Norte (a large toll bypass around Mexico City) was uneventful except for some terrible road surfaces in places. At one point the freezer door opened and dumped most of it's contents on the floor. Trekker was most upset by the noise and after Gillian finished cleaning up she sat with the dogs as we carried on.
For the most part though the road was fairly good, weather was excellent and traffic was light. The volcanoes were clear in the distance, "Popo" (Popocatéptl) even venting a little steam or smoke to welcome us back.
Where the Arco Norte ends there is a mercifully short piece of absolutely terrible road surface. This potholed goat track at Texmalucan connects the Arco Norte with the 150D, the east-west toll road between Mexico City and the east coast. It would appear that this small section is not part of the federally funded toll road system and the local authorities see no benefit to the local tax payer. We sincerely hope that something will be done soon.
A few miles along the 150D we took the exit to the Periferico Ecologico (which in not well signed) around Puebla to the Las Americas Trailer Park in Cholula. RVers: closely watch your map, Church's directions, your GPS and the signs. Same going back to the 150D eastbound. It kind of sneaks up on you!
In the park there was no power at the most of the outlets, where there was power, as usual there was no ground connection. Once again we were dependent on our new batteries, solar panels and when necessary the generator. We have yet to have useable 120V AC power in Mexico this trip.
A couple of dogs in the park were a little aggressive towards our dogs. One of them, a Rotti cross, particularly so. The lady that took our money had a little dog that, she warned, bites. When Gillian asked if it was aggressive towards other dogs, the lady replied that it was fine with dogs, it only bit people! She neglected to warn us of the other dogs. We only stayed one night then moved on to Oaxaca.
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