Traveling to the border

On Thursday, September 29, 2011 we started our 5 month journey through Mexico and the US. Our first stop was Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. This city is a nice 6 hour drive from San Miguel and 2 1/2 hours from the border. So this was a perfect place to stop for the night. We pulled into the recommended hotel Rancho el Morillo. The hotel had simple rooms but a very beautiful and extensive garden area.

After checking in we took a taxi to the central part of the city. We spent some time at the famous Sarape museum. We then walked to the Katrina museum. This museum was the work of one man and quite interesting, He not only made all the Katrina's, he was also our tour guide through the museum. Afterwards we walked around central and met a gentleman who spoke English and was very proud of his city. He explained several things about Saltillo and what to see. He is a teacher and a tour guide. He asked us to help him correct one of his students papers. We then walked over to the the Alameda park and spent some time walking around. Afterwards we went and had a nice dinner and then went back to the hotel.

Friday, September 30, 2011 we awoke to a beautiful day. We had breakfast at the hotel and then started our 2 1/2 hour drive to the border. The beginning part of the drive around Monterrey was absolutely beautiful with majestically tall mountains surrounding the city. After turning north toward the border the land went from hilly to flat but stayed very green. After crossing the border we then headed to San Antonio, Texas to celebrate Elenita's 60th birthday.