Day 76 - Leaving Mexico City

We arrived at De Valle Motors SA by 9:00 AM to check on the car. The parts had indeed arrived, and Carlos was busy working on it. Upon completion, Wally checked the work to ensure everything was done correctly. The cost was $65.

As a gesture of goodwill for our long wait, Carlos gifted Wally a sheet of emery paper, filled our grease gun, and gave us a bottle of brake fluid and some Nitro. We were speaking of good customer service!

We dropped off letters and postcards at the Correo in the afternoon and then stopped at Kodak. Unfortunately, our pictures weren’t ready on time, and we must check again mañana. We all felt a slight headache, and our eyes burned. We assumed it was from the exhaust fumes. The pollution in Mexico City was awful.

July 17th
We decided to leave the city this morning. It sure had much more to offer, but we wanted to escape the pollution as quickly as possible. The Swiss Club charged us a reasonable $12 for the entire 5-day stay.

Wally left with Wolfgang and Barbara for Puebla to tour the Volkswagen manufacturing plant. Meanwhile, Ursula and I still had a few things to finish. Washing clothes, food shopping, and stopping at Kodak. The photos were ready this time, but ooh dear God, what a shabby quality!

After replenishing our wallet at Citibank, we successfully navigated our way out of the city and camped just before Puebla at an AAA Trailer Park.Read more