Day 0- Mb2Cb Cuidad Acuna, Mexico & Del Rio, Texas

The Mb2Cb 2012 Tour has officially started.  Liz & Lorie dropped Skeets and me off in Del Rio this afternoon. We checked into the Best Western, Del Rio and dropped all of our gear off in the room. We've taken the bikes a whopping 5 miles across the International Bridge and are now in MEXICO.  Day 0 is a scheduled acclimation day and not much riding was planned .Amazing, as soon as you step across the river you're in another world. Acuna is not an attractive town these days. I remember a few years back when the shops were loaded with people. Very few American tourists these days and even the natives seem somewhat reserved. We're told by a tavern owner, Maria, that the violence perpetrated by the drug cartels has everyone on edge.  We stayed in Acuna just a few hours, road around the town, had some refreshments, took some pictures, and headed back to Del Rio. Security crossing back into Texas was very tight. Every car was being searched. Tomorrow morning we're up and running at least 60 miles where we'll camp out somewhere close to Juno, Texas. Photos of our Mexico visit can be viewed at the following video link;