I’ve crossed over at Matamoros a few times and that can take ages, but luckily we decided to go across at Nuevo Progreso – getting across and back was the fastest, most hassle-free trip across the Texas/Mexico border I’ve ever been on.

It rained hard that day, but cleared up just as we entered the town. A typical border town, lots of tourists, locals begging and pharmacias as far as the eye can see.

Here someone is digging in a barrel in the middle of the rain-swollen street, I never knew what she was trying to get out:

A nickle if you can spot the tourists in this photo (My brother Stephen, David, niece Morgan, nephew Zach and Dad in the background)

Speaking of nickels, I bought some chiclets from this little one:

But it turned out to be a beautiful day:

You can find more of my images from the day here: