Drove back into Brownsville to call Sanborn's again, only to learn that the plates had not come in as yet. Then went shopping for some supplies & checked into a Motel 6 for the night to try to recoup some of last night's losses. 30 April Got up at the leisurely hour of 9:30 AM and went down for breakfast in the motel cafe. After breakfast drove we town for some shot at Whitman's. They had none but Sam brought a hat and Philp brought a pang fatigues. Called Sanborn's & discovered that the plates had arrived so we went by to pick them up and be on our way. The plates look suspiciously like the old MVZ plates, but anything will do. Did a quick grocery shop & then crossed the border at Matamoros without a hitch. Headed South on Mex. Hwy 101 after a little difficulty getting out of Matamoras. Drove all the way to Ciudad Victoria on one tank of gas - just over 200 miles on one tank. Picked up Mex. Hwy 85 south to then turned off to Gomez Frias where we camped at the end of the main road -- across from the house of Senor Timothy Alvarrez -- or at least that is the consensus of the group about what he said his name was.