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Journal
Hafner, H.S.
1979
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
28 June 1330 depart San Francisco, CA and fly via Houston,
TX to Monterrey, Mexico. Arrive Monterrey 2130 local
time. Rent "Dodge Dart" (vw bus was not available) and
drive into Monterrey (about 15 km west of the airport).
2230 check into hotel (Hol-Rey) in downtown
Monterrey. The hotel is a hole. ($16 for 2 beds.)
We have a couple beers nearby, then retire, 2400.
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
29 June 0645 arise and checkout (after a very hot evening).
Eat breakfast the wait around for banks, stores, etc.
to open. 0900 exchange money ($1 us = $22.65 pesos).
then we bought necessary articles at a nearby
"super-mercado" and headed for Union Carbide
Mexicana which we had passed going from
the airport into town last evening. When we
arrived at Union Carbide, we found that we
were at the wrong plant. A very kind
woman gave us directions (over the phone
from the gate guard-house) to the Union Carbide
Mexicana Division Linde plant (see map next
page). We drove to the plant and had not
no trouble getting the 10 liters of L N2
needed to fill the LR10 cylinder. We then
drove back to "centro" and reconfirmed our
air reservations for the up-coming trip to