Brad and I have been to Mexico many times. Strangely, though, we haven’t made a trip south of the border since we moved here. Too busy? Too close? I’m not sure, but this week, we finally made a short visit to Agua Prieta (AP). It’s a very easy trip over, and we went between errands in Douglas and Bisbee.

Agua Prieta is just across from Douglas, AZ where we grocery shop, go to the farmers market, etc. It’s a much bigger town than Douglas and has many more stores, restaurants, and facilities. A lot of the architecture is quite nice, and it reminds me of “colonial” cities in other countries. Lots of beautiful churches. It is also very clean.

It’s not a tourist town, and we didn’t seem to attract any particular interest of folks. There was no one asking us for money or anything else.

We went, walked around for a bit, had lunch, and then found an ice cream parlor! (Ice cream is something that is sorely missing in Douglas or anywhere else around here.) We’re looking forward to going back, especially since we’ve learned that there is a baseball team there.

On the way back, the trip through the checkpoint was pretty quick. The US Border officials pretty much hassled everyone, making TSA look genuinely friendly, but I guess that’s the world we live in. For now, anyway.

So for any of you planning to visit, bring your passport, and we’ll take a little trip to AP.