So with nothing really going in Austin I decided go back to Guanajuato, Mexico to see some friends. I left at 4am for the 8 hour bus ride south to the border town of Matamoros but with no passport. Last year a friend went to Mexico with no passport and just a drivers licence and it was not a problem but the law has now changed. When I got into Mexico I found out that I could only go 20 km into the country because I had no passport. I decided to just hangout in Matamoros and take a bus home the next day. I have not had the greatest experiences in the city of Matamoros. Last time in Matamoros I was pick pocketed, had my wallet stolen and stayed in what I now think might of been a $14 dollar a night run down hooker motel. This time I got a much better hotel and took a long afternoon nap there after having a nice lunch by the plaza. Later that night I went out looking for a bar to get a drink of which it would be harder for me to obtain in the USA. I wandered around the city for a little bit looking for a gringo friendly bar until I was stopped by el policía. el policía grabbed my arm and kept repeating the words drugs drugs. He then pushed me against a wall and said he wanted to search me. I put my hands up against the wall but before I did I took my wallet out becuase I thought that me might want to steal some money. I was patted down and felt him digging in my pockets. He then saw my wallet in my hand and grabbed it from me and said he was going to look for drugs in it. He turned around quickly and pulled all the cash out of it. I yelled at him that I wanted my wallet back. When I got the wallet back from him half my money was gone. The only english he said well was " you must of left the money back at your hotel"
