Yikes! How did we ever accumulate so much "stuff" while consciously downsizing and simplifying our lives?? We sold our home two years ago and thought, at that time, that we doing well after two yard sales.
We have a 12' trailer that we thought would be large enough. We're beginning to wonder if it truly is. If it don't fit...it stays behind! Box after box is being packed up and yet, we still have two weeks before we leave. What to pack now and what can wait? I'm already missing my wine keys....all packed. That sucks. No wine for me! Guess I'll have to stick to the vodka...
SapphireBeach
Our Destination-Sapphire Beach, El Placer Mexico
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Giving Notice
It's done. I've given notice at work. I guess this means that we're really leaving. In two weeks I will be done with my current job and begin, in earnest, the task of packing.
Our van has been checked out and given a green light to travel that distance. The tow package will be installed next week and our trailer will be checked, also.
Bill and I have been looking forward to this for a very long time. We knew what we wanted years ago and have worked toward it and focused on it.
Now, before any of you freak out with the thought of us driving thru Mexico, please note a few things. Stuff happens everywhere. Don't condemn an entire country because of a few bad places. We are not guaranteed to be any safer driving in the U.S. than in Mexico. If we drive the toll roads in Mexico, they are just as easy as in the U.S. If we drive the secondary or "free" roads, we will have an adventure. I'm sure we'll be doing a little of both.
We are no more likely to encounter a drug war shoot out than we are to be in the middle of a gang war here in the U.S. Both happen, but you just use your common sense and avoid certain places. The chances of us being mugged, assaulted or kidnapped are slim to none. We are more likely to be mugged in any city in the U.S. The press just loves to report nothing but horrible news about our neighbor to the south.
In all the years we have travelled in Mexico, neither Bill nor I have had any reservations or hesitations. Common sense rules.
Our van has been checked out and given a green light to travel that distance. The tow package will be installed next week and our trailer will be checked, also.
Bill and I have been looking forward to this for a very long time. We knew what we wanted years ago and have worked toward it and focused on it.
Now, before any of you freak out with the thought of us driving thru Mexico, please note a few things. Stuff happens everywhere. Don't condemn an entire country because of a few bad places. We are not guaranteed to be any safer driving in the U.S. than in Mexico. If we drive the toll roads in Mexico, they are just as easy as in the U.S. If we drive the secondary or "free" roads, we will have an adventure. I'm sure we'll be doing a little of both.
We are no more likely to encounter a drug war shoot out than we are to be in the middle of a gang war here in the U.S. Both happen, but you just use your common sense and avoid certain places. The chances of us being mugged, assaulted or kidnapped are slim to none. We are more likely to be mugged in any city in the U.S. The press just loves to report nothing but horrible news about our neighbor to the south.
In all the years we have travelled in Mexico, neither Bill nor I have had any reservations or hesitations. Common sense rules.
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