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.