We have loaded up the truck. Everything is in the back and on the roof rack that needs to be and we only have a few items that need to go in the cab of the truck. It all fits and we don't have room for anything else...so, that works. I haven't, however, packed my clothes yet. We saved a space in the truck for both of our clothes. I am limited to whatever can fit with Jon's clothes in that allotted space. I'm a little nervous. No matter how many times we have traveled and even if it was a recurring destination where I knew what to be prepared for, I still over pack. Now, I don't know what to be prepared for and I hate to be unprepared....I feel like I need to pack extra because I won't know all the possible circumstances we will encounter. But, I won't be able to over pack. There just isn't room for that.

Also, another aspect of concern has popped itself into my head as I look at the picture of the truck we are going to live in as it sits in front of the house we have been living in for the past year....does the size ratio of living space concern anyone else? Maybe it's just me... Well see how it turns out. ;) Check ya later.

Departure Date

I believe our date has been set for Departure. We plan to leave MA in the new year around the 2nd of January. We'll stop in Ohio for a week or so to visit family and friends. Then we are off. We'll be visiting places across the US first, which will give us a feel for living in the truck and being on the road. We plan to visit Nashville, Memphis, Jackson, MS, New Orleans, the Ozarks, checking Arkansas off our list of states we need to visit because really-what's not to do in Arkansas? That only leaves me to visit Iowa and Nebraska-two more states that also sound really exciting. After Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada and back to California. We have a lot of places we want to visit on our 5th(me) 6th(Jon) trans-North American trip. We have a few places that we want to re-visit such as our favorite hot springs near our old home in Twin Peaks and other Southern California destinations.

We'll cross the border and begin our old familiar route through Baja then take the ferry from La Paz to Mazatlan. After this point it will be new territory for us. So, I think the adventure will really begin there. We are planning to attend 2 weeks of language school in Mexico City then just drive South. I hope to post pictures and locations along the way so that our family and friends can stay informed of our experiences. Stay with us and enjoy!

Marcie