Sigh....the time has come to leave our beautiful little casa and head back to the states. It's almost impossible to believe that we've been here for 4 months, the time has gone by so quickly. But the temps are starting to inch up along with the humidity, and we've been told by many that the summer heat and doldrums will soon be upon us. So we're returning to beautiful Texas where the weather is slightly more tolerable and the air conditioning is significantly more prevalent. We will be partly reversing course for the return trip; taking the overnight Baja Ferry across the Sea of Cortez and driving north on the coastal highway for a couple of hours. Then the plan deviates from our original drive down, and we head east into the Copper Canyon region, hoping to see some beautiful mountain scenery. After spending the night in a small town (the place we're staying is called the Championes Cabinetas...mushroom cabins...hmmmm, this could prove to be an interesting experience), we'll continue heading east/northeast, and stay the next night in the city of Cuauhtemoc. We were there several years ago with our church youth group and it was a fairly quiet place; pray it's still the same. Then the next day we plan to drive through the rest of (gulp) Chihuahua without incident and make our border crossing into Texas at Presidio. Hope all of you will keep your fingers, toes, eyes, etc. crossed that we have an uneventful road trip once again!
We have had a BLAST in La Paz and the surrounding Baja in our short time here. It is such a laid-back, easygoing place. And the folks who live here, Mexicanos and gringos alike, are the same. We will miss them but look forward to renewing friendships when we return. Now it's on to our next adventure...Yellowstone National Park. We will be visiting the parks (also Grand Teton) in mid-June, accompanied by our daughter Renee and her family. The grandkids are getting to that age (11 and 9) where spending time with grandparents is starting to lose its thrill, so we have to cultivate these moments while we still can. Terrible teenhood is just around the corner for them and we know that we will quickly become passe in their eyes (for at least a few years). Besides which, seeing Yellowstone is another item on our Bucket List, so we're getting a double hit on this outing.
We thank you for keeping up with us on this new life of ours. While we may not see you as often, you are all still with us in our hearts/minds wherever we go. Via con dios, amigos (and so will we)!
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