Four Gringos and a Dingo
07.27.2011 - 08.17.2011
5300 miles with the kids, the dog and a "no electronics" rule on board was probably a good way to test all our sanity but as it turned out we had one of the best times we have ever had together as a family.
First of all the kids did an amazing job. They got along incredibly well, probably even re-connected in a lot of ways. They were great helpers when it came time to set up camp, gather wood, scope out taco stands or whatever the moment required. The dog was pretty good too - he was obviously made for traveling. He just hung out in the back seat with the kids and took whatever life threw at him - chasing crabs on the beach or enduring a 12 hour day of driving and not much else.
We spent most of our time on the Pacific side for the cooler weather and the accessibility to miles and miles of gorgeous, sand beach with not a soul in sight. Bombing down these little dirt roads that hugged the coast for miles on end, it was hard to imagine how close we were to the good ol' USA. It seems as if every square inch of "desirable" land such as this is so over-developed here at home that it has been taken out of the reach of the common family. But here, we felt like it all belonged to us, if just for a little while.
It was hard work at times, but worth every minute of it. We got to Cabo and decided to rent a proper condo in order to sleep in a bed and do some laundry. By the second day we were all ready to hit the road again, deciding we weren't getting much of of just laying around. Of course it it always ends too soon and Paxton is already talking about doing the same thing in a northbound direction next year up to Alaska.
Good memories that I know I will cherish forever.
I posted some photos that you can view by clicking on this link: Mexico Slideshow
Posted by madpax 08.20.2011 16:19 Archived in Mexico
Love you all.
Looked like you had a great time, a nomad-kind-a-thing going on there. Beautiful places, can't wait to get back south myself.
08.20.2011 by Mom