Thursday, October 21, 2010

Places We Are Most Excited To See:



See the Mayan Ruins in Copan, Honduras

See old Mexican culture in San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico


See the history of Antigua, Guatemala


Relax on Lake Atitan, Guatemala


Snorkel/dive the world-class reefs off Roatan, Honduras


Surf the in Puerto Escondido, Mexico


RELAX in COSTA RICA!

Itinerary

Jan 9 - Victoria to Boise, Idaho
Jan 10 - Boise to Las Vegas, Nevada!
Jan 11 - Vegas
Jan 12 - Vegas
Jan 13 - Vegas to Phoenix, Arizona
Jan 14 - Phoenix to Nogales, Arizona
Jan 15 - Nogales to San Carlos, Mexico
Jan 16 - San Carlos to Mazatlan
Jan 17 - Mazatlan
Jan 18 - Mazatlan to Puerto Vallarta (all inclusive)
Jan 19 - Puerto Vallarta (all inclusive)
Jan 20 - Puerto Vallarta (all inclusive)
Jan 21 - Puerto Vallarta (all inclusive)
Jan 22 - Puerto Vallarta to Ixtapa
Jan 23 - Ixtapa
Jan 24 - Ixtapa to Acapulco (depending on current situation in Acapulco may skip this stop)
Jan 25 - Acapulco to Puerto Escondido
Jan 26 - Puerto Escondido
Jan 27 - Puerto Escondido to San Cristobal de las Casas
Jan 28 - San Cristobal de las Casas to San Pedro, Guatemala
Jan 29 - San Pedro to Panajachel
Jan 30 - Panajachel to Antigua
Jan 31 - Antigua
Feb 1 - Antigua to Copan, Honduras
Feb 2 - Copan & Mayan Ruins
Feb 3 - Copan to San Pedro Sula
Feb 4 - San Pedro Sula to Roatan
Feb 5 - Roatan
Feb 6 - Roatan
Feb 7 - Roatan
Feb 8 - Roatan
Feb 9 - Roatan to Tegucigalpa
Feb 10 - Tegucigalpa to Managua, Nicaragua
Feb 11 - Managua to San Juan del Sur
Feb 12 - San Juan del Sur
Feb 13 - San Juan del Sur to Playas del Coco, COSTA RICA!

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

80 Days Away

So we are leaving on our big trip in exactly 80 days! We leave on January 9, 2011. We are not feeling very prepared yet. We still have to pay off our car (we need title to cross into Mexico), get our vaccinations, pack up & move out of our condo, Nat has to quit her job (Chris is taking a leave from his job, but Nat has not told her work she is quitting yet), buy a whole bunch of random little things we will need, sort out our medical coverage, sort out our bank accounts (our US account for spending on the trip, and our accounts at home need to be ready for mortgage and other payments to come out of when we are gone), Nat has to write her Real Estate exam, and I'm sure there are lots of other things to do that we can't think of right now! We have, however, made up a rough itinerary (we will post it soon!), rented our condo, and saved up $15,000 US (so far...the goal is to get to $20,000). The next couple months will be super busy for us, then we get a 120 day vacation:) Let's hope everything goes smoothly and we actually feel ready to leave when the time comes!