We are off to see the world!
Yes, my friends, the long awaited time is near. John and I are selling and giving away as many of our possessions as possible and we are hitting the road this Saturday. We have purchased a ’99 Jeep as our travel vehicle, having decided after I broke both arms in July that motorcycles were not such a good idea after all.
The Plan:
We will be heading out along Highway 101 toward Mexico, stopping along the way wherever we decide to stop. We are planning a definite trip to the zoo in San Diego, and then it’s off to Baja to do some whale watching. We will hang out in Baja for a little over a week, then make our way across to Texas to visit relatives on our way to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. A possible trip to Washington DC comes after that, and then MAYBE on to Florida to enjoy a little sun and witness a space shuttle launch (depending on NASA’s schedule). Next – relative visits in Kansas, Colorado, and Texas before getting back to Mexico.
Be warned – these plans are tentative and will, of course, change. We should be in Guanajuato, Mexico by the beginning of April and spend a few weeks there in language school. Then it’s off toward the coast, through Belize, and into Guatemala where we will spend some more time in language school and then spend a few weeks volunteering at a coffee collective before enjoying the rest of Central America. We will have to ship the Jeep across to Ecuador from Panama as there is an expanse of jungle there called the Darien Gap that has no roads across it. We are thinking about flying into Columbia and then to Ecuador to meet our vehicle as we would like to visit Columbia, but it isn’t really safe to drive cross country there. Then it’s off to the Galapagos Islands for a week or so.
We are meeting friends in Peru in October(?) and then continuing down the west coast of South America, with a side trip to Easter Island, until we reach Tierra Del Fuego. At that point we will have traveled from the tip of North America (Prudhoe Bay, Alaska on motorcycles in June/July ’06) to the tip of South America (Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina).
From there, the plan is to continue up the east coast of South America into Brazil and up through the Amazon. At that point, the plan is fuzzy. We are not sure which continent we will tackle next, but you can be certain it will be interesting.
Work:
John quit Microsoft in September and had an adventure of his own on his motorcycle before coming back to Seattle in late November. He will be working on independent software projects while we are on the road.
My last day at work is Friday, January 12th. I will be doing occasional consulting jobs for my company while we are on the road. This includes some material development and a bit of client training now and then when they need me and I am close enough to be flown to the client site without a huge airfare bill. This will help a bit with costs, but we will mostly be relying on our retirement savings until it all runs out and we have to go back to work.
Contact:
You can track our progress, read our blog, and view pictures here and leave us comments!!
If you have friends in one of the areas we will be visiting who would enjoy hanging out with gringos and playing tour guide – please let us know!
Interested in joining us while we are on the road? It would be really fun to meet old friends in far away places. Track our progress on the website and when you get that travel itch – send us an email and book a ticket!
The Plan:
We will be heading out along Highway 101 toward Mexico, stopping along the way wherever we decide to stop. We are planning a definite trip to the zoo in San Diego, and then it’s off to Baja to do some whale watching. We will hang out in Baja for a little over a week, then make our way across to Texas to visit relatives on our way to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. A possible trip to Washington DC comes after that, and then MAYBE on to Florida to enjoy a little sun and witness a space shuttle launch (depending on NASA’s schedule). Next – relative visits in Kansas, Colorado, and Texas before getting back to Mexico.
Be warned – these plans are tentative and will, of course, change. We should be in Guanajuato, Mexico by the beginning of April and spend a few weeks there in language school. Then it’s off toward the coast, through Belize, and into Guatemala where we will spend some more time in language school and then spend a few weeks volunteering at a coffee collective before enjoying the rest of Central America. We will have to ship the Jeep across to Ecuador from Panama as there is an expanse of jungle there called the Darien Gap that has no roads across it. We are thinking about flying into Columbia and then to Ecuador to meet our vehicle as we would like to visit Columbia, but it isn’t really safe to drive cross country there. Then it’s off to the Galapagos Islands for a week or so.
We are meeting friends in Peru in October(?) and then continuing down the west coast of South America, with a side trip to Easter Island, until we reach Tierra Del Fuego. At that point we will have traveled from the tip of North America (Prudhoe Bay, Alaska on motorcycles in June/July ’06) to the tip of South America (Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina).
From there, the plan is to continue up the east coast of South America into Brazil and up through the Amazon. At that point, the plan is fuzzy. We are not sure which continent we will tackle next, but you can be certain it will be interesting.
Work:
John quit Microsoft in September and had an adventure of his own on his motorcycle before coming back to Seattle in late November. He will be working on independent software projects while we are on the road.
My last day at work is Friday, January 12th. I will be doing occasional consulting jobs for my company while we are on the road. This includes some material development and a bit of client training now and then when they need me and I am close enough to be flown to the client site without a huge airfare bill. This will help a bit with costs, but we will mostly be relying on our retirement savings until it all runs out and we have to go back to work.
Contact:
You can track our progress, read our blog, and view pictures here and leave us comments!!
If you have friends in one of the areas we will be visiting who would enjoy hanging out with gringos and playing tour guide – please let us know!
Interested in joining us while we are on the road? It would be really fun to meet old friends in far away places. Track our progress on the website and when you get that travel itch – send us an email and book a ticket!
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