Still Planning

Hola a todos---hello to all.
Ah yes.....Spanish. Well...the first phrase I thought I needed to learn was "Buenos dias(buenas tardes,noches),↕donde esta el bano, por favor? (the keys used for the spanish accents don't seem to work properly here, so just pretend the accents are there) Good morning(afternoon,evening)where is the bathroom,please. I'm sure that I will be needing this phrase!!!! The second phrase I thought might come in handy was "Buenas dias, ciento ochenta dias, por favor", for the aduana(customs) to get our 180 day tourist visas so that we won't have to go and get it renewed partway through our trip. If you are interested this is the link to the newspaper from Guaymas that I try???? to read every morning. http://www.elvigia.com.mx/ .

We have gotten almost all of our shots, just need to go back in August for a booster. We got Tetanus,Typhoid,Hepatitis A, Hepatitus B(I already had this because of working in hospital),and TB test. We had no side effects other than a bit of a sore arm for a few days.

Our passport applications are in Ottawa awaiting some bureaucrats scrutiny. Should have been mailed out last Monday(2nd); but hmmm......still haven't arrived. Hard to believe that the government didn't do what it said it would, isn't it????

Guaymas is approx. 400 kms. from the Arizona border and is not far enough south to have a really tropical winter. I'm not sure the antifreeze in our Alberta blood is set for tropical anyway!!! The low temps. in Dec./Jan. are in the 50's F. and the highs are upper 60's-70's F.. Then it begins to warm up. Sounds much better than -30 in either Farenheit or Celcius. I'm hoping that the fibro. aches/pains will not be so bad there as it seems to be better here when it is warmer.

How to get there? That has been a source of a lot of thought. I think that we have finally decided to drive rather than fly. We will be able to take some kitchen things(coffee pot,etc.),towels,blankets,etc. that we wouldn't be able to take by plane. If we flew we would have to buy all that down there and then dispose of it before coming home. Some comforts of home on our big adventure! We plan to leave sometime in October and be in Guaymas a few days before the end of the month for renting purposes. Taking the car will give us more freedom and if the weather is nice may camp the last few nights. Once we are settled in we plan to use the local buses as it is so convenient and cheap. The bus from Guaymas to San Carlos costs about $1.00!! Having the car will also mean that we can take other excursions on our own schedule though.