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And the journey begins!
Finally - after six months of planning, way too many trips to REI and Target, and a whole weekend spent cleaning the house, organizing stuff, packing, and coping with the usual travel-related anxieties - finally, yesterday, our journey began.
I came to El Paso for a few days to hang out with Gita before we set off for Nepal. It's a nice transitional phase of the trip - I'm already in vacation mode but still able to pick up some last minute items, reorganize my packing situation, ...
Many the Miles
... filled a long awaited excursion, but a chance to process the experiences of the last two months. Not only are the hours of driving well suited for thinking and music, but the ever changing backdrop of Interstate-10 provides a canvas to organize the details from an array of people I've met and places I've visited. It reminds me to be ever mindful of the moment and to remember the unique presence of mind to live each day.
With ...
ADVENTURE EPILOGUE
... into-the-eleven-hour-drive-from- hell ride home, Rachel and I created the following lists:
JODI AND RACHEL'S BIG ADVENTURE
Adding It Up
Total miles driven: 2,898
Total number of hotels stayed at: 7
Total number of bags at the end of the trip: 17
Total number of tickets: 2 (but they cancel each other out -- one was for speeding, the ...
Wild Pig chase - San Antonio & Big Bend
... tarantula, coyote’s, mountain lion, bears! But what we had to be most afraid of were the Javelina (pronounced Havaleena – or Jalapeno / Hacienda if you can’t remember the name!)
The Javelina is a breed of wild pig and, if we believed the stories we had been told, these things were huge and would eat us alive. So when I woke at 4:30am desperate for a wee I had only one thing on my mind! I slowly unzipped the tent and shone my torch over ...
Out in the West Texas town of El Paso
... we arrived in El Paso even though we stopped every 2 hours along the way.
We went out for a fine dining experience at Cafe Central...with outdoor seating and also pet-friendly. The girls stole the evening with their chic bikini clips.
After a free breakfast the next morning, we headed toward Saint Hedwig, TX, a small town outside of San ...
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