To Tour The World

So I have cabin fever... it is official. Just one taste of the outdoors for the early spring and I am itching to get out of this house! School has finally gotten to me and I am just sick and tired of studying. I played hookie the other night and stayed home with my kids to help them with their homework and spent some quality time with them. My weekend clinical was also re-scheduled, for other purposes, but still a welcome break. Now I am finding it hard to get back into it all.

Lately, I have been day dreaming of outfitting my rover for a long road trip to Mexico. I did some research and it sounds like it is very feasible to drive from Nogales or Tijuana to Mazatlan. The trip is around 1000 miles one-way. Just the thought of being gone and on the road in a foreign country brings my interest to a peak and frenzy. I found a website online that is written by a family who has been driving through Mexico for over 20 years and have a guide on how to plan, pack and travel across the country. It is safe as long as you stay on the toll roads and travel by day. At night, apparently, the roads are frequented by banditos and others who are out to rob and pillage. Here is their site: On The Road In.

After looking at the cost of gas in Mexico (average of $3.80/gal) I figured it would be less to fly and stay in a 5 star hotel for a couple of days. So other options? Canada. How about a road trip across The great north? I am researching that now.

Reading about how to do all this keeps me busy and quells my boredom. In the meantime, until I can actually do these things, I can read of other's and their trips.

One that I like a lot: Around the World in 1999.