Well, here we are, in a sleepy, wet little mountain town were the coffee is rich and the internet moves as slow as the pace of life. And that's pretty slow folks. We spent the past few days, camping in a park in Ciudad Valles after a nice little jaunt to a river outside of a town called El Sauz. It was nice to get wet without getting sandy, but let's not forget about the mud. Mud down here is unlike anything you think you know about mud in the states. It is indestructable, sticking to everyting it can. But all natural disasters aside, we are enjoying ourselves.
A very special thank you is in order to my parents, Laurel and Greg Moore, yes this is Liz writing, who saved our lives when we realized, due some errors in matematics, that we had only $2 left in our account. Mexico may be cheap in some regards but $2 still aint shit. We were able to get groceries, use the internet, and breath a little sigh of relief as we continue to do what we do best, wait. We will be chilling in this little town, pop. 8,000 for the next few days, hopefully the retirement will be here this thursday and then its south and fast. Rolando is leaking like a mother when we sleep and the rain doesnt stop so we need to get there before the back end rots away. Its not that bad though, all things considered. We are still in Mexico after all. Looking forward to that sunshine and that beach in Manzanillo though, thats for sure.
Also, a preemptive thanks to Flo, Tracey's dear friend, who not only cooked us an amazing going away dinner so long ago in West Oakland, but is genorously donating to the cause tomorrow. Thank you to everyone who has helped us, we never would have made it this far without you. Well were off to enjoy some more of the delicious coffee this area is known for. Yes, you should be jealous.
The 6 wet waiters
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Life's A Beach
Hey everyone!
We made it across the border!!
We crossed over in Texas at the Lerado crossing. Everything went very smooth. They didn't ask for the title or for papers for the dogs. It was a little frusturating but better safe then sorry. We spent the first night in a small town Santiago. It was really beautiful and the people were really friendly. The next day we headed south till we arrived in Tampico. A wonderful beach town. We have spent most of our time here enjoying ourselves in the ocean.
So far it seems as though everyone is getting a kick out of 4 giants driving in around in a RV, you dont see many of those in these parts. Not to mention we have two dogs in it and walk them on leashes, also a rare occurence. We are all feeling relieved to be back by the water, being away from the bay for so long and not being able to replace it with another large body of water was killing us. Although we love our time in Albuquerque and we want to thank Ryan, Rachel, Lara, and Shermin for letting us live at their house for a month! We would have been so screwed if you hadn't helped us out like that. We really appreciate it. People everywhere on this trip have been so good to us and its just wonderful. We are all proud of ourselves for making it this far and the next part is going to be just as exciting.
We are going to camping out in Tampico or a neighboring mountain town for the next two weeks until the rest of the money we are waiting for arrives, the ellusive retirement money. in the mean time, we are broke, streaching our last couple hundred dollars as far as we can, eating any food items we still have left in the rv and passing the time in the gulf, its not such a bad life after all. but for those of you who didnt get around to mailing those care packages that I'm sure are just almost ready to go, don't worry, you can still send monetary support to our surrogate mother Elizabeth Chiment in the form of checks made out to Tracey Saldivar. Her address is 3813 La Colina Rd, El Sobrante, CA 94803. She is handling all our finances so feel free to just redirect those gifts to her house, she'll take care of the rest.
Well, our time is almost up at the internet cafe so we shall say hasta luego. Well update again before we leave town so keep checking, and maybe even some new picture soon! Thanks for the love and support,
The 6 Beach Bums
We made it across the border!!
We crossed over in Texas at the Lerado crossing. Everything went very smooth. They didn't ask for the title or for papers for the dogs. It was a little frusturating but better safe then sorry. We spent the first night in a small town Santiago. It was really beautiful and the people were really friendly. The next day we headed south till we arrived in Tampico. A wonderful beach town. We have spent most of our time here enjoying ourselves in the ocean.
So far it seems as though everyone is getting a kick out of 4 giants driving in around in a RV, you dont see many of those in these parts. Not to mention we have two dogs in it and walk them on leashes, also a rare occurence. We are all feeling relieved to be back by the water, being away from the bay for so long and not being able to replace it with another large body of water was killing us. Although we love our time in Albuquerque and we want to thank Ryan, Rachel, Lara, and Shermin for letting us live at their house for a month! We would have been so screwed if you hadn't helped us out like that. We really appreciate it. People everywhere on this trip have been so good to us and its just wonderful. We are all proud of ourselves for making it this far and the next part is going to be just as exciting.
We are going to camping out in Tampico or a neighboring mountain town for the next two weeks until the rest of the money we are waiting for arrives, the ellusive retirement money. in the mean time, we are broke, streaching our last couple hundred dollars as far as we can, eating any food items we still have left in the rv and passing the time in the gulf, its not such a bad life after all. but for those of you who didnt get around to mailing those care packages that I'm sure are just almost ready to go, don't worry, you can still send monetary support to our surrogate mother Elizabeth Chiment in the form of checks made out to Tracey Saldivar. Her address is 3813 La Colina Rd, El Sobrante, CA 94803. She is handling all our finances so feel free to just redirect those gifts to her house, she'll take care of the rest.
Well, our time is almost up at the internet cafe so we shall say hasta luego. Well update again before we leave town so keep checking, and maybe even some new picture soon! Thanks for the love and support,
The 6 Beach Bums
Sunday, September 6, 2009
I Thought Costa Rica was South of here...
Well, we find ourselves in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Not a pre-planned destination but here we are. After calling the DMV from Albuquerque, we have learned that our title is still not processed and we have more time to wait. So we took a side trip up to Colorado with Ryan, Tracey's brother, and his girlfriend Rachel. We got to stop in and visit J's Grandma and Grandpa that happen to live in the same town as Rachel's family so that was a nice surprise. We're heading back down to Albuquerque with a stop at some hot springs along the way, which will be a wonderful treat. Being out of the desert, even just for the weekend, makes us all realize how much we miss the weather of the Bay Area.
Not sure how we will be passing the time while we wait, maybe we'll just have to throw another benefit! Our first one went quite well considering we had one week to throw it together. We had local jewelry makers bring their goods, we sold a few articles of clothing that we had made (you can check out our designs online as soon as we get pictures taken and posted!), and we sold some food that was donated for the event by a local sandwich shop in town, Chebba Hut. All in all, it was a great day. We had somewhat of a private performance by a soon to be legendary band, Sector 5. Look for the video on youtube (as soon as we find a way to post it).
Sadly, we had another big event take place recently. Lindsey went back to the bay. We said our goodbyes in Albuquerque and she took off for home. She made it back safely and we were all relieved and happy to hear that. We wish her well on her next journey, and we are sad that she is not coming with us on this one. But if you're in the bay and you didn't know she was back, call Evan, she's there!
We celebrated Jahsiah's and Tracey's birthdays this past week. If anyone has any belated birthday messages or gifts, you can always mail a check (made out to Tracey Saldivar) care of Ryan Saldivar to our home away from home and Costa Rica, 1400 Princeton St. SE Albuquerque, NM, 87106. As we are stranded for even longer than anyone could have predicted, if you had at some point considered sending a care package to us wayward travelers, I might suggest now as a good time, a measure to keep morale high. Just a thought.
Well, we are off to the Garden of Gods, I believe, and then back down south, but not far enough I'm afraid.
Love to you all and until next time,
The 6 Delayed Delinquents
Not sure how we will be passing the time while we wait, maybe we'll just have to throw another benefit! Our first one went quite well considering we had one week to throw it together. We had local jewelry makers bring their goods, we sold a few articles of clothing that we had made (you can check out our designs online as soon as we get pictures taken and posted!), and we sold some food that was donated for the event by a local sandwich shop in town, Chebba Hut. All in all, it was a great day. We had somewhat of a private performance by a soon to be legendary band, Sector 5. Look for the video on youtube (as soon as we find a way to post it).
Sadly, we had another big event take place recently. Lindsey went back to the bay. We said our goodbyes in Albuquerque and she took off for home. She made it back safely and we were all relieved and happy to hear that. We wish her well on her next journey, and we are sad that she is not coming with us on this one. But if you're in the bay and you didn't know she was back, call Evan, she's there!
We celebrated Jahsiah's and Tracey's birthdays this past week. If anyone has any belated birthday messages or gifts, you can always mail a check (made out to Tracey Saldivar) care of Ryan Saldivar to our home away from home and Costa Rica, 1400 Princeton St. SE Albuquerque, NM, 87106. As we are stranded for even longer than anyone could have predicted, if you had at some point considered sending a care package to us wayward travelers, I might suggest now as a good time, a measure to keep morale high. Just a thought.
Well, we are off to the Garden of Gods, I believe, and then back down south, but not far enough I'm afraid.
Love to you all and until next time,
The 6 Delayed Delinquents
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