Voy a la Frontera

It's early morning in San Antonio, TX and I'm about to brave a "Winter Storm Advisery" to head south to the Mexican/US Border. It's been raining for the past 2 days and then the temperature suddenly dropped below freezing and everything froze. Not your typical South Central Texas weather.

Haven't had much time this week to post much of anything. It's been a whirlwind week of preparations for my Spring season in Mexico. Flew out to LA last Monday and I've barely had time to come up for air since. Spent most of the week getting my gear ready, driving back and forth to San Diego a couple of times for to get my Mexican work visa, sorting through phone plans to get a new phone that will work in Mexico, pre-season paperwork, studying for the retesting for my commercial drivers license, physicals and pee tests, shopping for food and necessities I won't be able to find in Mexico and getting all the odds and ends sorted out. About 2 weeks worth of stuff to do in less than 4 days!

Once I got all my stuff wound up in California then it was time to hit the highways and head south(east). Braving some unusual weather (30's in LA... Ice storms and snow in Texas) I drove about 2 days straight to San Antonio. My buddy Mike, my roommate while I studied in Mexico, lives here and almost everytime I head to Mexico I stop through to get in some Texas Time.

Although Mike's going to medical school at the moment, he was able to squeeze in a couple of nights of hanging. Sunday we went to an English pub... drank guiness and played dominoes. Had a good night except for the shitty service and mushy mint peas that came with my meal. I guess it was really staying true to the English theme then... and the peas, man... I don't know what that was all about. I've heard English passengers come on my trips boasting about the mushy peas... tasted like herbed baby food. Mmmmm, gotta love English cookery! Last night went out with Mike and his parents and got some steaks. Mike and his family have got to be the most hospitable people.... everytime I come they give me a place to stay and take me out for some delicious meals! Thanks so much for all the Texas love!

Anyways.... I better wrap this one up. I'm sitting in the driver's seat of my van waiting for the ice to melt off of the windshield and it's almost defrosted now. Gotta get moving so that I can get all the offical jibber-jabber done at the border and make it as close to (or through) Mexico City as I can get.

Adios Amigos!