free and easy down the road i go.

my lovely friend jen clarke and i decided to get away and follow the road where it takes us. we wanted...

every seat to be a window seat
to wake up to the sound of the ocean and not the sound of an alarm clock
and
to find adventures that aren't on the map

so we left monterrey saturday morning with two starbucks lattes, a fully packed trunk and a map. it felt great to leave monterrey knowing that i'll be back... but that i have no ties to it for a month or two. often monterrey feels very far away from everything, but as soon as you have a car and you're heading down the road... places don't feel so far after all.

the first leg of our journey was planned to be the longest drive. we had hoped to make it all the way to san miguel, a colonial town in the heart of mexico. we had a few factors that were deterring us namely that i was pretty tired (ehem: hungover) from drinking three gigantic mojitos the night before. definite poor planning on my part. however, with some great tunes, healthy snacks (jen cut enough carrots and celery for the week and even boiled some eggs!) and a caffeine fix, i was good to go.

we drove the whole way, only stopping once for gas and a snack and made it to the heartland of mexico in only 7 hours! we saw lots of goats being herded on the side of the highway, watched the scenery change as we travelled through states and began our hatred of mexico's obsession with speed bumps.

things i love about road tripping with jen so far:

1. she has great taste in music and has even convinced me that i should give country music a try! and she loves to belt out songs with me.
2. she LOVES to read. between the two of us we have a library to entertain us.
3. she is a rockin' driver. and while driving is my favourite thing, my second favourite thing is being a navigator to a good driver.
4. she appreciates a delicious meal as much as i do. many culinary adventures to come!
5. we have a loose "plan" BUT she is spontaneous and is always ready for the unexpected.

now we are in colourful san miguel. and i like it.