It works! OK, so it's Sunday May 9 and we're still in Dallas. As it turns out, selling one's earthly possessions and outfitting an expeditionary team (Steph and I) and a life support capsule (in our case a 1998 Jimmy) for a journey of several thousand miles can be quite exhausting.

The last few weeks have been non-stop with planning, organizing, arranging, changing plans, and packing. So as to avoid collapsing into a heap after only one day of driving, Steph and I decided to take Sunday off and head to the border tomorrow.

Our route will take us about 600 miles in what will by far be the longest leg of our trip. It may well be the riskiest since we'll be going through prime Bush country in west Texas towns like Abilene, Midland, Odessa, and Sweetwater. Our aim: drive fast and don't stop until we get to Presidio, Texas on the Mexican border (I hope crossing at a town called a prision doesn't prove to be ominous).

Once accross we'll be in Ojinaga and heading to Chihuahua. We'll post again from the other side.