Monday, January 8, 2024
This morning we packed up again. We are getting pretty good at it by now. There is less lost stuff. Less complaining.
We said goodbye to Alma and Victor. They have been such great hosts. I feel really bad that I never got a good family photo of them. We will have to come back for that.
It took quite a while to get out of Hermosillo. We went to Walmart to get some new headphones. Some of the kids have had problems with theirs. While we were there a car-washer named Juan offered go fix out back bumper. We had hesitated to get it done in the states because of the price, but Juan fixed it and buffed the headlights for a great price.
Betty didn’t want to leave without saying goodbye to Yolanda’s mom, so we did that, and then we had to say goodbye to the Ayala’s. Both families. That was hard. Over the past couple of weeks they have become such dear friends to us and the kids. We will miss them all so much.
The drive to Nogales was pretty uneventful. The kids are used to these long trips, and today they did really well.
We decided to stop for one last meal in Mexico before crossing back into the US. We stopped at a little place just a block from the border. The food was good, and we got some food also for a guy who was in the parking lot and needed a meal. I got chilaquiles. The kids got quesadillas and tortas.
Today was the national championship game between Michigan and Washington. The kids and I had hoped to get to Janie’s house to watch it, but with all the stops on the way, we were only able to watch the tail end of the game with her.
Michigan won! It’s pretty awesome to cheer for the national champs.
By then it was pretty late, but we had a seminary class with the kids before bed. It was a busy day.
It’s been a busy month.
We all need some rest.
Hours in the car today: 7
Total travel hours in the car: 57.5
Miles Driven: 344
Total Miles Traveled: 3194
Distanced hiked today: 0
Total distanced hiked on trip: 2.84km/1.77mi
