Going South...

I've been thinking a lot about going south... driving to Costa Rica. It's about 4,000 miles and would take about 10 days or so. 2 days to get to the Mexico border, 2 days to get through the rough, desolate part of Mexico, then about 2-3 days, minimum, along the Pacific coast... through Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Zhihuatinejo, and Acapulco. I wouldn't want to rush through these places! Might even want to spend a day or two in each until I get to the Guatemala border. I'd hit the border crossing first thing in the morning, then for the next 3 days, hit a different countries border crosssing first thing in the morning... El Salvador, Nicaragua, then Costa Rica. They say it can take a while to get across each border. I understand there's even a couple water parks along the way, in a couple of these countries! Once in CR, I could relax... take my time arriving in San Jose. But anxious to see a couple friends. There is a great need for volunteer mission work there. MAF, the Naz Seminary and then the SNU Research facility a little south and up in a cloud forest. Wonder if I could get 4-6 weeks off work? This has been on my mind a long time. I thought it might go away in time, but it hasn't. In fact, it's getting stronger in my mind.

There are many of my favorite things to do, in Costa Rica. Hiking, mountain climbing, biking, kayaking, white water rafting, etc. In fact I've heard the largest bike park in the world is near the NE top of the Nicoya Peninsula. And the kayaking is good on the rivers as well as the ocean. I might just stay there!

Help me think realistically. Logically. Sensibly!