goin'n'doin somethin'

I'm going backpacking for the first time next week. My GF and I are flying into San Jose, Costa Rica and taking 3 months to travel north to (through Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize and finally Mexico) Cancun, from where we will fly home a week before Christmas.

In an attempt to peel our mind's eyelid back a little further, we're not making any reservations, except for our first and last's nights and we plan to fly by the seat of our pants on this journey as much as possible. I am usually accustomed to traveling 'on an itinerary', so this is a big first for me and I've had to deal with some anxieties on the subject. We've been doing some reading in guidebooks, taking some Spanish lessons and mentally preparing for almost 9 months and now the time is almost here. I have never felt so ready and excited for an adventure.. We'll be getting home in time to surprise my grampa on his 90th B-day. He'll like that.

We will be keeping a seperate blog with pictures and reports, written with family and colleagues in mind. Once we establish that, I'll add a link to this one. I'll try and relay the more disturbing and absurd tidbits/antics here.. seems like a safe place?

Also- It's quite hilarious how many ridiculously good shows have been lined up for Ottawa and the area while we're away. I'm a little bitter, but not really, I'm hoping to discover all kinds of new music on our adventures.

Autumn is almost here..
Hasta Luego.