Spring Trip -- Dena & Jamie Day One

On the way down!

So, we made it to Mexico without TOO much trouble! ;) Just a brief scare with Turimex…well, we’ll get to that part. Let’s just say that God is good. It’s just so amazing to be able to trust God, and see what He does. =) Thanks everyone for praying for us, and family, I can’t wait until you get here! The orange trees give the air a perfumed smell, and the breeze is the perfect mix of cool and warm, making me forget I was ever living in our blustery, wintery Washington weather.

We left Portland without much ado…completely bypassing the check-in counter. That was a new experience! We new we’d have a tight connection to make the bus in San Antonio, so we went totally with carry-on. No troubles and an on-time boarding, bringing us into Denver 15 minutes early. Having woken up at 3:30am, I slept most of both flights. It was nice. =)

Our friend Aaron arrived just in time in his brother’s souped-up car (for you Star Wars fans, think Millennium Falcon) to shuttle us to the Turimex bus station in downtown San Antonio. The outside of the bus company building looked a little sketch, so Aaron stayed with us. When Jamie came out after attempting to buy tickets, she looked a little dismayed. “The lady said there’s only one seat on the bus to Laredo.” Oh dear! Well, could we share a seat? The luggage man overheard our deliberations and broke in, “No check with the lady, No! You go to the operator! He give you two seats, not one, TWO!” We smiled, relieved. Someone was taking up our case! He went inside and miraculously, when I checked with the lady again, she agreed to give us two tickets! Yay God!

We were so happy to get a spot on the bus!!

We said goodbye to Aaron and boarded the bus for Laredo. We didn’t make any stops, and were there within 3 hours.

In Laredo...in front of the Turimex building

Waiting for Dickmar

Dickmar was caught in traffic on the bridge, so we did a bit of shopping at HEB. Only a quick 4 hour drive and we’d be in Hualahuises! We were anxious to get there, and only stopped for permits and dinner. On the way down, we discovered that the De Hoyos family wouldn’t be making it back that night. They had gone to McAllen, TX on some errands, and weren’t able to leave in time. We ended up making it to the De Hoyo’s house at about 11:30. Kriss was there to greet us, and we very shortly made our way to bed, happy but very tired from the trip. Praise the Lord, He is SO good!


Filling out our visas...making it official