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If we were in Fairbanks right now, we would be cooking two gigantic turkeys, making 25 pounds of mashed potatoes, setting up the house for a sit-down dinner for 50, there would be at least 10 pies in the pantry and a coconut cake and cranberry sauce and all the rest (sweet potatoes, stuffing, brussel sprouts, gravy…). \u00a0We miss you all so much!<\/p>\n

Last Thanksgiving!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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But instead we are in a camper park in Port Isabel, Texas. \u00a0We are right on the Gulf of Mexico and the beaches are lovely (if you squint past the highly questionable medical<\/p>\n
$\"\"$ waste garbage) and don’t swim (portugese man’o war -tentacles are dangerous for up to two months following death. \u00a0Wave action spreads small pieces of \u00a0tentacles on the sand when the animal was washed up. Stepping on them or touching \u00a0causes excruciating pain. \u00a0Wounds can take weeks to heal. \u00a0From the beach warning signs).<\/p>\n
Our plans for today: \u00a0Thanksgiving dinner at the Golden Corral! \u00a0The kids are super stoked – this is so not like what we would usually do on Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n
Our journey is like a seed we planted but we do not know what kind of plant it will end up being.<\/p>\n
We were packed and ready to cross the border. \u00a0We did a full day of shopping to stock up on USA products we know we will miss (peanut butter, angel hair pasta). \u00a0We did laundry. \u00a0We showered. \u00a0We went on one last date night.<\/p>\n
But then! \u00a0The most amazing thing happened. \u00a0We had spent the last 9 months requesting quotes to freight the behemoth vehicles around the Darien gap. \u00a0The ideal trip would be one way — freight into Buenos Aries and then drive home. \u00a0Buenos Aries is very expensive to fly into, airfare more than $2000 each from the lower 48. \u00a0It seemed like the most economical way to travel would be to drive down to Panama and freight over to Cartagena. Here is the cost estimate:<\/p>\n
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Airfare Panama – Cartagena: $380 each<\/li>\n
Shipping van & camper: $6000 + fees<\/li>\n
Dogs: $500<\/li>\n
Insurance for Mexico: \u00a0$300<\/li>\n
Insurance for Central America: \u00a0$300<\/li>\n
Mexico Tourist cards: $25 each<\/li>\n
Entry fees for 8 more countries: $2800<\/li>\n
Gas $2000<\/li>\n
Stressful driving twice through arguably the worst region in the world: priceless<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
But then! \u00a0Hillary Clinton went to Colombia last year and brokered a new trade agreement and over the past months things have been happening so that we woke up one morning to a new quote. \u00a0The SC Line shipping company is expanding their routes to Colombia. \u00a0They sent us a quote out of Houston and said it was even easier and cheaper to ship out of Miami. \u00a0A flurry of emails and phone calls resulted in the following change of plans:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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Freight vehicles from Miami to Cartegena: $5700<\/li>\n
One way tickets Tampa to Cartagena: $221 each<\/li>\n
Mark & the dogs ticket to Cartagena: \u00a0$600<\/li>\n
Logistics to drop off the camper and get Mark & the dogs to Miami: $200<\/li>\n
Visit with Grandma Kay & Grandpa Ted!: \u00a0priceless!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
So we confirmed shipment of the vehicles out of Port Everglades on December 8. \u00a0The camper and van arrive in Cartagena on December 12. \u00a0We may not be able to pick it up until Monday, December 17 (worst case scenario) if unloading takes awhile or if the RORO shipping is delayed a day. \u00a0We all depart Tampa on 12\/12 except for Mark who will fly out of Miami with the dogs so he will depart Tampa the day before.<\/p>\n
The most stressful part will be waiting for the camper in Cartagena. \u00a0We need to board the dogs at a vet’s office and get the dogs from the airport to the vet on the evening of 12\/12. \u00a0Also Cartagena is expensive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Last Thanksgiving!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
But instead we are in a camper park in Port Isabel, Texas. \u00a0We are right on the Gulf of Mexico and the beaches are lovely (if you squint past the highly questionable medical<\/p>\n
$\"\"$ waste garbage) and don’t swim (portugese man’o war -tentacles are dangerous for up to two months following death. \u00a0Wave action spreads small pieces of \u00a0tentacles on the sand when the animal was washed up. Stepping on them or touching \u00a0causes excruciating pain. \u00a0Wounds can take weeks to heal. \u00a0From the beach warning signs).<\/p>\n
Our plans for today: \u00a0Thanksgiving dinner at the Golden Corral! \u00a0The kids are super stoked – this is so not like what we would usually do on Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n
Our journey is like a seed we planted but we do not know what kind of plant it will end up being.<\/p>\n
We were packed and ready to cross the border. \u00a0We did a full day of shopping to stock up on USA products we know we will miss (peanut butter, angel hair pasta). \u00a0We did laundry. \u00a0We showered. \u00a0We went on one last date night.<\/p>\n
But then! \u00a0The most amazing thing happened. \u00a0We had spent the last 9 months requesting quotes to freight the behemoth vehicles around the Darien gap. \u00a0The ideal trip would be one way — freight into Buenos Aries and then drive home. \u00a0Buenos Aries is very expensive to fly into, airfare more than $2000 each from the lower 48. \u00a0It seemed like the most economical way to travel would be to drive down to Panama and freight over to Cartagena. Here is the cost estimate:<\/p>\n
\n
Airfare Panama – Cartagena: $380 each<\/li>\n
Shipping van & camper: $6000 + fees<\/li>\n
Dogs: $500<\/li>\n
Insurance for Mexico: \u00a0$300<\/li>\n
Insurance for Central America: \u00a0$300<\/li>\n
Mexico Tourist cards: $25 each<\/li>\n
Entry fees for 8 more countries: $2800<\/li>\n
Gas $2000<\/li>\n
Stressful driving twice through arguably the worst region in the world: priceless<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
But then! \u00a0Hillary Clinton went to Colombia last year and brokered a new trade agreement and over the past months things have been happening so that we woke up one morning to a new quote. \u00a0The SC Line shipping company is expanding their routes to Colombia. \u00a0They sent us a quote out of Houston and said it was even easier and cheaper to ship out of Miami. \u00a0A flurry of emails and phone calls resulted in the following change of plans:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\n
Freight vehicles from Miami to Cartegena: $5700<\/li>\n
One way tickets Tampa to Cartagena: $221 each<\/li>\n
Mark & the dogs ticket to Cartagena: \u00a0$600<\/li>\n
Logistics to drop off the camper and get Mark & the dogs to Miami: $200<\/li>\n
Visit with Grandma Kay & Grandpa Ted!: \u00a0priceless!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
So we confirmed shipment of the vehicles out of Port Everglades on December 8. \u00a0The camper and van arrive in Cartagena on December 12. \u00a0We may not be able to pick it up until Monday, December 17 (worst case scenario) if unloading takes awhile or if the RORO shipping is delayed a day. \u00a0We all depart Tampa on 12\/12 except for Mark who will fly out of Miami with the dogs so he will depart Tampa the day before.<\/p>\n
The most stressful part will be waiting for the camper in Cartagena. \u00a0We need to board the dogs at a vet’s office and get the dogs from the airport to the vet on the evening of 12\/12. \u00a0Also Cartagena is expensive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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