We have arrived!

After 53 hours in the car spread out over 7 days, we finished the journey to Oaxaca via Crestview Hills, KY; Memphis, TN; Austin, TX; Laredo, TX; and Ciudad Valles, Mexico. We didn't get out much to smell the roses, but we did get in some QT with the Manella clan, checked out Beale Street in Memphis, ate some great BBQ and had a drink or two on 6th Street in Austin w/ Mac.

We pulled up to the bungalow around 1:00 am on December 31st. We had been in the car so long we thought it was New Year's Day until we were corrected by our neighbor (embarrassing). We proceeded to wake up the whole neighborhood thanks to the dozens of dogs in the neighborhood.

We've settled into our little bungalow pretty quickly and have become quite friendly with our neighbors. Mike found Ben who not only lives on the same piece of property as us, but likes videogames and beer. Match made in heaven.

Tootsie is settling in as well, but we don't think she'll ever become part of the neighborhood pack. She's identified her favorite perch on our little porch upstairs and keeps watch on the yard.

We're still feeling our way around this whole blogging situation but will try our best to keep everybody up to date on our goings on down in Oaxaca.