Well, here we go again, the countdown is officially almost
over and its time to pull up roots again.
This time for good. Most of you
knew about my vision to runaway to Mexico well its coming true with an added
extra bonus. But more on that later.
So, it has been a very insane, chaotic summer for me. The idea has been in the back of my brain
ever since I returned home in May but I would say it kicked into high gear in
July. I pretty much hid inside during
May and June as I found it so damn cold here and I wasn’t acclimatized to the
temperature. Thankfully late June it
started to warm up and I was able to putter around my yard somewhat. Due to falling in my hallway and just about
breaking my ankle, I wasn’t moving to fast or far so the weather was a bit of a
blessing being locked inside. While
recovering from the fall, I also ended up with a vicious head and sinus cold
that took me out for a couple weeks.
Then at the beginning of July, I ended up in hospital for emergency
gallbladder removal surgery. I swear
Canada is trying to kill me!!
I made a quick trip back to Mexico for my birthday and that
is when everything changed and the plan kicked into high gear. To say I really haven’t had a day of rest
since then would be an understatement.
I was working on a partnership deal at a bar/restaurant
there but I started having second thoughts on the partner. Between rumours coming back to me about him
being a bit of a snake oil salesman and my own questions with his lack of
transparency. Then just before my surgery,
he asked if I knew anyone that would want to invest and partner with me and buy
him out. Needless to say, my mind
started spinning on who might be interested and how I could get him out
totally. But before I could do anything,
I ended up in the hospital. A week after
I was discharged, I was on a plane heading down there to surprise everyone,
including him. So, when I arrived and
found out that someone had called him to tell him they had seen me on my way
into town, I knew he was not being forthright with information, so I decided at
that moment, that I was going to buy him out and take the bar over on my
own. If someone wants to buy in and
partner with me later, great, but I was not going to worry about it now. Hint
Hint, the option is on the table if you are interested. LOL.
So, I had papers drawn up and bought him out and sent him
running for the Sierra Madres, well at least as far as Merida. I worked on getting a team together to
renovate the bar while I was back in the frozen north. My team has been doing an amazing job at
recreating my vision. It is quite a
large building with interior and exterior spaces. There is a large palapa, that I had built on
the terrace. It has a stage for live
entertainment outside, a games room for darts and pool, a huge kitchen area and
then additional office, bedroom and storage space.
I tend to spend half my day on video and phone calls with my
GM, (maybe future boyfriend) and ordering things that we need for the renos. Then I have to get to work on things here for
myself to organise, pack, create a manifest for customs, contact and hire a
customs broker, buy a cargo trailer, load my bike and build shelves around it,
have the Jeep in for maintenance, oh and still find time to breathe and sleep. My head is spinning from all the things I
need to complete.
So, as I pack things, I have to create a complete list of
every item in the bin in both Spanish and English with garage sale prices
attached. If it is an electronic item, I
need to list the serial number as well.
This process is driving me stir crazy and I already have 200 itemized
lines of things and more to add. But the
process will make it much easier to get thru both borders. Almost everything is packed up and I just
need to reorganise the trailer with the bins around the bike and decide what is
going in the back of the jeep. Of
course, the last of the kitchen stuff still needs to be packed but that will be
on Wednesday. So, a bit of organising
and clearing out the last of the stuff stacked at the front of the Moho and
then I can just sit and deal with the last things I need to do for the
importation.
Lorie came up to help with the last of the loading before it
was time to leave and we got everything loaded and ready to roll down to
Parksville for the night. Of course, in
my chaotic state, I forgot a few steps on the motorhome and was getting frustrated
that the slide wouldn’t go in. I took a
breath and realized I can’t have the engine running. I turned it off and all was fine and we were
on the move. I finished the last of
things at Lens and tried to have an early night, as we were leaving at 330AM to
head for the boat.
So, starting right after this will be the daily blog posts
while on route. Keep your eyes out for
my nightly posts. We are planning on
being in Laredo by Sunday. Spend a day
or 2 while the broker nationalizes things and then we will be on our way again
with arrival by October 4th.
Hasta luego Canada, I’m
out.
No comments:
Post a Comment