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I will be leaving Houston on Saturday! I’ve more excited than nervous, but barely.  I have two days left at home to do the final preparations (like canceling internet service, my cell phone, last minute maintenance, and the actual packing of the bike.

Later tomorrow I will be editing the packing list with my final gear list.  Yes, I will be bringing a towel.  Also tomorrow in addition to an oil change on the Mini (which did great on my 3 weeks of road trips), I will change the oil on the bike, top off the battery, change coolant fluid, adjust chain tension, and loctite appropriate bolts (like luggage rack).  There seems to be tons to do and I’m a bit overwhelmed, but I really want to start the trip on Saturday.

My proposed route is:

Houston -> Cuidad Victoria, Mexico -> Villahermosa -> somewhere on the beach in the Yucatan.  I’ll spend a few days going down the coast trying to find cheap lodging and good diving.  I want to check out some of the diving in Belize and some mayan ruins.. then head to NW Guatemala.

For those of you in Houston tonight, I’m going to hang out at the Onion Creek from 9+ for steak night.  What a better way to leave the USA than a traditional meal of Steak and Potatoes.