Logistics...

What's going on now?  I'm bogged down in the nitty-gritty logistics of our move to Mexico.  At first, we thought it would be best to drive our stuff down, then we realized that it probably wouldn't be a good idea for several reasons:

- You can't permanently take a car into Mexico while ALSO taking your stuff in.  You have to do one or the other.  You can temporarily take a car into Mexico with your stuff.

- Taking your car into Mexico temporarily means that you'd also have to take the car out again after 6 months (unless you get a visa- this wouldn't be the case because M would be driving it).

- You'll have to get Mexican car insurance for your car (required!), and probably also keep your American insurance so that you can keep your plate.  I know that if you cancel your car insurance in PA, the Department of Transportation requires that you send your plate back within a certain period of time.

- Driving from Pennsylvania to Yucatan would take 6+ days of driving, which M would be doing all by himself.

So, we decided to sell most of our stuff and/or give it away, and fly with the rest.

The other issue is that we have 2 pets that we're taking with us, a (large-ish) dog and a cat.  Both animals weren't up to date on their vaccinations, so we're in the midst of taking care of that at the moment.  We also have to get a health certificate and an airline-compliant kennel to ship the dog in.  He's going as checked baggage.

I'm fairly sure we're going to be flying with American Airlines, and go first class.  I've never flown first class before, but the advantage is that we can change our tickets (if necessary) with no penalty, we get three checked bags, and of course flying is a lot more comfortable from start to finish.  Since we're only going one way, it won't break the bank, either.