why i'm not going to mexico

Posted on November 15, 2005 by Megan

okay – i’m having a super lame moment which i need to share with the world….

i was invited to fly to mexico with a close friend a couple of days ago – to which i initially responded “no” for a few reasons involving commitments to other people, and giving short notice at work (which i don’t like to do).

yesterday, he caught me online and proceeded to barrage me with reasons i should come (other good people coming along for the trip, kayaking in warm waters, vacation, sun, sand, mexico is good etc. etc.), – and so, i wavered. this is someone i enjoy spending time with a great deal, an old friend – which made it even more attractive – and slowly through last night and early this morning i managed to convince myself that not only could i ditch my original commitments – but i could stand the *long* flight in a very *small* (4-seat) plane.

but here’s the hitch – i thought long would be 1 very long day – but it turns out (from conversation this morning) that the ride to the southern baja tip would be 2 very long days. 2 very long days in a very small plane.

huh.

did i ever tell you the tale of my great uncle who went missing over wells grey park? never found him or his float plane. true story.

anyhow – it wasn’t so much fear of accident as fear of discomfort that won out the day here – being that i’ve never flown with this friend before and have rarely been in small aircraft (except on occassion with said missing uncle) – what if it was 2 days of abject misery, nausea and stress? defeats the purpose of the vacation really….

so there it is – i’m not going to mexico, and i’m officially not nearly as cool as i thought i was for a moment there.

*sigh*

(but i am going to vancouver island this weekend where i will see good friends and go camping and hang out – which i was originally really looking forward too – must re-orient…. )

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One Comment on “why i'm not going to mexico”

brad
November 16, 2005

Bummer. I was looking forward to pictures and tales of sunshine and desert debauchery. Guess we’ll have to settle for the vicarious camping trip this go-round.

Four days in a small plane IS rather a buzzkill. Can’t say I blame you. Nice to have a great fallback plan, eh?

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