mOOners in Mexico

by Kris

The nip of fall is in the air, our SF Giants are done for the season, and we've fine tuned our travel lists. Must be about time to head back to Mexico. Woohoo!

Before I dismiss the Giants, I want to thank them for a fantastically fun and exciting season! Who knew the star attraction would be a big fun-loving Panda? Our starting rotation were rock stars - another Cy Young stats season for Tim Lincecum and close for Matt Cain; the "no-no" by Jonathan Sanchez, and the highlight of Randy Johnson's 300th win. The bullpen was, for the most part, outstanding....Jeremy Affeldt had the lowest ERA (1.73) among relievers and the most double play pitches... and of course we thrilled to the absolute heat of closer, Brian Wilson! As sad as I am that the Giants aren't playing in the post-season I so dislike major network baseball announcers (not you, Jon Miller!) that I'd rather not be in the play-offs than listen to them - Krukow and Kuiper (Flemming, too) are my baseball guys! A trip to SF to watch a game is a treat -- visually for the stadium and surrounding vistas..

AT&T Park...gateway to SF Giants baseball fun for kids of all ages - a wonderful venue combining two of our favorites - baseball and sailing!

Can't get more SF Giants than the "Say Hey Kid" the one and only Willie Mays...

and Willie McCovey "Wille Mac" of McCovey Cove - home of the Splash-hits..

Here's a good catch..

Giants wear with a Latino flair

Adios, Gigantes....time to put away baseball and the games and toys of summer and get ready to hit the road. 

We have lists; to do lists that include what to pack, what to buy that we can't get in Mexico, and what to do about everything we're leaving behind until next spring. Lists are inspiring and sometimes daunting...this our third year of Mexican mOOn'ering and we have great systems for our lifestyle but it would be easy to overlook something that might be important down the road. Lists are our friends.

Talking and planning and listing also get us excited about upcoming adventures! So does reading about our travels and those of our RV'ing amigos, Jerry and Paula Gale, in the on-line Truck Camper Magazine at http://www.truckcampermagazine.com

Ken and Kris Cardwell: mOOn'ers in Mexico...

Jerry and Paula Gale: Tales of Fun, Funny, and Fantastico...

Can't wait to rendezvous with them -- we had a great Skype chat to coordinate our trips....Fun ahead.

Time to wrap up our home time and say our goodbyes for the winter - always bittersweet as is the end of the baseball season. But spring returns with the first pitch and our arrival home ... for now it's our cycle of life.

mOOners