Captain's Log: Last Minute Adjustments

Bags are packed, money has been wired and yet another change of plans has taken place. As it turns out, our original two truck caravan has doubled into a four truck convoy. In order to enter Mexico, our trucks must be legalized (a process which takes even longer and cost more in swelling Customs lines). I must be honest, the legalization process is rather fuzzy, I wish it were simple as just marrying a US car and waiting for the Green Card, but most church aisles don't accommodate F-150's. All I know is that a decent amount of money is needed to legalize a vehicle, which is determined by the make, model, year and the assumed worth, that's all I know. That being said, the original two truck have been legalized for some time now and we have received word that two amigos of the convoy wish to join up. Fine by me, the more the merrier (especially when talking about Mexican nationals!) The only hiccup is that their vehicle legalization paperwork won't be ready until Monday December 8th. This presents a problem as we were scheduled to leave in 7 hours. Worst case scenario, I get to see my mother for another day and have another day and a half to get ready, after all who's really that excited about a 45+ hour car ride? So before the papers have time to dry, we will be Mexico bound on December 8th.