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We crossed the border. There were lots of police at the border. I was kind of afraid. We drove for a while longer after the border. Then we went to a river and slept there. There was some crazy people driving their truck in the river! Lots of animals came near us for some reason. There were two dogs, one was white and brown, and one was brown and darker brown. There were two donkeys, a bunch of cows, horses, a frog, a pelican, and as Albie says, a flamingo…

Albie

We saw lots of creatures! I had a bunch of fun playing in the river. I found a bunch of cool rocks. They were round and some of them were grey, and some were black. Some had stripes on them and some didn’t. Our mom told us a horrible ghost story and I thought I would get nightmares!

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Our campsite was nice and green and there is a lot of tall grass. There were a lot of hills. Some of the hills have bumps on them. Our dad made steaks and chilis and zucchini. Some of the chilis were spicy as a jalapeño and some were as mild as a tomato. 

It was really fun sleeping in the trailer. Before that I did a crossword puzzle. Beetles and ladybugs and flies and ants got in the trailer somehow. The trailer is metal so predators can’t get in. Albie and our dad woke up me and my mum at six in the morning and we were very annoyed! 

Albie

Our water that we’re drinking has bleach in it. We roasted marshmallows I made some marshmallow spread. It tasted like candy and was very warm as well. 

I slept in the treehouse on wheels. It was very comfortable. My dad didn’t let me do a cross puzzle. The treehouse on wheels was too high for the predators, whereas the trailer was low.

This morning, Noah and I played ark survival. It’s where we have to survive from dinosaurs and build a camp and try to survive. 

We will be living in this while driving through mexico.

Our dad made this trailer.

All about us!

We are Noah and Albie and we are going to Mexico for four months with our parents. We will be living in Sayulita and going to an international school. We are driving from Albuquerque to Sayulita and will live in a trailer our dad built for the journey.

Noah

I am Noah and I am seven. I love reading all different kinds of books. Right now I am reading Harry Potter 6. I also like art. My favorite color is green. I have lots of friends, like Charlie and Jackson in my class.

Albie

I am Albie and I am six. I have beige curly hair. I love science and dismantling machinery.

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