People had warned us about Mexico. Funnily enough most of those people had never even visited the country and were relying heavily on hyped up media reports to spur their judgements. That aside, we had our own reservations about Mexico. The crime rate is at an all-time high, we know they target foreigners, and with the current “Trump Wall” situation, Americans were high on the list. And while we may not be American, driving an Alaska-plated van through the country certainly didn’t help. But with all of that said, we found ourselves two weeks into Mexico having had an incredible time, breaking all of the “Golden Rules” with absolutely no fall back and meeting some of the most friendly and helpful people in the world. Something had to go wrong soon…