Since your handle is Albertasteve, I assume you are heading south from Canada.
I lived in Mexico for three years teaching English. Despite being a language teacher, I'm a poor language student. I hired a tutor and had a strong interest in learning the language, but for the first year I learned at a very slow pace and found it quite frustrating. After about 18 months I seemed to pass a tipping point and started to gain Spanish ability at a reasonable rate.
I found that I could survive okay that first 18 months or so by carrying a pad of paper and a pen with me everywhere. It's amazing what you can communicate with a few doodles and stickmen!
One suggestion I might make is to book some time at a language school in a nice colonial city in Mexico. Make a beeline to the school, and park your bike for a few weeks while you take lessons and play tourist.
I would also recommend a book i found very helpful: Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish. https://www.amazon.com/Madrigals-Mag.../dp/0385410956
I looked at several Spanish learning texts, and this book was the only one I found useful.
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Bruce Clarke - 2020 Yamaha XV250
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