Oaxaca and the Pueblos Mancommunados

Our plan after Mexico City was to head to the colonial town of Puebla to try the famous mole poblano and then continue on to hike the dormant volcano Ixtaccihuatl. […]

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La Penita Market

La Penita Market 8am-Noon every Thursday We were told by more than one person that we had to go check out the market in La Penita.  By 8am the vendors […]

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Baja California Summary – 39 Days In Paradise For $1386

You need three things to spend 39 days adventuring through Baja California: 1.  The AAA Map for Baja This map showed all of the small places that a lot of […]

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Dual Battery Installation

We opted to install a second battery after we purchased our ARB 12V 37qt Fridge/Freezer and Samlex 1000W inverter.  After some consideration we also decided to install an 85W Samlex […]

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Clam Digging in the Bay of L.A.

The first thing you need when going clam digging is knowledge and experience on the subject.  Since we didn’t have either of those we set off with eight hands, a […]

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Bahia San Luis Gonzaga

We drove south from San Felipe assuming that we were going to stop in Puertecitos for a few days before continuing to Gonzaga.  When we arrived at Puertocitos to find […]

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How Our Lives Have Changed

It has been just over 4 weeks since we departed on our journey from Vancouver, BC and made our way down to Baja, Mexico.  We left the safety of our […]

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Pismo Beach

 ”There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t yet met.” – William Butler Yeats Pismo Beach was another town we almost didn’t stop in, but were so glad that we did! […]

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Getting There and Away

The week leading up to departure day was all a blur.  Rich’s last day of work was on a Thursday, Ash’s last day of work was on a Friday, and […]

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Finishing the Toyota Build!

Finally time for a quick catchup! We’re already on the road heading south (stealing wi-fi in Florence, Oregon) but thought I should work on catching up this build a little […]

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Used Camera Drive – Muskoka Foundation

 ”If you want to influence your family,you can lead the way through your own actions. They are not going to change their worldview by something you repost on Facebook, but […]

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Progress! Exhaust, Gauges, and Fiberglass Fender Install

Exhaust Install 1.75″ Walker Front Pipe – 31321 Walker 31321 Manifold Gaskets x2 1.75″ x 2.25″ Walker Reducer 2.25” Magnaflow Stainless Steel Universal Catalytic Convertor – 91005 2.25” Magnaflow Stainless […]

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Why drive the PanAm? Why now?

The very simple answer is actually another question.  “Why not?” We have lived in Vancouver for the last eight years.  We have professional jobs during the day (Ash is a …
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