E…2.0

and better than ever?…  A few calls while waiting on the tow proved there were very few options around in terms of vw experts.  Luckily, the one that is nearby seems to be well known and highly recommended from everyone I call.  We have the truck drive us to Latenight …

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E’s dead baby…E’s dead.

As our friends depart for the airport, we drive north on I-5.  Originally, we thought about going the other direction from napa and taking the coastal route through oregon home, but we’re really excited to get to portland and spending a few days with friends just made that decision easier.  …

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SoCal Coast

and elephant seals… We finally get the bus back together after a new clutch, a new brake line and other bits and pieces and we pull out of the mechanic sounding not much better than we started.  That said…the bus stops when we hit the brakes, which is a win.  …

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Stateside again…

with a bit of difficulty. After over 2.5 months, 6600km, 7 countries (and surprisingly few breakdowns), we wake up and head for the U.S.of A. We arrive at the border, get in the back of a long line of traffic filing into a single lane stretching out along a steep …

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Orizaba to Cholula

Traffic jams and shipping containers… We stop in Orizaba for the night and sleep at the Grand Hotel de France.  Makes sense in the middle of mexico, so we made sure to eat a few slices of the italian pizza in the courtyard.  The hotel is beautiful and was built …

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Villahermosa

from the gulf to villahermosa. After Merida our drive dips us momentarily along the gulf coast of mexico. We talk about how much closer it seems to us to simply continue around the gulf and pull into new orleans (where we’ll be in a few months for french quarter fest) than …

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Orange Walk, Belize

We left san ignacio on a football fueled high…Stopped at the first roadside stand we saw for some veggies and a bbq chicken.  A few miles down the road we get gas and buy some habanero hot sauce off a guy out front.  We can just feel ourselves getting back …

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El Cuco, still…

Well, so much for plans…Our eternal intent to leave this place seems flawed.  We got up this morning and packed up camp fully intending to leave Cuco.  We drove north to the local point break on our way out of town, figuring it was worth a look before leaving.  We …

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On the road again, Costa Rica

Finally reunited with the bus.  E seems to be in pretty decent shape considering the year and a half spent sitting in storage…at least now that we’ve broken through the crusty layer of dirt.  The guys at the storage facility thought they were helping to protect it when they threw …

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the waiting game

we hit a bit of a pothole in the building process. Its funny that it would happen right as we are listing our bus for sale as it means we have ample time to sit and think and stew on the whole if it…but of course that’s whats been thrown …

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