Rainy Costa Rica

As the truck was now in order and our hotel room was becoming much too comfortable, we set off for the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica.  Who could resist the tropical beaches, warm breezes, and fresh seafood?  We were pumped to start the journey. We blasted out of San Jose, only missing one or two […]
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Craigslist failure and trying to sell our Toyota 1990 4Runner

So we’ve been posting items for sale on Craigslist and Facebook (local Skagit area) Both of those are mostly going fine. Gill doing well on the Facebook side and my Continue Reading →

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Let there be LED light!

After spending the best part of two months in Alaska and Canada we were used to having plenty of daylight as we setup camp and prepared the evening meals. Unfortunately, as we headed further south, the nights got darker and we were forced to start using our head-torches.  It wasn’t long before we realised that our head-torches and our single […]

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Colorado is closed. Part 1.

Having spent far too long faffing about in Utah and Nevada our time in Colorado was short. (That was about the only thing that was short in Colorado—everything else appeared to be of record-breaking height.) After visiting Dinosaur National Monument on the Utah side, we had been considering driving to Echo Park on the Colorado side […]

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Fixes and upgrades. 1.

Factory Roof Rack fail. It was about six the morning of the third night in our roof top tent when we heard the first loud pop, which was followed about 15 minutes later by second loud pop but this time it was accompanied by the tent shaking … oh dear. Half asleep we stumbled out of the […]

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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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Monterey and Big Sur – Racetracks and Organic Farms

  After the mountains of Yosemite it was time for us to head back to the coast.  We put in a moderately long day of driving and ended up in […]

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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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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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A Short Road Trip to ARB 4×4 USA

“For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” – Robert Louis Stevenson Road trips are the …
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Our “New” Ride

This is our new ride. Why did I end up choosing a Toyota Pickup for our journey?  Reliability was the key factor.  I’ve owned Toyotas in the past, seen them …
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