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Turtle Beach, Jan 1 Just an hour down the road, the coastline changes again, picturesque bays give way to long coastal beaches. Our next camp wasn’t easy to reach—Google Maps led us astray, though not entirely its fault, we had missed a small, hand-painted, tree...

December 27 - 31 We climbed out of Zipolite, making a stop in the next town for provisions and diesel. With no air conditioning, the stifling 38°C heat had us melting in the cab, so the kids’ new fans were put to good use. Our next stop is a favourite amongst the...

El Tule, December 17-21 Like the tide, we seem to be going with the flow, adjusting our plans day by day. So much for shipping out of Veracruz on December 9th. It’s now December 27th, and we’re sitting on the Oaxaca coast. We spent four nights at a lovely RV park just...

December 12th - 17th If there’s one thing we hate, it’s backtracking—up and down that same stretch of highway, burning diesel, time, and money. But for the last time, we’ve decided to turn back and keep heading south. After getting Frank’s email yesterday, we learned...

December 8-11th san miguel de allende It's nice to be back, we spent three months here during the pandemic, and are very familiar with the town. Our first two nights were spent was at San Ramon RV Park. A big property, beautifully maintained and manicured green lawns....

December 2nd - 8th border crossing We crossed into Mexico at the Columbia Bridge, asking around, it was the recommended point for being safe and efficient. Arriving just after it opening, at 8:15 a.m. we were met by a friendly officer who directed us to park, then...

San Antonio is a sprawling city that is growing rapidly, but for us, it had three purposes: riding rollercoasters at Six Flags, picking up the truck parts Jim shipped from Oregon and shopping to pick up the last few items needed, before we cross the border. Blink, and...

November 23-26th Crossing these vast landscapes, I'm now able to see its own dry beauty. We have had some interesting and boring days on the road, these past few days were definitely some of the better. McDonald Observatory Perched atop two isolated mountain peaks,...

November 22nd- 24th Tucked away in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico lies the Carlsbad Caverns National Park. A geological masterpiece—home to over 119 caves formed in a fossil reef laid down by an inland sea about 265 million years ago. Above ground,...

November 18th - 20th Heat at last in New Mexico! Home to 14 National Parks and Monuments, this state offers a blend of otherworldly landscapes and fascinating science. From Roswell, where rumours of alien landings persist, to Area 51, shrouded in secrecy, New Mexico...