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January 28th.  Just off the western shores of Lake Nicaragua, lies the island of Ometepe. Formed by the twin volcanoes Concepción and Maderas, the brochure advertises it to be a paradise of lush forests, cascading waterfalls, and black-sand beaches. Offering a...

Honduras January 22nd This time we’re camped 1km from the border, in another large truck parking lot, the man at the gate charged us $3 entry. Off to the side are some nasty looking concrete toilets, which we won't be going near. We park at the far end, closer to the...

family of 4 standing together at the top of a volcano in El Salvador.

adios antigua January 15th. Sadly, all good things must come to an end. We’ve absolutely loved our time in Antigua, the city, the culture, the hiking, the food, and everyone we met. But as the sun keeps turning, so must our wheels, and now it's time to move on. Today,...

finding time to write January 6th. Finding time to sit and write isn’t easy.  Between school, researching, navigating, hiking volcanoes & exploring it’s not easy to find uninterrupted time to write. More often than not, each blog entry is written over several...

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....