Category: Road-tripping

Dropping in at Zicatela (I took the photo... not me surfing) 12

Work For Stay

A while back a friend showed me the great website helpx.net, a site that links travelers like myself with people who need some kind of work done. The original idea began with World Wide...

Central America here I come... 21

Six Months On The Road

Today marks six months on the road for me and the odometer on the Jeep shows I’ve done 24,000 km, making this the halfway point of the trip in both time and distance. This...

Waves rolling in 4

Driving Rediscovered

I’m all set to leave La Manzanilla when Jason’s mustang blows a head gasket and he needs my help getting it back to town. What the heck, one more night can’t hurt We walk...

Palm trees a plenty beachside at La Manzanilla 4

South to La Manzanilla

We make some great friends at the Oasis Hostel is Puerto Vallarta, particularly Andrew and Tyler who drove down in their $800 beat-up Subaru from British Columbia, Canada. Our last night at the hostel...

Police Corruption 16

Police Corruption

So far we’ve had a great run with the Police in Mexico, who have all but ignored us everywhere we’ve been. Neither of us thought for a second that was going to last. We’ve...

Dan & Jeep enjoying a sunset over the Pacific Ocean 5

Jeep stuff the third

I’ve just passed the five month mark, putting down 22,000 km (13 750 mi.) It’s a tiny bit early, but I figured with the horrible roads and hot weather the Jeep would like some...