A Camping Trip To Remember Pt. 1
Crunching across the thick morning frost at 5am, staring intently at The Southern Cross beside the glowing Volcán Cotopaxi, I realize this is one of the most friendly, beautiful, peaceful and genuine places I’ve...
The road chose me Going where others don't dare
Relief Packages
Almost all of my outdoor gear is getting long in the tooth, and has been in desperate need of repair for quite a while now. I knew things were getting ridiculous when a roll...
Jeep Stuff Again
I’ve getting really close to 40,000kms for the adventure and have been thinking about doing a few things more than ‘regular’ maintenance for a while now. After hunting around I eventually find the correct...
Festival Time
Every year around this time the little town of Machachi comes to life with a huge festival, centered around a horse parade and bullfighting. The locals have been talking about it for weeks, so...
Heath Care in a “Third World Country”
A foreigner here in Ecuador recently had a fall and needed medical attention, the story of which makes me smile. My Ecuadorian friends couldn’t understand why I was asking how much emergency care might...
Future Plans
I don’t often write about my future plans, though right now there are a couple of things on the horizon that I’m too excited about to keep to myself: I’m currently training to run...
