Relief Packages
The Road Chose Me Volume 2 OUT NOW!!
The Road Chose Me Volume 2: Three years and 54,000 miles around Africa
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 of duct tape was only lasting me 2 weeks – I’m pretty sure every single major piece of gear I own is sporting at least a few strips right now, including the Jeep itself.
With the help of a ton of different people I’ve recently managed to get a variety of different relief packages sent to me. Every single package had me giddy with excitement as I tore it open to find new treats:
- New bank cards & needed paperwork.
- A new sleeping bag liner.
- Replacement tent poles.
- A new tent fly (it’s 7 years old and falling apart from the hours in the sun).
- Pieces for the clunky 4×4 shifter in the Jeep.
I want to send a huge, huge thanks to all the people who sent the packages:
Melissa in Canada, Mum & Dad in NYC, Brendan in Canada, Jayna at Kathmandu tents, Mark in New Zealand and Nate from JeepForum.com
-Dan
All you had to do was ask!
hey Dan! I run into your blog just by accident, I was looking for some stuff about Chris McCandless and I found you 😀 I was actually surprice to know that you are now in ecuador. I’m from guayaquil (ecuador), so if you ever come this way let me know, i might be able to help you to get around (even though guayaquil is more a concret jungle than a nature one haha) Take care and good luck with the jeep!
Hey Paola, thanks for the kind words. I dont know if I will head that way, I have not heard good things about Guayaquil…
Hi Dan,
Just found your blog while searching for Dewar Creek Hotsprings! Funny, because I was talking to Mike a few weeks ago about hotsprings, and he mentioned that you have been to tons of them.
Hope you have been enjoying your time in Ecuador. I was there for a month in 2002, and I loved it.
I think I’m going to Dewar tomorrow, so I appreciate your blog posting on it.
Happy Travelling!
Vanessa (Steve’s sister)
Hey Vanessa – great to hear from you. Mike came with me to Dewar, so he knows all about it. Hope you have a great time, its one of my favourites.