December 26, 2023

¡Feliz Navidad!

December 26, 2023/ Chelsea Tuttle

¡Feliz Navidad y prospero año nuevo! Y lo mejos para tu familia!

(Translation: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! And the best for your family!)

We’re taking some days off from blogging and just enjoying ourselves. You’ll get a “proper” blog post soon!

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February 2024
- Feb 6, 2024 The Jalcomulco Chronicles : Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe and the Torito de Fuego
- Feb 1, 2024 The Jalcomulco Chronicles : Building a brick wood-fired oven
January 2024
- Jan 29, 2024 The Jalcomulco Chronicles : From Beans to Brew, Learning about Harvesting and Roasting Coffee
- Jan 23, 2024 Walter's Woes : "Stuck" in Jalcomulco with Transmission Troubles
- Jan 9, 2024 Nov 14 - Nov 25 : Ferry Friends, Mexican Revolution Day and Thanksgiving
- Jan 1, 2024 Nov 13 - Nov 17 : Settling in to our Jalco-home
December 2023
- Dec 26, 2023 ¡Feliz Navidad!
- Dec 18, 2023 Nov 6 - Nov 12 : Making the miles to Jalcomulco, Veracruz
- Dec 12, 2023 Nov 4 - Nov 5 : Escaping the heat at 9000 ft in the Mainland Mexican Mountains
- Dec 4, 2023 Nov 3 - Nov 4 : Ferry to Mainland Mexico
November 2023
- Nov 27, 2023 Oct 31 - Nov 2 : Finding our trip's second wind in Rancho San Dionisio
- Nov 22, 2023 Oct 28 - Oct 30 : Agua Verde, a crisis of trip in Ciudad Constitución and finding some friends in La Paz
- Nov 15, 2023 Oct 21 - Oct 27 : San Felipe, San Ignacio, Mulegé, Bahía de Concepción, Loreto (waiting for a green light)
- Nov 6, 2023 Oct 16 - Oct 20 : Ensenada: Coffee shops, travelers, and an MRI
October 2023
- Oct 30, 2023 Oct 14 - Oct 15 : The Three-Hour Tour: Crisscrossing the Border
- Oct 23, 2023 Oct 9 - Oct 13 : Lone Pine to San Diego
- Oct 16, 2023 Oct 4 - Oct 9 : Gold Lake Trail, Carson City, and onwards to Lone Pine
- Oct 9, 2023 On The Road : Planning, Preparation & “Final” Projects
- Oct 2, 2023 September 2023: Welding, cleaning, packing, and leaving.
September 2023
- Sep 25, 2023 Summer 2023: Walter the Warthog Build 2.0 & Trip Prep
- Sep 18, 2023 April 2023 : Rendezvan, Oregon Cousin AdVANture & Our Build Mistakes Revealed
- Sep 11, 2023 Building Walter the Warthog, our Delica L400
February 2022
- Feb 27, 2022 Mexico 2.0 Part 3: Merry Christmas in La Pesca! (12.25.2021)
January 2022
- Jan 17, 2022 Mexico 2.0 Part 2: Border Crossing Drama and Christmas Eve in La Pesca (12.24.2022)
- Jan 9, 2022 Mexico 2.0 Part 1: Breaking Free, Thawing Out (12.20.2021 - 12.23.2021)
April 2019
- Apr 30, 2019 April 23-29, 2019 : Rafting the Lower Owyhee
March 2019
- Mar 22, 2019 March, 2019 : Time for an update!
May 2017
- May 8, 2017 Mexico, Part 18: Projects in Ensenada
April 2017
- Apr 24, 2017 Mexico, Part 17: Back surgery in Ensenada
- Apr 17, 2017 Mexico, Part 16: Fuel Problems, Baja in Bloom & Heading North
- Apr 10, 2017 Mexico, Part 15: Awaiting our part in Loreto
- Apr 3, 2017 Mexico, Part 14: La Paz, Carnaval, Whale Sharks and a failing Clutch Master Cylinder
March 2017
- Mar 27, 2017 Mexico, Part 13: Todos Santos, Sea Turtles and a Fellow Pinzgauer Nut!
- Mar 20, 2017 Mexico, Part 12: Meeting up with Pablo and Anna in La Ventana
- Mar 13, 2017 Mexico, Part 11: Surfin' Safari on the East Cape
- Mar 6, 2017 Mexico, Part 10: The Fresh Springs of Sol de Mayo and the Boca de la Sierra
February 2017
- Feb 27, 2017 Mexico, Part 9: Nearly Deserted Road and Nearly Deserted Beaches
- Feb 20, 2017 Mexico, Part 8: Agua Verde and Life Off the Grid in the Secret Cove.
- Feb 13, 2017 Mexico, Part 7: Loreto, Cockfights and Respecting the Chicken at Rattlesnake Beach
- Feb 6, 2017 Mexico, Part 6: Playa Ines, Mulegé, Bahia de Concepcion
January 2017
- Jan 30, 2017 Mexico, Part 5: Baja Sur, Whale Watching in Guerrero Negro, and San Ignacio
- Jan 23, 2017 Mexico, Part 4: Mike's Sky Rancho, Sea of Cortez, Coco's Corner
- Jan 16, 2017 Mexico, Part 3: Waiting for Christmas and Christmas
- Jan 9, 2017 Mexico, Part 2: Valle de Guadalupe
- Jan 2, 2017 Checking in from the Sea of Cortez
December 2016
- Dec 26, 2016 Mexico, Part 1: We made it and it's AWESOME.
- Dec 25, 2016 Christmas Blog Post!
- Dec 19, 2016 San Diego (at last!!!)…and our laundry list of pre-border-crossing projects.
- Dec 12, 2016 California Part 2: Central Coast and closing in on San Diego!
- Dec 5, 2016 California Part 1: Northern Coast, Redwoods, and Expedition Imports
November 2016
- Nov 28, 2016 Oregon Part 3: Cousin AdVANture, Roseburg, and OREGON IS TAKING TOO LONG!
- Nov 21, 2016 Oregon Part 2: Portland to the coast.
- Nov 14, 2016 Oregon Part 1: Eastern Border to Portland
- Nov 7, 2016 Idaho and Hotspringing.
October 2016
- Oct 31, 2016 Solar Installation.
- Oct 24, 2016 Paint makes vans go faster.
- Oct 17, 2016 Solar decisions.
- Oct 10, 2016 Shakedown drive and Layover day!
- Oct 4, 2016 Let there be light (and heat)!
September 2016
- Sep 19, 2016 Farewell, Stubbs the Bus.
- Sep 13, 2016 Two weeks later…we've made HUGE progress!
August 2016
- Aug 30, 2016 A day late, but a bed is built!
- Aug 22, 2016 2.19.16 ::: Rusty Does Arches. (Alternate Title: Christian Impersonates Arches.)
- Aug 15, 2016 You meet the nicest people on Craigslist.
- Aug 8, 2016 8.06.16 ::: A Midnight Train to Portland
- Aug 1, 2016 7.20.16 ::: Paddling the Wild Mile.
July 2016
- Jul 25, 2016 7.25.16 ::: Hiking Grinnell Glacier.
February 2016
- Feb 10, 2016 2.10.16 ::: An update a long time coming.
December 2015
- Dec 28, 2015 12.28.15 - More curtains, and a tool box upgrade!
- Dec 26, 2015 12.26.15 Curtains, bookshelf and layout changes.
- Dec 24, 2015 12.24.15 Merry Christmas!
- Dec 23, 2015 12.17.15 Drawers, propane, heater and more!
- Dec 17, 2015 A Very Special Christmas Tree
November 2015
- Nov 23, 2015 11.23.15 - Christmas trees and countertops.
- Nov 17, 2015 11.17.15 - The bumpy road to Texas.
- Nov 12, 2015 11.12.15 - Can we go yet? - Day 16.
- Nov 11, 2015 11.11.15 - Last Day of Work - Day 15.
- Nov 10, 2015 11.10.15 - Paint done, loft built - Day 14.
- Nov 9, 2015 11.09.15 - Stubbs Gets Stripes - Day 13.
- Nov 8, 2015 11.08.15 - More Painting - Day 12.
- Nov 7, 2015 11.07.16 - Painting - Day 11.
- Nov 6, 2015 11.06.15 - Passenger Seat (and other small victories…) - Day 10.
- Nov 5, 2015 11.05.15 - Subflooring and Insulation - Day 9.
- Nov 4, 2015 11.04.15 - Painting the Floor - Day 8.
- Nov 3, 2015 11.03.15 - New Floor - Day 7.
- Nov 2, 2015 11.02.15 - Pickin and Pullin - Day 6.
- Nov 1, 2015 11.01.15 - Wall Panels and Flooring - Day 5.
October 2015
- Oct 31, 2015 10.31.15 - Floor Removal - Day 4
- Oct 30, 2015 10.30.15 - Stubbs' Conversion - Day 3.
- Oct 29, 2015 Stubbs' conversion: Day 1 & 2
- Oct 28, 2015 We bought a bus!
- Oct 21, 2015 THE BIKES WORK!!!
September 2015
- Sep 19, 2015 On the road with no wifi...
- Sep 2, 2015 Before we head south...
August 2015
- Aug 29, 2015 What are we doing?
- Aug 26, 2015 I've been a slacker...
- Aug 12, 2015 First video officially up!
July 2015
- Jul 2, 2015 Keep checking back!