Alaska to Argentina Archives - Page 11 of 22

7 Months on the Road: What it Costs, How Far We’ve Driven

Agua Azul, Chiapas, Mexico It was April 26, 2011 when we left Homer, Alaska to begin our Epic Expedition - a road trip from Alaska to Argentina. It's been just about seven months on the road. How much has i...

The Saga of Sabancuy – In the Beginning…

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Spirits were high as we left Palenque, and headed toward one of our favorite places in the world. It had been ages since we had been - at least to one where you could walk barefoot without freezing your to...

Pensive at the Impressive Palenque Ruins, Mexico

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Wow. It seems like ages ago when we were sitting by our wood burning stove in Alaska, goggling at Google Earth and saying, "I can't wait until we visit Palenque. That's soooo far away." Now here we wer...

Living Local in Palenque, Mexico

We woke up Sunday morning in the howling campground Mayabell and got ready for church. Driving into the town of Palenque, we spotted four young men in white shirts and ties. We know who they are! We h...

Christmas is Coming… What Do We Give on the Road?

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Christmas at Grandma's in Alaska, 2010 One question that people often ask us in regards to our simplified life on the road is "What do you give your kids for birthdays or Christmas?" They realize that we ha...

Howlers in Palenque, Mexico

Eventually, it was the ants that drove us out. We didn't have any money after our accident (well, at least pesos), and we wouldn't for awhile, waiting for a delayed bank transfer. We were already into t...

The Most Beautiful Place We’ve Been So Far – Agua Azul, Chiapas, Mexico

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Bereft of moolah after our fender-bender incident, we still moved ahead with plans as usual. We drove to Agua Azul, not thinking that there might be an entrance fee. When we arrived at the gate, and saw th...

Fender-Bender’s and Losing All Your Money in Mexico Isn’t So Bad…

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So, I have a problem. There are so many funny, fascinating, terrible, incredible experiences that happen to us, nearly on a daily basis, that I could write a book. But I can't write a book everyday. I...

Thanksgiving in Resplendent Chiapas, Mexico

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(Yes, yes, I know Christmas has passed...I'm trying to catch up). "You've got to visit Chiapas, it's a beautiful state," we were told by a local resident of Mexico City, while in Valle del Bravo, Mexico....

I Poop My Pants (Yes, Really)…And It’s the Breaking Point

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Perhaps it was due to the cramped, insanity producing quarters and sweltering heat. Maybe it was one too many mosquito bites, the filthy conditions of our truck, the A/C that wasn't working in stifling t...