march 1 2009 : puno, perú, south america The sky today had to be the most sharply pure we’ve ever seen. All along the road we just pulled over to take in the colors and the clouds that almost didn’t seem real. The drive ran along the altiplano at around … Read More
February 2009
february 1 2009 : huanchaco, perú, south america Peru’s landscape is more varied than we would have ever imagined. When we entered town last night we came straight out of a scrubby desert. Leaving out the other end of town we were immediately in rolling green hills with sweeping curves … Read More
January 2009
january 1 2009 : playa grande, colombia, south america We left early yesterday morning for our first drive through Colombia. The roads were fairly well marked and with only one stop to ask a trucker for directions, and one toll booth circled through twice, we were on our way north … Read More
December 2008
december 1 2008 : playa tamarindo, costa rica, central america The weather didn’t clear much today as we took off for Costa Rica. We had planned to spend quite a bit more time in Nicaragua, but found the lack of camping to be a little off putting. Also, the roads … Read More
November 2008
november 1 2008 : belize city, belize, central america On our first day in Belize we found out that the country is flooded. Historical flooding apparently not seen since 1961 in fact. Cities are under water, crops are washed away, and roads are sinking. The biggest problem for us is … Read More
October 2008
october 1 2008 : mineral wells, texas, usa After another day of glorious Oklahoman hospitality we loaded up the bus this morning and said our goodbyes. But before we left the Norman Transcript stopped by the house for an interview. It was just your standard run of the mill interview Who are you? … Read More
September 2008
september 1 2008 : portland, oregon, usa We boogied right on through Canada this time, stopping only to eat and fill up. It rained pretty much right up to the border anyway. We felt like that Pigpen character who always had the dust cloud following him, only for us it … Read More
August 2008
august 2 2008 : fairbanks, alaska, usa Deadhorse is the end of the line on the Dalton. The guidebook called it anticlimactic and they couldn’t have been more spot on. The scenery gradually went from rolling green hills full of caribou to a flat expanse of nothingness. The road itself … Read More
April 2008
april 2 2008 : portland, oregon, usa This is going to sound like an April fool’s joke, but today Ali and I had to pull out of the Great Race. Yesterday we brought the car in to the mechanic to have the brakes, shocks, engine, and pretty much everything gone … Read More