Adventures along the journey, thoughts, people and places. We'll send out an update once a month with the latest.
La Bruja - 4a Calle Oriente, Antigua Guatemala (inside Centro Comercial la Fuente) La Bruja is one of our favorite spots to eat in Antigua. It is a simple menu composed of very fresh vegetarian and vegan options with an assortment of housemade veggie burgers that dominate the menu.
PESO BEAST MODE & HEAVY WEIGHT Always looking for the unbeaten path, more remote the better. World traveler and vista seeker. Cozy home on wheels. Peso traveled from Kyoto, Japan to Long Beach, California in May of 2016. We picked her up at the port and drove her to Northern California where we are in […]
We wanted to sleep inside the van for safety, stealth mode and for convenience. We definitely toiled over what the best design should look like and had many frustrating moments and it took a lot of time trying to figure it out. The final design may not be perfect, but it is the best for […]
We arrived to La Punta, a small yet trendy beach town, just south of Puerto Escondido at the end of Playa Zicatela in the afternoon on New Years Eve 2018. The streets were bustling with people, cars, dogs, motos and venders. The heat was unrelenting. We found a nice quiet place to park near Cafe […]
What we did: Removed the existing exhaust up to the turbo Increased 2” to 2.5” exhaust pipe Installed MagnaFlow 10416 Exhaust Muffler Shortened the entire system by 5 feet Why we did it: We knew this modification needed to be done at the beginning of the project for a number of reasons. First, the […]
Bigger is better; in the case of batteries for overlanding. In the planning process for building out our battery and solar system we found there is a lot of information out there, but little that applied and that was relevant to our situation and charging capabilities. Each system is unique to your own power needs […]
What we did: Removed all interior panels and cotton insulation. Ceiling: 25% coverage of CLD tiles, 100% coverage with Thinsulate SM600 adhered with 3M90 adhesive spray. Side walls: 25% coverage with CLD tiles (Stinger Brand), 100% coverage with Thinsulate SM600 adhered with 3M90 adhesive spray. Floor: Neoprene strips in between flooring ribs, 1 full sheet […]
Who doesn’t want to take a hot shower after a long day on the trail or playing in the ocean? Hot water that used the same fuel as our van, diesel in this case, is why we chose to go with the Espar Hydronic D5E heater. We also loved that we could heat the interior […]
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