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African Escape ’26
Taiwan & Philippines
Transition from Overlanding
The Land Down Under
Our Journey in 2024
Europe 2023
Winter Back in North America
Overlanding Europe
Egypt: Land of Mysteries
Visiting Uganda & Kitojo
On Safari in Kenya
Fall Back in the US ’21
Summer in Ontario
Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice
Trip Galleries – Group 2
COVID – Post Vaccination
COVID-19 Times – Part Deux
COVID-19 Times
Brazil 2.0
Uruguay: The Cow and the Port
Brazilia Road Trip
Paraguay: Land of Water
The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
Argentina 2.0
Antarctica: The Ice
Argentina: Land of Silver
Chile: Land of Poets
Bolivia: Tibet of the Americas
Peru: Land of the Incas
Trip Galleries – Group 3
Ecuador: Middle of the World
Columbia: Gateway to South America
Panama: Crossroads of the World
Costa Rica: Pura Vida
Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes
Honduras: The Banana Republic
El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
Belize: The Jewel of Central America
¡Viva México!
Aventuras en Baja, México
Continuing West
A Touch of the Midwest
Trip Galleries – Group 4
US Southern Plains
Life Threw Us a Curve Ball
Heading West
Heading South
Across Canada
RTW
Weekend in Mojave Scenic Preserve
Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
E Caribbean Cruise
Moab with the Bryans
Park No. 47!
West Coast Trail
3 NP’s in Cali
Our Greatest Joy in 2013
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Uruguay: The Cow and the Port
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The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
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Antarctica: The Ice
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Chile: Land of Poets
Bolivia: Tibet of the Americas
Peru: Land of the Incas
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Ecuador: Middle of the World
Columbia: Gateway to South America
Panama: Crossroads of the World
Costa Rica: Pura Vida
Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes
Honduras: The Banana Republic
El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
Belize: The Jewel of Central America
¡Viva México!
Aventuras en Baja, México
Continuing West
A Touch of the Midwest
Trip Posts – Group 4
US Southern Plains
Life Threw Us a Curve Ball
Heading West
Heading South
Across Canada
RTW
Weekend in Mojave Scenic Preserve
Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
E Caribbean Cruise
Moab with the Bryans
Park No. 47!
West Coast Trail
3 NP’s in Cali
Our Greatest Joy in 2013
Our Wheels
Pics
Trip Galleries – Group 1
African Escape ’26
Taiwan & Philippines
Transition from Overlanding
The Land Down Under
Our Journey in 2024
Europe 2023
Winter Back in North America
Overlanding Europe
Egypt: Land of Mysteries
Visiting Uganda & Kitojo
On Safari in Kenya
Fall Back in the US ’21
Summer in Ontario
Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice
Trip Galleries – Group 2
COVID – Post Vaccination
COVID-19 Times – Part Deux
COVID-19 Times
Brazil 2.0
Uruguay: The Cow and the Port
Brazilia Road Trip
Paraguay: Land of Water
The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
Argentina 2.0
Antarctica: The Ice
Argentina: Land of Silver
Chile: Land of Poets
Bolivia: Tibet of the Americas
Peru: Land of the Incas
Trip Galleries – Group 3
Ecuador: Middle of the World
Columbia: Gateway to South America
Panama: Crossroads of the World
Costa Rica: Pura Vida
Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes
Honduras: The Banana Republic
El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
Belize: The Jewel of Central America
¡Viva México!
Aventuras en Baja, México
Continuing West
A Touch of the Midwest
Trip Galleries – Group 4
US Southern Plains
Life Threw Us a Curve Ball
Heading West
Heading South
Across Canada
RTW
Weekend in Mojave Scenic Preserve
Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
E Caribbean Cruise
Moab with the Bryans
Park No. 47!
West Coast Trail
3 NP’s in Cali
Our Greatest Joy in 2013
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crossing Rio Magdelena
swampy land near Cienago
we begin to see cactus
the futbol field in Cienago
homes - Cienago
it's been a long time since we've seen a tuktuk
Simon Bolivar statue
they are all over
topo map of Colombia
artifcacts from the Tairona peoples
gold artifacts
a necklace of frogs
not sure what this is....
Simon Bolivar portrait
map of northern Colombia
street in Santa Marta
WTH?
residences near marina
the lookout above Taganga
view from other side of first beach
Taganga beach
street in Taganga
sidewalk etchings
playa before Playa Grande
path to Playa Grande
path to look out on trail to Playa Grande
nearby Playa Grande
lots of boats in at the beach at one end
hostel pool - refreshing!
common area of hostel
beach front at Tagana
a cat that loved to sleep under Tigger