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The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
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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
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Trip Galleries – Group 4
US Southern Plains
Life Threw Us a Curve Ball
Heading West
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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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Ecuador: Middle of the World
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Honduras: The Banana Republic
El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
Belize: The Jewel of Central America
¡Viva México!
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Continuing West
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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
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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» Machalilla, EC
at sea level and it's FLAT
Dole banana plantations
there she be - the PACIFIC
the beach near our camp spot
tuk tuk
hostel's palapa on the beach
Playa Prieta
sunset on the beach
Basilica in Montecristi
carving on church door
many nice homes have mirrored windows
Nativity scene in Santa Anna
decorated small church in Salango
convoy of caterpillar trains in Salanga
a blue one too
Mark helping Doug with new power converter
new power converter
happy hour on the beach
sun on Saturday night
entrance of Los Frailes beach
map of beach hike
Playa Los Frailes before the crowds
beach hike trailhead guarded by a vulture
Mark, Liat & Christine on the trail
pretty flower
Playa Los Frailes from lookout
Playa las tortugitas from the look out
a geco
crab
another type of crab
hiking the rocks on the beach at low tide
Doug & Mark
staring out to sea
whole line of them
a lone pelican
what do these vultures have
a big fish has peaked their taste buds
rocks at the point at low tide
Machalilla beach at end of the malecon
stray dog
dog whip
crab needed some citrus.....
some kind of gull?