The Rio Magdalena is the longest river in Colombia. This river supports thousands of villages through fishing and agriculture.  It produces hydroelectric power for many Colombians.  It is navigable in […]

I seldom dedicate an entire post to just one topic or place.  But Gramalote is an unsual exception, as it demonstrated the amazing destructive power of Mother Nature.   (Caution: […]

After the fun of the Central American Games in Barranquilla we took some time to explore the area known as Norte Santander.  This region is a blend of high deserts […]

Our loop around the Sierra Nevada was completed quickly in order to make a deadline in the beautiful city of Barranquilla.  We wanted to watch the finals of the wrestling […]

We left the Colombian coastline and went towards and then around the mountains. The scenery and terrain looked very similar to our old, familiar home of Kino Bay, Mexico.  A […]

After picking up our truck/house from the port in Cartagena, and retrieving our stolen stairs from the neighborhood riff-raff we were ready to start exploring the country.  Our first direction […]

In the last story we gave you some details about our shipping process to get the truck around the Darien Gap.  We loaded our house on a cargo ship in […]

We visited the country of Panama in May when our family was here.  At that time we stopped a few places and spent a few days truly exploring the incredible […]

Traveling southwards along the Pan-American Highway is a bit unpredictable at times.  We have never been sure of when we would be in certain cities or what delays may impact […]

After a quick tour around some of the highlights of Costa Rica, we went to the Caribbean coast.  We had accepted a housesitting job that would have us in the […]

Crossing the border from Nicaragua to Costa Rica was a messy ordeal.  There were new steps, new procedures, new employees and new buildings.   This added up to about a […]

After a break from the road during our house sitting gig in Leon, Nicaragua we were ready to start moving again.  We packed up the dogs and headed for some […]

After adopting our new dog, Nica, we took on another commitment.  We went to the beautiful old city of Leon for a house and dog sitting job.  This was a […]

When we left our comfortable household lifestyle in Arizona we had three dogs.  Taking three dogs on the road with us seemed crazy.  But we did it for two years […]

So sorry for the long delay.  We really had a great time in Nicaragua.  It is a beautiful country with interesting, friendly people  The next few posts will detail some […]

To view all photos and videos- click on the title and open this post in a browser window. After some medical fun in Honduras (see this post, it will open […]

The previous post shared information about the beauty and fun we had in Honduras.  But as I alluded to in that post, we also encountered some medical situations.  I will […]

Leaving El Salvador was difficult. Not because the border crossing was tough, but because we really enjoyed the country. But as it turned out, Honduras was pretty amazing also. Our […]