With Big Bertha loaded up we were ready to escape Florida and plan a route to Arizona to visit friends and family.  We started in New Orleans, but it was […]

We returned to the USA in 2021 because of the expiration of our Brazilian paperwork.  COVID complicated many things, including the closure of land borders in South America.  The last […]

Apparently we were not supposed to ship the truck and camper back to the USA and miss the last five countries in South America.  When it came close to time […]

We were in Brazil for well over a year, when we decided to give up! We would put the truck camper on a cargo container ship and send it to […]

There was one big scene we missed when we passed through Brazil, headed toward Uruguay.  So while we were stopped in Canela, Brazil, waiting for borders to open, we decided […]

While we hung out in Southern Brazil (state of Rio do Sul) we realized that we were extremely close to the Uruguay border.  We had heard about the pandemic border […]

We first arrived in Brazil back in November.  During that time we crossed the Amazon and rode on a sugar barge for DAYS…..  (click here to see the story)https://slowcarfasthouse.com/2020/01/08/brazil-the-amazon/ Then […]

Arriving in Canela, Brazil for a two week stay was simple enough.  But staying in Canela, Brazil for ten months took a little bit of effort.  We have a theory […]

There seems to be some confusion about what is happening with us and why we are still in Brazil.  I will do a quick summary about our situation. Please note […]