It's not a slow car, it's a fast house

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 us.  Border crossings, visa limits and vehicle permits do set some boundaries on our timelines.  With some careful mathematical calculations, we knew we could arrange … More Costa Rica- A family visit with a fun FJ camping unit from Nomad America.

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 Puerto Viejo area for about 30 days.  This would be an interesting challenge for us, as we have not stopped moving for 30 days in … More Costa Rica- We were housesitting, through the good, bad and sad.

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 5 hour border crossing.  We actually thought we would be so delayed that we had set up to camp in the parking area.  But just … More Costa Rica- the land of Pura Vida

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 new scenery.  Our first stop was the colonial city of Granada, Nicaragua.  This is a beautiful, but touristy city filled with history.    City camping … More Nicaragua- colonial city, lakes, islands and border crossings.

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 fun change of pace from life in the camper.  We moved into a two bedroom home in a gated neighborhood.  The new house included a … More House sitting in Nicaragua!

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 in a Volkswagen  Vanagon and had a wonderful time.  Our dogs experienced the best that life had to offer. And every time to van door … More Adopting a dog in Nicaragua- we did it!

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 of our experiences in the country.  But please know that we left Nicaragua before their political unrest settled back in.  We were safe during our … More Nicaragua, continued.

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 in a new window)  we prepared ourselves for a border crossing.  The Honduras/Nicaragua passage was rather simple or we are finally getting the patience to … More Nicaragua- so many things to see and do!

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 share the information about both of them in this post. The first situation involved Geneva’s health.  She began feeling poorly back in El Salvador.  It … More Medical situations in Honduras