After the blockades, rough highways and jungle ruins of Chiapas, we were ready to head for the touristic coastline. We arrived into the still, humidity of the city of Villahermosa (located in the state of Villahermosa) late in the evening. Our campsite for the night was a museum parking lot. We planned to tour the … More Three more Mexican states: Villahermosa, Campeche and Yucatan
After many days in small villages we had accumulated some dirty laundry. So we made a plan to pass through Uruapan and drop the laundry. Then we would go to Tzaracua Falls for an overnight. When we passed back through Uruapan we would grab the clean laundry and then spend a couple of nights in … More Cascada de la Tzaracua (the trashy waterfall) and Ocotal Parque
When we finally left San Juan Teotihuacan, we didn’t go far. Just a short drive away is the archeological site of Tula in the town of Tula de Allende. It is often overlooked, because Teotihuacan is so popular. But we wanted to take the time to look at the Toltec warriors with their atlatls and … More Tula-
Teotihuacan is one of those places that we visited briefly when we passed through in 2001. Coming back this time meant spending more time in the community and at the archeological site. The RV park in the town of San Juan Teotihuacan is a comfortable place to relax and stay a while. The grassy field … More Teotihuacan- pyramids from our past
Some of the places we visit have been suggested by other travelers or by folks along the route. But the stop at Tolantango made our list several years ago. After seeing a story about these waters, we knew that we would need to go there when we were in the region. After our … More The amazing blue waters of Grutas Tolantango
Near the town of Rio Verde in the desert of San Luis Potosi, Mexico there is a strange phenomenon. As you drive towards it you can feel the desert temperatures climb, and then the humidity begins to rise. The first sign that you are getting near is a swift flowing canal of water. Then … More Media Luna-
A long week in Rocky Point (Puerto Penasco) Mexico culminated in a beautiful new look for the camper and truck! We posted a need for an artist on the local Facebook page. Many responses came in, but only one followed through. We met Israel and showed him a few designs and discussed ideas. He really … More No more “vanilla” camper! Look at this artwork…..
One of the features we added to the camper was a secondary water system. We have the original Northstar water tank which holds 30 gallons of water. The fill location is on the side of the camper. This water flows through the water heater, the kitchen faucet and the shower. This is a closed system … More Water systems on the camper
One of the custom features we had developed in the truck cab is the back seat storage box. When we sold the bed of the truck, we also sold the back seat. (yes, there really was a person that wanted to buy our stock GMC rear seat!) With the back seat removed, we could have … More Backseat box OR the backseat goes to the dogs!
We added a couple of interesting things to the camper recently. Both of them add something to the appearance, but also have important functional roles. There are many interesting modifications to our Northstar Arrow. You can read the list on the main page, or review a few posts back to see photos and details of … More Sand ladders and screen door