Patzcuaro and Isla Janitzeo
Visiting Patzcuaro felt a little bit like camping at a farm! The place we chose to stay had a wide variety of farm animals roaming free on the large property. […]
Category Archives: cabover camper
Tula-
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 […]
Teotihuacan- pyramids from our past
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 […]
The amazing blue waters of Grutas Tolantango
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. […]
Xilitla and the concrete vision of Edward James
Xilitla is the town that is located nearest an unusual concrete wonderland in the rainforest of Mexico in the state of San Luis Potosi. The actual sculpture garden is located just […]
Media Luna-
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 […]
In the cool mountains of Mexico
After a great time exploring the abandoned mining area and the wonderful pueblo of Mineral de Pozos we were ready for a change. We left the high desert and headed up into the […]
Mineral de Pozos, MX
Sometimes when we are on the road, we just have to trust our hunches. Trusting hunches can work out well, or it can be all wrong. Mineral de Pozos or […]
Guanajuato, still!
We have been in Guanajuato for quite some time now. So long that we are familiar with schedules in the neighborhood and we notice when changes happen. There have been […]
Guanajuato; we said we would be back someday.
Mike and I travelled the length of Mexico in 2001. We drove from Bahia de Kino to the far tip of the Yucatan and even visited Belize. One of our […]
We stumbled upon a music festival!
Somewhere outside of Durango, Mexico we crossed another geographic milestone. This is a first for the new camper rig. Driving into Zacatecas we knew that we were in for […]
A different look at Mazatlan (electrifying)
Mazatlan is probably viewed by most people as a resort town, a tourist destination and a cruise ship stopover. But we managed to experience Mazatlan very differently. We arrived on […]
Parting words…. the back of the camper!
The fact that you are reading this post means that you probably know the name of our blog. “It’s not a slow car, it’s a fast house” has been our […]
If you liked the drivers side artwork, check this out….
Stripping the original decals off of the passenger side took a little longer. Those little grey stickers were harder to get off. There were also more windows, openings and issues […]
No more “vanilla” camper! Look at this artwork…..
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 […]
Water systems on the camper
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 […]
Sand ladders and screen door
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 […]
First border crossing in new rig!
The initial test runs went smoothly throughout the Arizona desert. So we were ready to cross the border and head to Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point), Mexico. This is a crossing that […]
Who is AT Overland?
This name has been mentioned in our blog a few times. Some of you have asked who they are, where they are and what they do. A few of our […]
Storage boxes- they’re “YUGE”!
One of the most exciting aspects of our frame mounted camper is the additional storage we gain. By removing the truck bed and adding a lightweight aluminum frame, we have […]
