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Category Archives: fulltimer

Costa Rica- our final activities and fun!

July 23, 2018by CGENGO 2 Comments

It was beginning to feel as if we had spent a lot of time in Costa Rica! Perhaps because we did!  We arrived in April for the house sitting job […]

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Antigua, Guatemala

December 3, 2017by CGENGO Leave a comment

Antigua means, “antique” in Spanish. The city of Antigua is truly an antique, a relic of the past. This city was once the bustling business and religious capital of the […]

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San Cristobal to Palenque – Roadblock! You can’t pass by here today!

September 14, 2017by CGENGO 4 Comments

While we were visiting San Cristobal de las Casas we took our first trip with a tour guide!  We paid for a van ride and boat tour of Sumidero Canyon. […]

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Chiapas state- A few nights in the capital, Tuxtla!

September 6, 2017by CGENGO 2 Comments

 Chiapas made us feel nervous.  I will not lie about this fact.  When we traveled across Mexico many years ago, Chiapas was the only state where we encountered a roadblock, […]

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Visiting an “orphanage” in Mexico- Hogar Infantil

August 21, 2017by CGENGO 3 Comments

Hogar means home. Infantil means children. Hogar Infantil is a children’s home with an excellent record of success. It is not really an orphanage, as many of the children have […]

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Lago Zirahuen- a few days at the lake!

June 25, 2017by CGENGO Leave a comment

Upon suggestion from other travelers and a person that lives in Michoacan, we decided that Lago Zirahuen might be a good destination.  It has been a long time since we […]

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Guanajuato; we said we would be back someday.

April 28, 2017by CGENGO 2 Comments

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 […]

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If you liked the drivers side artwork, check this out….

March 28, 2017by CGENGO Leave a comment

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 […]

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Who is AT Overland?

February 24, 2017by CGENGO Leave a comment

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 […]

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Even more modifications and personalizations to the camper.

February 5, 2017by CGENGO 9 Comments

WOOD SHOWER MAT–  Anyone with a fiberglass shower unit knows that the floor always feels a little crackly and possibly weak.  We found a tip that suggested a bamboo or […]

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