Many years ago a young Tasmanian woman traveled around the USA. Two different times, she stopped to visit Geneva. Now it was Geneva’s turn to visit Kate in Tasmania. It was a terrific visit! We flew to Tasmania from the mainland at Melbourne. The flight was simple and both airports offered that extra zing of … More Tasmania- the island of Australian farm-country
From the moment we arrived the vehicles have awed us. These folks really “get it” when it comes to overlanding type rigs. We learned a few facts and made a lot of observations on our own. Then we stopped by the Automobile museum in Launceston, Tasmania for an info overload! But most of our photos … More Australia- interesting vehicles
With the trip well underway, we were given the opportunity to drive on our own along the East coast of Australia. This took us through many small towns, beaches and sights to see. We slept at some fun places, saw some interesting animals and ended up in Melbourne for a flight to Tasmania. At Camel … More Driving on our own through Australia!
While waiting for the transmission to get finished we found ourselves with some time on our hands. So we started researching places we could go. We looked specifically at places that we would not be able to ship or drive to. Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the elusive Cuba were high on our lists. But the … More With some time on our hands….
(I know that a few of you are waiting Installing the shiny new crate motor in the van was an interesting process. The obvious task was the work to be done with removal of the old engine. But there were also parts to be transferred or installed on the new engine. And waiting for Arizona … More Engine installation final steps-
While we are parked at home base, we have had the opportunity to host a few different van-visitors! This yard offers plenty of parking space, a small, well-equipped workshop, a fenced dog-yard and plenty of nearby tourist attractions.
This is day two of Zetec to Zetec engine swap. (This Ford Zetec engine has powered our van thanks to a conversion kit supplied by a company called Bostig. We installed the Bostig conversion about 80,000 miles ago. And we love the power, service and reliability it gives us. We are taking out Zetec engine … More Engine Swap day two
We have had some time to wrap up our trip routes, our paperwork and our van life. This graphic illustration shows where we were for the past 12 months.
When we arrived back to our home base in Arizona we found a stack of mail waiting for us. Mom has been diligent at collecting and managing our mail for us for the past year on the road. Some of it she forwarded to us, and some of it she held for us to read … More Things don’t go as planned…..
The dogs got pretty smiley when they heard us celebrate the Arizona state line. It had been over a year since we left on the epic, round-North-America road trip. They were really looking forward to being back in “Grandma’s” yard and hearing the familiar “where’s my good dogs?” as she fished for treats in her … More Arizona and back to home base