Jupiter’s Travellers
Travel with Purpose.
The 2 week Itch
Everyone warned us that 2 weeks home and we would be done…
Derby de Mayo
Maybe the best weekend ever.
Committment fears
The culture shock continues.
Home Sweet Home
Ahhh Portland, we have missed you.
Homeward Bound
Tomorrow we’re heading home. How very odd.
San Jose, Costa Rica
In the morning we head for san jose.
Tamarindo, Costa Rica
We continue south and start prep for our trip home.
Finally, a plan
Or at least a decision…
Playa Hermosa and thoughts of home.
We take off and make the beach just fine. Apparently i’m now officially a mechanic (as long as nothing important is broken).
Costa Rica…barely.
We finally decide its time to pull away from our hilltop hostel, coast downhill and see how far we can make it …
San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
Yes, Nicaragua.
Celebration! We’re back on 4 wheels!
Sometimes things just fall into place…
Playa Majagual, Nicaragua
A much needed rest with a great friend.
Assessing the damage in Playa Maderas, Nicaragua
Working to assess the damage.
A few bumps in the road, Nicaragua
Our drive to the next nicaraguan beach has a few bumps in the road, and our plans change again.
the American Dream
We’ve come to a realization over the last few days.
Popoyo, Nicaragua
Finally make our way to the end of the dirt road.
Diriamba, Nicaragua
We finally drive south from las penitas and stop in Leon for supplies.
Las Peñitas, Nicaragua
Our time in Nica has been spent slowly passing the days staring at the ocean.
Two borders, one day- Honduras
We hit the road early and make it to the honduran border crossing.
Tunco to Cuco, El Savador
We pull into tunco knowing that it’s a bit too busy for us, but needing to get online again and knowing we …
Back in El Zonte
Our time in el zonte is a paradox between the tranquillo serenity onshore and the power constantly crashing just meters away offshore. …
Tunco, El Salvador
We eventually learn that in this small bay there are many things that can be difficult to find.
El Zonte, El Salvador
Nothing but wind and waves in El Salvador.
slow boat, country drive and border crossing to El Salvador
its a bit slower than planes, trains and automobiles, but we make it work…
Monterrico, Guatemala
We pull out of the surf house and rattle down the sandy road.
Paredon, Guatemala
sadly, the boards remain dusty and strapped to the roof of the bus.
Paredon, Guatemala
We wake up with the vendors and get back on the road.
Guatemala, Round 2
We successfully made our way back into guatemala, meaning we are no longer driving the roads of mexico (illegally).
On the road again, Chiapas
We finally shake the dust off and get underway. Two more days working on the engine and seeking advice online and we …
Still not yet in our stars to drive south…
The last few days have been spent mostly under the bus…but we’re getting closer.
Reunited at last
We are finally reunited with the bus.
what would you do if you couldn’t fail?
What would you do if money were no object?
Wasting time…
We just passed our 20 day mark outside the bus since dropping it off at the mechanic.
stop the madness…
Things are getting a bit out of control.
Looking ahead
Our quick 4 day trip north to explore while our bus got a quick four day head retooling has turned out slightly …
Karma comes first
We went into this week with a simple master plan. It was foolproof, except for all the ways we could see it …
Huatulco, Oaxaca
Oh what a difference 50km makes…
Playa San Augustine, Mexico
We’ve begun (very slowly) moving south again.
Puerto Escondido and Surrounds, Oaxaca
We finally made it out of zipolite (but didn’t go far).
our search is over
Okay, far from it.
Still in Zipolite
We seem to be stuck in Zipolite, and it has nothing to do with the bus.
Zipolite, Mexico
I often find it hard to update the blog when we are sitting still…
Zipolite, Mexico
We are spending our days exploring the small coastal towns and beaches of Oaxaca….and loving it.
A deep day on Playa Zipolite, Mexico
We had read that one of the much debated translations of Zipolite was “beach of the dead”. Sadly, today we found out …
looking back at 6 months on the road
Wow, time flies…
Zipolite, Mexico
My attitude has improved dramatically from yesterday. Nothing a good night’s sleep and a day without driving cant cure.
Life as a Mexican Truck Driver
We could simply caravan with Kent and Lynn forever but we wake up knowing that our desire to be on a pacific …