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A toast to 2013

steph January 3, 2014 1 Comments

This has been one of the most challenging and rewarding years, and most of my clearest memories are of the moments that were similarly both difficult and beautiful. Here are…

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Volkswagen Maintenance, or A List of Breakdowns

We’ve been in the road for fourteen months. It’s a lot of miles for a 24-year-old vehicle. Still, the Westy has behaved very well. I thought I would make a…

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Bug Camp

jbuhler April 22, 2013 2 Comments

The great thing about traveling the way we are doing it is that we are always open to change plans. Last Thursday, we were on our second day in Quetzaltenango.…

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Storage space

jbuhler February 7, 2013 0 Comments

While Stephanie enjoyed her new office by the beach, I set off to make some extra storage for the Pony. It seems like I always need to have a project,…

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Geraldo VWs

jbuhler October 1, 2012 2 Comments

We had heard about this shop for a while, and my plan was to drop by anyway for a general checkup. It turns out we ended up having to come,…

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First breakdown

jbuhler September 24, 2012 1 Comments

Driving a 23-year-old vehicle down the Americas, we fully expect that things will break. Even though no important part of the Pony is actually 23 years old, because I’ve been…

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Dog Day Afternoons

steph September 24, 2012 2 Comments

We’re officially on the new-to-me part of our trip, nine days in, because we’re now past Loreto, the farthest south in Baja I’d been before (last year with Juan). We’d…

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New transmission

jbuhler August 25, 2012 0 Comments

The auto transmission in the Pony had been hesitating when going from 2nd to 3rd when hot. For the last year or so. The Pony’s main mechanic, Art in Richmond,…

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Heating up

steph July 9, 2012 0 Comments

We traveled across the country with the heat wave. We took I-80 through the salt desert. It hit a hundred degrees in Salt Lake City that day, where we spent…

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A toast to 2013

Volkswagen Maintenance, or A List of Breakdowns

Bug Camp

Storage space

Geraldo VWs

First breakdown

Dog Day Afternoons

New transmission

Heating up

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