Hey all! I’m back in Montreal now visiting Nellie. It’s cold and snowing like crazy again so I’m finally installing my driveshaft right now – I’m sick of this 2WD crap. Just 10 minutes ago I did a big Charlie Brown on the ice hidden under fresh snow. Enjoy that weather! See you at Everybus [...]
Posted on January 15th, 2008 by hansachter
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Got back home Jan 2 late in the evening and there is all this white stuff on the ground! I’m so used to the syncro not being affected much by it, and pulling the trailer on top of it, I didn’t get too far up the hill. No rest for the weary. Unhooked the trailer, [...]
Posted on January 6th, 2008 by hansachter
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Hi Everyone and Happy New Year! I’m near Tuscaloosa, Alabama – pulled in last night about 1:00 am. I brought in the new year driving, on the phone with Nellie, who had already had her celebration an hour earlier (I’m in central time still). Thanks to all wishing me well on the road back. All [...]
Posted on January 1st, 2008 by hansachter
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I made it out of Mexico in one piece. The car made it without further damage too! I’ll relate a lot of experiences so save this and refer to it when you all finally leave! I left Zacatecas around 8:30 and made it to Nuevo Laredo about 4:00. Mark gave me a driving route tip [...]
Posted on December 31st, 2007 by hansachter
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After a lovely time at the beach and spending Christmas with great friends, I packed up the trailer and set off on the first leg back to Zacatecas. I took route 80 which happens to pass through Villa Corona, and from there I already knew the basic path back to Zacatecas. From the beach I [...]
Posted on December 29th, 2007 by hansachter
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In Villa Corona my first day we hit the local ‘mercado’ – a street full of vendors with various fresh produce, clothing, hardware, you name it. It’s a traveling market, moving from town to town in a circuit and returning once a week. It’s an enjoyable little town and just like everywhere else I’ve been, [...]
Posted on December 17th, 2007 by hansachter
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I had a thoroughly enjoyable and relaxing drive, tooling along at about 50 mph most of the time, and stopping numerous times to take a photo, enjoy a view, check the trailer, etc. I decided to take route 54 straight south, a different path than the rest of the group the day before, who took [...]
Posted on December 13th, 2007 by hansachter
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Finally sat down to make a post on the blog! I’ve had a wonderful time with Mark and Patricia, and many thanks to them for their hospitality in Zacatecas. All of us got a good taste of Zacatecas and an amazing amount of information about Mexico from them, coming from their extensive travels and observations [...]
Posted on December 13th, 2007 by hansachter
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Bonjour guys! Im back in my appartement, in the snow – a lot of it (!)- after a landing of terror… Flight with Mexicana went just fine and I was almost home, after a stop in Chigaco, when, in final approche, the captain make this annoncement in french : “hum…euh… ladies and gentlement we have [...]
Posted on December 8th, 2007 by Nellie
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