On December third the group that I am traveling with started out from Laredo Texas for Mexico. With nine people, one dog, a trailer full of Vanagon parts and a Subaru engine I was expecting the border crossing to be difficult. We crossed the Rio Grande at nine in the morning and thanks to our [...]
Posted on December 6th, 2007 by Poolio
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Frank and I are out surfing Laredo and have found some good wifi waves at the library. Fortunately there is a steady breeze which is keeping the van at about 85 fahrenheit inside. Thanks to everyone that is reading the blog and following along. Your interest makes our trip more fun and purposeful. I will [...]
Posted on December 3rd, 2007 by Poolio
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Uneventfully we made the short drive from San Antonio to Laredo and are safely camped at the Lake Casa Blanca state park (site 201). We are all enjoying a bit of relaxation after the many days of preparation and travel. The park is full of birds with the dominant species being the vocal and entertaining [...]
Posted on December 1st, 2007 by Poolio
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South along the Mississippi river on highway 61 then west through live oaks and over swamps on I-10. Driving through Mississippi, my previous home of 24 years, I spent much of my time visiting family and friends. These visits have been great, and some long overdue. I look forward to my return trip and the [...]
Posted on November 30th, 2007 by jfpoolio
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Travel plans are finally materializing and I will be starting my southerly journey in just a few minutes. I plan to spend the next few days visiting family and friends so the “Mexico” trip doesn’t start for a few more days. The current plan puts me in Cleveland MS. tonight, Woodville MS Wednesday night and [...]
Posted on November 27th, 2007 by Poolio
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Instead of Graceland Frank and Rita came to visit my Mom’s house north of Memphis. This gave Frank the chance to pull his cracked exhaust pipe off for welding in a garage and out of the chilly rain. We all went out for Mexican cuisine and a few margaritas where we met a guy from [...]
Posted on November 27th, 2007 by jfpoolio
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Slowly, like my old Volkswagen camper, my journey to Zamora has started. After all of the preparation, planning, hard work and the many goodbyes I departed Black Mountain NC and headed West in a heavily laden van. I now find myself planning and preparing for another departure within the week. This next departure will take [...]
Posted on November 22nd, 2007 by jfpoolio
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