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We're living in Villa del Leyva, Colombia spending time working and seeing the local sights. The second night after we arrived it seemed like we were going to get run out of town by a forest fire. We learned that Colombia has helicopter fire suppression which took care of the problem. A few days...

I'd recommend trying it out first. Go to an outdoor shop and rent a cross-country setup. The people at the shop can tell you about all the different types of cross country skis and their applications.

eric, Are you interested in climbing with the intention of making turns on the way down, or are you just planning to tour? The equipment you need varies considerably depending on what your goals are.

Yeah, we heard that the road up to Inuvik is a lot easier to drive in winter - it's much smoother on the snow apparently. I read somewhere that there is or a was a rally that's held up there in winter. It would be fun to do the trip in a suby with some snow tires. With recovery support to dig...

Great to see photos from home. The rockies in the fall are just amazing! Sounds like you guys are having a great time! - Witt (from Denver, now in Colombia)

Thanks for the feedback Java! Love the idea of an RV as a ski-bum-mobile! We had our first serious extortion attempt by the police about a week ago. We think we're pretty lucky to have made it this far with only one issue. Here's how it went down: I passed a bus that was pulling over to pick...

Jerry, thanks very much for the feedback, and I'm glad you're enjoying it! Witt

Exploring the Caribbean coast and heading inland... http://whensparksfly.org/?p=2051 A lightning storm over the Caribbean

With shipping completed, we now have our van back and are ready to start exploring once again! If you're interested in the shipping process, I wrote a description here Or for the pictures... http://whensparksfly.org/?p=2006 The streets of the old city, Cartagena, Colombia.

After a month in Costa Rica seeing friends and family from home who were nice enough to come down to keep us company, we are in Panama City getting ready to ship to Columbia. The long-awaited ferry is supposed to start up in six weeks, and although it would save us a lot of hassle, we're not...

We had a great three days driving from Boquete, Panama, back to Alajuela, Costa Rica, where we plan to stay for about five weeks. We are looking forward to visits from friends and family before shipping to South America.

Boquete, Panama, although a gringo haven, offers lots of beautiful scenery, hikes, and great coffee! http://whensparksfly.org/?p=1768

Here's a breakdown of our expenses for our first year on the road: http://whensparksfly.org/?p=1731

We are now in Panama, and have changed our style of travel a bit. After a year on the road, we decided that in order to keep traveling and not continue to deplete our savings I would try to get a part time job as a software developer. As luck would have it, a friend had a need for just that...

Glad to hear you guys had a good trip!

Hi! We are currently in Chiapas and will be heading into Guatemala in a couple of days on MX190 on our way to Lake Atitlan. We're looking for somewhere in between to camp to break up the drive - let us know if you have any recommendations. We are traveling with our 5 year old son. It's always...

Not yet. He's just turned 5, and in our home state of Colorado he doesn't have to start attending school until he's 7. We'll probably start thinking about it if we're still on the road in a year.

Yes, we're still out here, even though I've been horrible about maintaining this thread. Our van is in Oaxaca, and we are on Caye Caulker. Hmm. Here's how that happened - I'll try to make a long story short. Back in December (Christmas eve, in fact) we were trying to make it out to Bahia Kino...

Hi guys! Sounds like an amazing journey! It's always good to hear about other families on the road. We are traveling with our 5 year old son and are currently in Oaxaca. Safe and happy travels, Witt

Hi - We have an E350 4x4 with a slider, and have no problems with it. My wife can open and close it no problem. We have 285/75 R16 tires on it (larger than stock) and the slider touches the rear tire but it does open fully.