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KCL campground in Carrizo Plain is our go to overnight stop when we're traveling to visit our daughter in San Francisco. We were there overnight on the 20th. Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk

The final episode of our Americans in Pakistan series is up on our youtube channel. Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk

Umar Madeline and Eric's flight was leaving at 1AM, so we were all at the airport by 11PM. Our handler grabbed us all and took us through the first checkpoint, where, once again, the ladies (Madeline and Elizabeth) were separated. Once reunited the handler took us to a seating area and led...

The next morning Beth and I checked into our Turkish airlines flight for our return trip home. We packed up and hauled our luggage to the bus. (The Bell Boy was supposed to pick it up, but with our group so spread out through the reort I got tired of waiting) With the bus packed with our bags...

When we got back to our room, we learned of the plan for a surprise birthday party for Ali. We were to be on the lawn of his cottage just before midnight. The family tradition is to celebrate the birthday at midnight the day of the birthday. We all relaxed until a little after 11PM then made...

The next day most of us took a field trip to the Upper Kachura Lake, Elizabeth stayed behind and began the long process of editing our gigabytes of video and photographic materials. The access to Upper Kachura Lake leads through a stone wall lined path between the stone houses of a small...

From Shigar we headed to our next stay in the very fancy Shangrila Resort in the Shangrila Valley. From our brief research this was supposedly the very valley that the Shangrila of Hilton's “Lost Horizon” is based on. With the Lower Kachura Lake, the Tibetan style restaurant on the lake-shore...

From the desert we drove up into the mountains, watching the countryside change from tan, to green. Our next stop was the Serena Shigar Fort. For 1000 rupees we got a short tour and a long advertisement for their rooms to rent inside the fortress. Our tour guide was an interesting fellow with...

From there we headed out to the Safranga Desert. Katpana and Safranga are the highest elevation deserts in the world and really really beautiful to see. As we walked up the dunes Mike took to “Sand Walking” so as to not attract the sand worms, then for some odd reason he dropped to the sand...

We all piled in and Mustafa started hauling us across the dunes. Then we came to a stop. Our driver slung the bus in reverse and backed up in the sand a bit, then roared forward. A little farther but the wheels sunk and that was it. We were stuck. We all climbed out. The driver started...

Further down the road we came to another police checkpoint. Of course the passports and visas for the US people were checked. An Officer boarded the bus and checked all the Ids of the male Pakistanis on the bus. He looked at me and said something I didn't understand but I heard the words “Cha...

After a good brekky of fried eggs, toast and coffee, we all loaded back onto the bus. Our journey today would take us to Skardu. To get there we had to backtrack down the KKH a bit then pick up S-1 and head East. The S-1 is a once upon a time mountain shelf road that follows high above the...

Last Christmas, at Ojo de Liebre Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk

Congratulations! Ours was finished just over 12 years ago. We're loading it out for a 2 month trip today. Ready to add to its 55,000 miles of use.... Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk

Today was a really good episode Dan. That scenery is stunning! And that road looks perfect for a drive. Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk

Still full-time, since June of 2020. We don't remote work, so we get jobs every once in a while to earn travel funds. Currently, we're on our last few days of a 5 month stint at a solar farm. For work periods, we live in our 19-foot travel trailer. Once work is over, we'll go swap this camper...

Also, here's the next video of the series. Americans in Pakistan Part 7 Hussaini Suspension Bridge, Attabad Lake and Eagles Nest Viewpoint Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk

Thank you! Glad you enjoy the videos. Pakistan was incredibly fun and beautiful. Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk

What a fun story! Congratulations on your fulltimeyness. That feeling you get when you walk out of a job and first get on the road is one that sticks with you for a long time. I still think back fondly to that day. Fulltime is the best time! Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk

They didn't give tourists the option of not wearing it. Certainly, the workers and locals didn't bother with pfds. I was happy enough knowing my body would be found downstream if anything went wrong.... It was a breathtaking adventure for sure Sent from my SM-G986U1 using Tapatalk