"Chewie" the Journey of a 1988 HJ61 from a land far, far away (2 Viewers)

[mk4leo]

Yeah, I love this area and there are several 60s and 80s here. Dooope, that sounds like fun. We were planning on san luis pass. I've been trying to stargaze for a while now and it always rains when I have a chance to take the telescope out there. I'm down to meet up and I'll let Dobre know.

 

[HoJo 61]

Always a pleasure to see HJ61's introduced!

 

[toaster62]

I received a text today with a picture of my old FJ62 which I sold to a guy in the Houston area. Normally I like getting texts from friends saying they saw my old cruiser around town, but this time it was painful to see the picture I received.

Looks to me like it is most likely totaled. I had a lot of memories in that rig and I feel terrible for the new owner for this to have happened to him.

On a more positive note, I got around to mounting my Bobble head Chewbacca back on the dash of Chewie, where he belongs. Earlier this summer his Head had melted off in the Texas heat and when I hit a hard bump fell all the way off! So on my lunch break today I JB welded him back together haha.

 

[toaster62]

Headed down to the coast for a few nights of beach camping. Decided to bring the pup along on this trip.

We got to the the beach about 30 minutes before the sun went down and snapped this quick picture before setting up camp.

 

[toaster62]

Staying at Galveston Island State park tonight. Not a bad little park to camp at. The girlfriend is beyond happy about the nice restrooms and showers they have here. Last night got pretty cold while sleeping in the cruiser so we picked up another fleece blanket to add a layer to our sleeping set up. Now to just kick back and drink some beers around the fire.

 

[toaster62]

My girlfriend and I decided to make a Travel Blog and Instagram to share stories from all of our trips and adventures in Chewie. Thought I'd share with anyone who is interested!

Instagram: @faroutadventure
Website/ Blog: www.farout-adventure.com

 

[toaster62]

Thought I'd share a time lapse of us setting up camp at Sam Houston National Forest last month. I love my new Fox Wing awning.






I also have a new post on our trip to Sam Houston National Forest last month with a group of people from Texas Overland.


Sam Houston National Forest

 

[MrP]

Nice vid.

 

[Oldtoy74]

Sounds like you have the bug toaster, enjoy chewy, I've had mine just over 12 months now, absolutely wrapped, it's our family tourer toy, etc

 

[RodrigzCrzr]

Great story! Nice pics of your trips.
Nice looking Rig!

 

[toaster62]

View attachment 1248774 Sounds like you have the bug toaster, enjoy chewy, I've had mine just over 12 months now, absolutely wrapped, it's our family tourer toy, etc

I definitely do have the bug haha! Your 61 is beautiful!

Great story! Nice pics of your trips.
Nice looking Rig!

Thanks Jorge! Glad you enjoyed the blog and found our Instagram!