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Binged this whole thread at once, awesome adventures!
Dang! Those spots are unreal! Nice find.
Too many years ago I spent a fair amount of time in Ecuador. It is such a great country to travel in. From the coastal towns, to the mountain villages, and the head waters of the Amazon basin it is such a diverse and beautiful country. If you haven't been, do what ever you can to get to the Galapagos. It is beyond worth it and there are lots of options other than the normal "tourist" destinations in the islands.
Your trip is an inspiration. Thanks for the updates!
How are the latches on the alu cab roof holding up?
They seem to fail from the side to side movement. I think they have a better latch now. that offers better side to side support.
I've replaced 6 latches so far and almost everyone I know has had to change at least one.
How much weight do you have on top of the roof? maybe that holds things down a bit more
I've replaced 6 latches so far and almost everyone I know has had to change at least one.
How much weight do you have on top of the roof? maybe that holds things down a bit more
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All of the weight is on the front third of the roof. Nothing on the back.
I keep a padlock on the latch which would prevent side to side movement as I drive down the road. Maybe that’s helped.
Hopefully I won’t need to use my spare latches but glad I have them as finding new ones in bfe Peru would likely be problematic….
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Not much on photos but two days ago I crossed from Ecuador to Peru at La Hormiga. I camped right at the border and the people on both sides could not have been nicer. This is a remote crossing….no other travelers there. Total time to cross was 65 minutes. The easiest crossing yet.
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Been a while so an update.
Spent the summer in the Pacific Northwest doing long trips on a raft through Oregon and Idaho. It was great getting back and camping the entire summer from my 60 series (pic attached). It’s an old friend that’s been in storage for a year. Like an old shoe. Changed the fluids and had zero problems pulling a boat trailer up and over the cascades.
In late August Heather and I flew to Porto Portugal and walked 180 miles of the Camino trail to Santiago Spain.
We flew from Madrid to Lima Peru and are now continuing on our drive south. We will exit Peru sometime in October and cross to Bolivia.
All is well.
Spent the summer in the Pacific Northwest doing long trips on a raft through Oregon and Idaho. It was great getting back and camping the entire summer from my 60 series (pic attached). It’s an old friend that’s been in storage for a year. Like an old shoe. Changed the fluids and had zero problems pulling a boat trailer up and over the cascades.
In late August Heather and I flew to Porto Portugal and walked 180 miles of the Camino trail to Santiago Spain.
We flew from Madrid to Lima Peru and are now continuing on our drive south. We will exit Peru sometime in October and cross to Bolivia.
All is well.
Living your lives good!
Living the Dream!!!
Main Salmon?
I finally got to float the Middle Fork this summer. Friend picked up a cancellation. Not the ideal MFS trip, took IKs and one lightly loaded raft as we had to portage the log jams and line another rapid that was full of wood & root balls, but we had the top section of the river to ourselves.
