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We’re driving through northern Canada on our way to Alaska –
then we’ll be driving the PanAm from Prudhoe Bay to Ushuaia!

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In 10+ years of traveling together, this may be a first. No, not exploring a retired Colombian Salt Mine (that too, I suppose), but buying the cheesy tourist photo they take on your tour. Then again, when the guy running the photo booth is watching your dog so you and your friends can spend 2 hours in the mine, you probably should buy the cheesy photo! ⁣ ⁣ On a side note, the reflective brine pools and crystallized salt walls were super beautiful. It's also where they shot the movie The 33, about the Chilean miners trapped for over 2 months. #sometimesyougottabealittletouristy

On the exact same day we finally get the part special ordered from the states to fix our stove, we break the pin that holds the back swing gate open. After a year on the road, we've crossed the threshold of now wondering "what breaks next?!"⁣ ⁣ So far there's nothing major, but we're just chasing little repairs where we can and improvising when we need to. #shithappens ⁣ ⁣ P.S. if you are ever looking at a camp stove, we've been beyond happy with our Partner Steel purchase 2 years ago. We use it almost every single day, and it doesn't live the easiest life. When the regulator inevitably wore out, they had one in the mail to an address in Colombia in less than two days. Great product and fantastic company to work with.

The tiny Colombian pueblo of Barichara will always have a special spot in our memories of this journey. ⁣ ⁣ We spent 4 nights free-camped at a viewpoint in town with a million dollar view in our backyard. We took misty morning hikes to Colombian farm towns that time forgot. We bumped noses with curious cows. We ate weird food (cow udder) and met new people. We spent NYE learning new Colombian traditions with the most welcoming family you could imagine. ⁣ ⁣ We left Barichara with a new appreciation of just how incredible Colombia could be... which has only been proven correct in the past few weeks. #eatweirdfoodandmeetnewpeople

It's certainly not easy to bring your truck from the USA to Colombia. But if you have the time, inclination, and gumption to get here, it's beyond worth it. This country is amazing.⁣ ⁣ Views like this in Colorado would have 14 kitted out "overlanding" trucks lined up for their drone shots. We've just got two dirty old Toyota's who have more rattles and dents than Instagram followers... and that's just the way we like it. #makememoriesnotcontent

She's the picture of grace on the land and in the water...⁣🧜‍♀️ ⁣ Lindsay has been talking about scuba diving again since we first met at 16 years old, while scuba diving on vacation. She completed her PADI Open Water in Colombia just a few days ago. 7 dives in 3 days... she was born for the water!

Stopping at a local restaurant to eat a fish caught by fisherman who are mostly too poor to afford even an outboard motor on their boats certainly gives you some perspective. Now that we're in South America and traveling slower, I'm looking forward to finding a project to help some local communities.

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