Category Archives: Americas

The Shrine

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

You approach as any new pilgrim would after a long, long journey across the dry, dusty desert. You approach with trepidation. You approach with wonder. You approach with reverence. Click here for the rest of the story: www.hackneystravel.com/chile/docs/theshrine.pdf .  

Relative Humidity

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

We crossed the border between Argentina and Chile at Chile Chico on 29 March 2008. We drove west until we hit the Carretera Austral and then turned left. For the next 87 days we were in wet, foggy and chilly …

Market Town Saturday Night

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

We broke the rule. We knew the rule. We knew it very well. It was kind of hard not to know the rule since we wrote it ourselves. It is a simple rule. A just a few words rule. An …

The Boots

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

We both wanted to buy real hiking boots before we departed the U.S. for this journey. The task slipped down the To Do list until we found ourselves at REI a day or two before we flew out, sitting in …

Bigfoot Camper Berth Condensation

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

On 1 May 2008 we discovered major condensation in the berth area of our camper. Click here for the story of diagnosing and fixing the problem: www.hackneystravel.com/docs/berthcondensation.pdf

Propane Systems for Expedition Vehicles

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

Perhaps no other system on an expedition vehicle is as wrapped in mystery or inspires as much outright fear as the propane system. With its inherently explosive nature and its bewildering variety of connectors, it is easy to understand why …

2008 April Photos Posted

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

Photos of our travels in April 2008 are now posted at: http://dhackney.smugmug.com/Travel-Photos-by-Year/2008/2008-04-April/ Notes: 1. If you’ve recently visited the photo site, you may need to force a reload of the web page (CNTRL and F5) to see the new thumbnails …

2008 March Photos Posted

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

Photos of our travels during March 2008 are now posted at: http://dhackney.smugmug.com/Travel-Photos-by-Year/2008/2008-03-March/  

Fuel Log

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

I added our fuel log to the route map. You can click on the link at the top of the page to access the log or scroll down to find it. The fuel log summary is at the top of …

Rare Rewards

Posted ago by Douglas Hackney

The rewards of travel are many. Some are small and some are big. And some rewards, the rarest rewards, are both at the same time. Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneystravel.com/chile/docs/rarerewards.pdf