Off-Season Camping at Brazil's Costa Verde

During the week.

At the weekend. Find the blue truck!

Camping

Here comes one for my overlanding friends that are travelling even more basic than I do. Like Brenton & Shannon or Laura & James for example. It does not need a lot of space to carry your camping gear.

 

This was 2006 when I lived in Texas. I must admit though: That had nothing to do with overlanding. A weekend trip that was. But at least all the camping gear plus hiking boots and a little back pack did fit in the nearly non-existing trunk of my Caterham Super 7. I got pulled over by the cops just twice, didn't get a ticket though. 

O.k., o.k., back to the real thing and the story of this blog: Much more overlanding kind of stuff and if you want to see Camping pictures of the blue truck on my trip on the Americas you'd best check out the following LINK. (To be updated real soon).

Ruta 8 in Paraguay...

...can be a muddy affaire after a couple of days of rain.

On the Road on Ruta 8 in Paraguay. 

And this is where the blue truck planned to spend the night. Camping Municipal in the Ciudad Iturbe. I know I have been a smart ass on "Water Crossings", I admit. Camping here would require much more than a snorkel on the Toyota. Being Swiss I maybe should have set off in a Rinspeed Squba... or an even better choice: A submarine, either might do the trick. 

The only Hotel in town was nice and agreeable alternative. 

Some Days I Feel Kind Of Small

Great Night In

Some times you don't need to go out to have a great time. 

Last night we had an international BBQ party at Camping La Quinta in Cusco Peru.

And even if you are a vegetarian there was something for you...

...everybody was preparing some food, sides, salads, sweets...

...or making sure the grill was... 

...adequately used. 

Thank you for a great night, my fellow campers at La Quinta, Cusco, Peru.

Chilling & Grilling: BBQ @ La Quinta

We're having an International Overlander Jamboree here at Camping La Quinta. Without having planned it. I have not seen as many overlanders at one spot since Mexico. 

USA, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, The Netherlands are present in person. Veichles manufactured in the US, UK, Germany, Japan, Italy and Canada and probaly Mexico (you never know with those US trucks).  

We are going to fight the cold nights today with a huge BBQ, a Campfire and some internally heating drinks. 

Camping La Quinta rocks!

Hitchhikers Hostal Lima

The seccond go around at Hitchhikers Hostal in Lima...

...we are sitting kind of tight and cozy together. 

You Are Not Alone!

I am currently camping at Camping La Quinta in Cuzco, Peru. I have not seen as many Overlanders for a long time. Many countries are represented, a large French connection, Canadian's from London, Germany, New Zealand and since yesterday California, USA. And a Swiss in a blue truck.

Camping La Quinta Coordinates: S13°30.347'  W071°59.113'  3597 meters

After having camped in the wild for many days it is a lot of fun meeting up with other travellers again. I have ended up chatting so much that for the past two days I have not yet seen much of Cuzco at all. But the blue truck got a little TLC too. The constant beatings and vibrations over rough roads have killed one of the headlight bulbs and some of the bedroom light bulbs as well. All that is in order again, water filter next. And finding out where to get new BFG M/T tires in Lima. I could strech the replacement out another 5'000 kilometers or so if I would rotate them again rear to front. But I have some serious cuts from stones on the  rear ones and I do not really want to put those in the front. If one decides to quite on me I rather have it on the rear axle than in the front. Heading to Lima the coming week. Hope to find new ones there.