Currently:

(as of March 7, 2014)

Las Vegas, NV – USA

Accommodations:
Our own home on the Tres Hermanas Ranch

Project:
Working as Caretakers on a private horse ranch.
Collecting a paycheck and enjoying benefits such as health & dental and a 2-bed house with a garage and pool!

Stats:

Days Since Departure:
316

Miles Driven:
28,846

Gas Money:
$6,795

Unexpected Vehicle Repairs/Maintenance:
Rotate & balance tires + alignment while loaded
Transmission flush and filter change, leak repaired
Installed heavy-duty rear shocks
Fuel system cleaning
Installed airbags
New front breaks
New O2 sensor
Removed the resonator and replaced missing tailpipe (lil too steep and fast down a hill once Haha)
Replaced bad manifold
Replaced windshield (for free!)
Replaced new windshield 2 days later (for free again!)
New front passenger’s-side axel assembly due to ripped boot*
Replaced bad thermostat
Replaced knock sensor
New front driver’s-side axel assembly
Given 5 new A/T tires, needed new rims and front-end leveling spacers
*Denotes most interesting approach to a repair – post to follow

US States Visited:
35/50

US National Parks Visited:
15/59
Badlands, NM
Carlsbad Cavern, NM
Grand Canyon, AZ
Petrified Forrest, AZ
Saguaro, AZ
Zion, UT*
Everglades, FL
Great Smokey Mountains, NC & TN*
Rocky Mountains, CO
Yellowstone, WY & MT*
Grand Teton, WY
Glacier, MT*
Joshua Tree, CA
Redwood, CA*
Sequoia, CA
*So hard to pick just one favorite!

International Borders Crossed:
4

Nights spent in –
The Coleman:
8
Hammocks:
0
The Eureka:
15
The Eezi–Awn:
208
Under a Roof:
85

Nights Spent Sleeping –
For Free:
214
For Fare:
102
($3,879)
(So our 3 nights in an all-inclusive resort in Cabo skewed our average here;
it was $785 total – no, we don’t wonder why we’re broke)
(With Cabo our nightly average was $18.13, without Cabo it was $14.45)

Pulled over by Police:
3 (all Tom)