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At the End of a Long Drive


Shreesh and Neena Taskar

We didn't make the decision, the decision made us. On October 20th, 2007, we left our comfortable city of San Francisco to follow a simple algorithm - go North till the road ends then turn around and then go as far South. In between those two points was the stage, the timeline, the space, where we made things happen and things happened to us.

The past is fleeting and the stories, the sights and the feelings are perishable. One sees what one wants to see, and perhaps we are not capable of more. We saw that people are kind and helpful even if they were not materially rich. Some we could understand even though we didn't speak the same language, the motivations of others were incomprehensible even though we did. In the end fragments remain - the smell of roasting chocolate, a flock of snow Ptarmigians on snow, the creaking of the rainforest, the rough feathers of penguins, and the intoxication of Curanto.


So these are our stories. Every time you visit the site you will see a random post below. Each starts with Lo que pasa es que...

Quixote gets a face-lift

Jun 3rd, 2007 by

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Quixote’s lift

Bull Bars and Winches – Air Horn Alarms – Cargo Barriers and Compressors – Batteries, Inverters and Fuel tanks – Quixote gets a lift

Bull Bars. Winches. Come-alongs. Hi-lift jacks. What would we need for our trip? We decided to engage Harald Pietschmann – the ultimate of 4×4 expedition guru – to advise us as well as give us some 4 wheel driving tips. The result of this training was an extremely enjoyable experience, Neena no longer scared of starting a manual shift on San Francisco roads and a big list of changes for the FJ!

Out with the running boards, in with a 3″ lift! The 88 lb Gobi roof rack was supposed to hold our sleeping accommodations (we have since discarded the idea). For the fuel tank and other mods we decided to use the very talented Troy Hoffer . Quixote is now the proud possessor of a second fuel tank of equal capacity, a second battery system, an 800W inverter and a very cool on board air compressor to air up tires on the road!. Oh! Not to forget BudBuilt’s extra strong skid plates! What about security, you say? Quixote’s cry of alarm will be heard a mile away!

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