tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53931952010-03-12T15:22:28.571-07:00Tioga & George travel the roads of the west searching for adventureTiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comBlogger2442125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-27467099140586142462010-03-12T05:11:00.015-07:002010-03-12T15:02:42.358-07:002010-03-12T15:02:42.358-07:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/paintjob.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">MsTioga's paint job</span></u></a><br />MsTioga got her paint job in March, 2007 in the City of Constitucion in Baja California, Mexico. DuPont auto paint was used. The DuPont auto paint sold in Mexico is a one-stage paint not available in the United States. There is no fragile clear coat for this paint. When MsTioga's paint cured, it was shiny bright with an extremely hard scratch-resistant finish. [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/Fiberglass_Paint.htm" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>]<div><br /></div><div>After that paint job, I knew that sometime in the future, MsTioga's new paint would get its first ding. Before the new paint job, MsTioga and I drove forest roads where trees reached out to scratch her paint. Were we going to be timid now while searching for adventure to protect the new paint? </div><div><br /></div><div>We decided that we would not worry about the new paint, because if we did worry, it would change the way that we live. The new paint proved to be durable beyond our wildest dreams. Even now, three years after MsTioga got her new paint job, the paint is shiny and gorgeous</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is MsTioga before and after her fantastic paint job pics. Did you know that Jorge designed MsTioga's 3-color paint job himself! Pretty neat, huh?</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2007/03/03-29-2007G_Copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 7px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2007/03/03-29-2007G_Copy.jpg" alt="" border="2" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Benicia, California </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">February, 2004</span></span><br /><br /></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2007/03/03-29-2007D_COPYX.jpg"><img style="margin: 7px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2007/03/03-29-2007D_COPYX.jpg" alt="" border="2" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">West of Constitución, Mexico</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; "><span style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">March, 2007</span></span></span></span></div><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">10AM - Fixing paint dings</span></b></span></span><br />Some time ago we bought fix up paint for MsTioga. Three tiny cans. One can for each color paint. This paint comes pretty think, and must be greatly reduced to use. Small mixing containers are needed to reduce and store the paint.<br /><br />During today's morning walk, a small bottle of Barilla Pesto Sauce was bought. Just the right size for the paint! So, this morning pasta with pesto sauce is on the menu for breakfast!<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">4PM - MsTioga in Europe</span></b></span></span><br />Reader Pippa emailed from England: <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Thought I would write about your blog article [yesterday] on coming to Europe. I really hope that you will be able to come over and hope that you would travel over to England, or at least drive into France and let us meet up, that would be soooo amazing!"</span></i><br /><br />I think a lot about taking MsTioga to foreign countries. And then I think about what I would be giving up by leaving Mexico!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-12-2010A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-12-2010A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Jorge in Manzanillo on a misty afternoon</span></b></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/fascinated.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/Tomorrow.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://map.datastormusers.com/user1.cfm?user=105" target="_blank"><u>MsTioga Datastorm Location Map</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.1017,-104.33013&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.1017,-104.33013+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-2746709914058614246?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-69235458667453815462010-03-11T07:49:00.009-07:002010-03-12T06:32:29.305-07:002010-03-12T06:32:29.305-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/fascinated.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">9AM - Fascinated by small things!</span></u></a>\<br />MsTioga just got washed with our new Flyboy Chip method. Blue Coral Wash &amp; Wax Concentrate brushed on to remove dirt and apply the wax. Followed by rinsing with our hose with a nozzle on the end. Works great!<br /><br />My Grandmother [Mom's Mom] used to tell me when I was a kid that I was fascinated by small things. She was right. She really knew me. I am the same now. Small things, small improvements give me so much pleasure.<div><br /></div><div>I love to see MsTioga all washed and shiny bright. And we did it all in about one hour. <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><!-- google_ad_section_start --><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">10AM - Spain! Are you kidding?</span></b></span></span><br />While eating breakfast this morning I was browsing the web using Mr. HP. An ad appeared on a website for travel to Europe, and I clicked on it. The services offered included shipping vehicles to foreign countries!<br /><br />So, the online application was completed to learn the cost of shipping MsTioga to Spain! </div><div><br /></div><div>Would MsTioga and The Team ever go to Spain? We do not know for sure. But one thing we do know for sure from living our vagabonding life. <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Anything is possible!</span></i></b> Even touring Spain and Europe in MsTioga. <!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">12 Noon - Who is Mr. Breeze?</span></b></span></span><br />For the first few years of MsTioga's journey, we used a vacuum cleaner for doing the carpets. Then one day in Mexico, we bought a broom. Since then, Mr. Breeze has been mostly sleeping in the closet underneath Mr. Dometic.<br /><br />However, with our recent solar electric system overhaul, we now have power up the ying-yang! So, Mr. Breeze has come out of the closet [so to speak]. A vacuum is great for getting at the nooks and crannies, wherever they may be!<br /><br />Who is Mr. Breeze, you are wondering? [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/MrBreeze.htm" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>]<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-11-2010A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-11-2010A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Mr. Breeze on-the-job!</span></b></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/learning-spanish.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/paintjob.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.1017,-104.33013&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.1017,-104.33013+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-6923545866745381546?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-68474798847149551322010-03-10T02:00:00.011-07:002010-03-11T08:01:36.856-07:002010-03-11T08:01:36.856-07:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/learning-spanish.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Wow! It is taking a long time to learn Spanish!</span></u></a><br />It was 1953 when I began studying Spanish in high school. Wow! That was 57 years ago. A long time ago! I am still learning.<div><br /></div><div>You may remember a couple of days ago, MsTioga made a Camp in a hotel parking lot. There was a little swimming pool at the hotel, and I took a dip to cool off. Five girl kids were playing a game in this pool. Four would turn around with heads down on their arms so that they would not see. The fifth kid would throw stones into the pool. Then the four kids would turn around, dive into the water to find these stones. The kid who found the most stones won.</div><div><br /></div><div>All the while these girls would be chattering, and of course I was listening to their Spanish. Any chance to learn. I heard the stone thrower say, <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Faltan piedras dos"</span></i> [Missing stones two]. Of course when we say this phrase in English, it is "<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Two stones missing"</span></i>.</div><div><br /></div><div>That's how Spanish is for us English speaking persons. The order of words is different. For example when I hear the words, <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Casa blanca"</span></i> [House white], I think of the movie starring Humphrey Bogart. To people in Mexico, <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Casa blanca</span></i> means where our president lives. The White House.</div><div><br /></div><div>57 years and I just learned how to say "Missing two stones" in Spanish!<br /><br /><b>Note:</b> Readers Diugo and Che have informed that <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Faltan piedra dos"</span></i> is not correct and should be <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Faltan dos piedras"</span></i>. So, I knew it all the time!<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">7AM - Changing solar panel wiring</span></b></span></span><br />For some months, the thought of replacing the solar panel wiring has crossed my mind. The maximum amperage received by the batteries has been around 19 amps. Much too low for (6) 75 watt panels that are rated to produce 4.2 amps each. It seems to me that years ago, the panels produced more than only 19 amps!</div><div><br /></div><div>Yesterday two lengths of #8 AWG wire were purchased from the electric supplies store around the corner. One red and one black wire. Before this change-out, #10 wire connected the panels to each other, then #8 wire brought the power from the panels to the battery charge controller.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, #8 AWG cable goes all the way from the first solar panel to the battery charge controller. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">9AM - Wow, it's hot up there!</span></b></span></span></div><div>As you may see in the pic below, the panels had to be propped up to get access to the junction boxes underneath. I have worked steadily for about two hours, and the job is now about 3/4 complete. It was hot up on MsTioga's roof, so the giant umbrella was used to create some shade.</div><div><br /></div><div>Are you perhaps in your 60s? Even younger? Relish your youth! While my strength waned, I was thinking about the Robert Herrick poem which has this line [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://rhesponse.blogspot.com/2005/11/to-young-virgins-to-make-much-of-time.html" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>]:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">But be not coy, but use your time;</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">And while ye may, go marry:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">For having once but lost your prime,</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">You may forever tarry.</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-10-2010A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-10-2010A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Changing out solar panel wiring</span></b></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">10AM - Getting more juice!</span></b></span></span><br />The panel wiring job is done. The little TriMetric 2020 electric meter shows current of up to 24 amps. Wow! What an improvement. There are clouds in the sky, so it is not for sure that this massive improvement is due to the new and larger wire size. </div><div><br /></div><div>The additional amps could be due perhaps to the "edge of clouds" effect which boosts Sun power.<br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/mstiogas-electric-system.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/fascinated.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.1017,-104.33013&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.1017,-104.33013+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-6847479884714955132?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-46266622453012952582010-03-09T01:56:00.014-07:002010-03-10T02:30:51.082-07:002010-03-10T02:30:51.082-07:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/mstiogas-electric-system.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">MsTioga's electric system</span></u></a><br />We would like to describe for you, MsTioga's electric system. Our electric system has some important <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"built-in"</span></i></b> protection. Please take a peek at the pic below, and you will see our Xantrex Jazz 1000 watt inverter [blue color] and a grey box on the right which is our voltage regulator.<div><br /></div><div>The Xantrex Jazz inverter gets its 12 volt DC power from our solar battery bank. All of our 120 volt AC electric equipment is powered from this Jazz inverter. Even when we are hooked up electrically to shore power, we <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">NEVER</span></i></b> power our electric equipment from that shore power.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>As a result of this electric setup, we never suffer voltage spikes or brownouts from shore power.</i></b></div><div><br /></div><div>The voltage regulator was added to our electric system to insure that our 120 volt AC power is maintained within acceptable voltage tolerance.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-09-2010A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-09-2010A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Inverter and voltage regulator</span></b></div><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Señor Abel</span></b></span></span><br />Yesterday afternoon I was sitting under the palm trees near MsTioga reading a book. A man who was walking along the beach waved at me and came close to talk. His name is Abel [pronounced Ah-Bell]. </div><div><br /></div><div>He told me that he recently arrived in San Juan de Alima. Abel is operating a restaurant here to earn a living. He moved his wife, son and daughter from Acapulco, and all together the four of them are running this restaurant. </div><div><br /></div><div>Abel is renting the restaurant for $20,000 pesos per year [$1,600US]. The rent includes an apartment behind the restaurant. This is a very good price for a restaurant located right on the beach! However, Abel says that perhaps the rent is low because business is terrible.</div><div><br /></div><div>Abel also told me that by being careful with money, that his family is able to prosper here in San Juan de Alima. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">7AM - Restaurant Mar y Tierra</span></b></span></span></div><div>This morning MsTioga pulled out of our Nite Camp and headed toward Abel's restaurant. The restaurant is called, <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Mar y Tierra"</span></i> [Sea &amp; Land]. The restaurant is very easy to spot. It is located right across from a main entrance to the town and, as you may see in the pic below, the restaurant has a nice sign.</div><div><br /></div><div>I told Abel that I was going to Tecoman this morning and he asked if I would do him a favor and take his wife and daughter with me. So, the three of us took off for Tecoman together!</div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-09-2010B_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-09-2010B_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Abel with his daughter [L] and wife</span></b></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">1PM - Manzanillo</span></b></span></span><br />We have returned to the City of Manzanillo and are Camped in the place we like best. Close to the beach and only a couple of blocks from the Soriana Super Store.<br /><br />It is amazing to share with you that I love Manzanillo as much as I love the beach at Maruata! Yes, Maruata is gorgeous. It's like living on a tropical island. However, Manzanillo has its fantastic things too! </div><div><br /></div><div> All of the wonderful Manzanillo stores! Autozone, WalMart, Soriana, Señor Sushi. It's easy to fill up MsTioga's fresh water tank here in Manzanillo.<br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/heading-north.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/learning-spanish.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.1017,-104.33013&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.1017,-104.33013+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-4626662245301295258?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-14222906877521232662010-03-08T08:54:00.008-07:002010-03-09T02:17:32.005-07:002010-03-09T02:17:32.005-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/heading-north.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">9AM - Heading north!</span></u></a><br />MsTioga and The Team pulled out of our Beach Camp in Maruata at 7am and headed north. We have 18 days until we have to be in Puerto Vallarta for the flight to California. So, this part of our journey should be mighty tranquil.<br /><br />We have made a Breakfast Camp in the little Pueblo of El Manguito. MsTioga is parked next to the plaza in the center of this town. In the pic below you see breakfast. A bowl of peach yogurt with a cut up pear and a piece of cake sold to us by Lupita in Maruata.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-08-2010A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-08-2010A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Breakfast in El Manguito</span></b></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">12 Noon - My favorite blog!</span></b></span></span><br />I have to admit that the Tioga-George Adventure is my favorite blog! Makes me chuckle to admit this to you! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><br />This morning I was reading [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2008/02/traffic-accident-i-had-traffic-accident.html" target="_blank"><u>this</u></a>] blog post about my traffic accident in the City of Zihuatanejo in February, 2008. Traffic accidents are most often not a fun thing. But this traffic accident was a great time for me!<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">3PM - San Juan de Alima</span></b></span></span><br />We may be staying the nite in the parking lot of a hotel in San Juan de Alima. As you may see in the pic below, MsTioga is next to the beach.<br /><br />The hotel manager has not returned from lunch, so we do not know if we will be able to arrange to stay here or not. I would like to though, because the hotel has a little swimming pool. It has been humid lately, and the hotel's pool would bring relief.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-08-2010B_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-08-2010B_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Camp at San Miguel de Alima</span></b></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/are-we-safe.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/mstiogas-electric-system.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.57854,-103.668&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.57854,-103.668+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-1422290687752123266?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-9934062793759458262010-03-07T08:05:00.000-07:002010-03-08T11:08:31.568-07:002010-03-08T11:08:31.568-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/are-we-safe.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Are we safe?</span></u></a><br />I rarely come out with a political position here on my blog. However, the story of a Canadian man being shot while vacationing in Mexico [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Canadian+survives+shooting+Mexico/2649955/story.html" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>] causes me to make this position post.<div><br /></div><div>It is not drugs that caused this huge crime wave. It's prohibition. That is why we have Columbian drug gangs but no French wine cartels or American Budweiser gangs.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Look at the graph below which shows what happened when alcohol became an illegal drug during Prohibition. The <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">red line</span></b> is when alcohol was banned. After Prohibition ended, the Murder Rate plummeted.</div><div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/MurderRateA_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/MurderRateA_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Re-stating my position:</span></b></span></span><br />It is not drugs that cause this huge crime wave. It's prohibition. That is why we have Columbian drug gangs but no French wine cartels or American Budweiser gangs.</div><div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">11AM - Ken, Kris y Duffie come to call</span></b></span></span><br />Our Reader/friends from the beach just east of our Camp walked over to say, <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Hi!"</span></i>. Their dog Duffie came too. We spent awhile talking inside MsTioga while I finished breakfast. Then we walked west along the beach.<br /><br />We came to a place where there sometimes is a water spout [Bufadora] when the wave conditions are right. No Bufadora today, but the view looking inland from atop the large rock was beautiful.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-07-2010PanoA_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-07-2010PanoA_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Ken and Kris near the Bufadora</span></b></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#330033;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Do you see the several rental cabanas?</span></span></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">6PM - Last nite in Maruata!</span></b></span></span><br />This will be the TiogaRV Team's last nite in the tropical paradise of Maruata. In the morning we will be heading north. We have airplane tickets on March 24th to fly from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to Oakland, California.<br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/please-dont-tell-them-about-mexico.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/heading-north.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.2683,-103.3493&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.2683,-103.3493+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-993406279375945826?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-48949028737933694892010-03-06T09:02:00.008-07:002010-03-07T00:16:18.574-07:002010-03-07T00:16:18.574-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/please-dont-tell-them-about-mexico.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Please don't tell them about Mexico!</span></u></a><br />We meet Readers of our Tioga-George Blog in Mexico who ask me, <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Please don't tell them about Mexico!"</span></i> Please don't write that it is safe here in Mexico. And beautiful. Peaceful. We love it in Mexico without all of those tourists from America!<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">11AM - A Walk To Sherry and Warren's Place</span></b></span></span><br />Little Mavicita thought that you might like to get a better idea of our Camp in the seaside Village of Maruata. So, she produced and directed a video showing me walking from MsTioga to the Camp of our friends Sherry and Warren.<br /><div align="center"><br /><object width="550" height="445"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tPYv2jpYosQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tPYv2jpYosQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="445"></embed></object></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/maruata-tourist-business-dead.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/are-we-safe.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.2683,-103.3493&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.2683,-103.3493+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-4894902873793369489?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-30471216302059502522010-03-05T06:10:00.014-07:002010-03-06T09:11:38.774-07:002010-03-06T09:11:38.774-07:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/maruata-tourist-business-dead.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">7AM - Maruata tourist business dead!</span></u></a><br />If you looked carefully at yesterday's pic titled, <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Do you see Lupita's Bakery...."</span></i>, you may have noticed that there are no sign of tourists here! Locals talk about how bad is the tourist business in the Village of Maruata. <div><br /></div><div>However, for us on the TiogaRV Team, we love that tourists are absent. Our daily walks along three adjacent bays is soooooo tranquil. If you look at the pic below, you may see the arrows locating our Camps at Maruata. The arrow at the right is Camp #1 where we stayed from Sunday to Wednesday. The left arrow is Camp #2 where we moved Wednesday afternoon.</div><div><br /></div><div>Walking the three bays is so great! There are holes in the huge shoreline rocks which are bored by relentless waves. Water shoots out thru these holes with tremendous force. The color of the water goes from white foam to turquoise to deep blue. The different character of the three bays is fascinating. I can sit and watch it for hours!</div><div><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/MaruataA_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/MaruataA_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Our Maruata Camps</span></b></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">8:30AM - And now a word from our sponsor</span></b></span></span><br />You may be familiar with our MsTioga Magazine [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/TiogaMagazine.htm" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>]. This morning we greatly revised one of our MsTioga Magazine stories. This revised story is the one titled, <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/batterychargecontroller2.htm" target="_blank"><u>Battery Charge Controllers</u></a>.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Dinner at Sherry and Warren's home</span></b></span></span><br />Mr Traveldecal reminded in a ShoutBox post that I did not tell you about dinner at Sherry and Warren's home on Wednesday evening. Wow! Another senior moment!<br /><br />Sherry and Warren live in a small bus conversion a very short distance behind my present Camp. Dinner was great! Sherry fixed up a white Madrigal fish that Warren had caught that afternoon with a spear gun! Would you believe?<br /><br />The fish was soooooo good, with lots of garlic [I love garlic]. We ate outdoors in the nice small yard that Sherry and Warren have fixed up. Since that dinner, I have spent a lot of time with them talking about a zillion things. </div><div><br /></div><div> These two have unusual lives. Sherry spends about an hour daily exercising out in the small bay near our Camp. Warren goes out each day for a fishing swim. No boat! Just a wet suit, swim fins, mask and spear gun.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-05-2010B_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-05-2010B_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Dinner at Sherry and Warren's</span></b></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-05-2010C_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-05-2010C_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Warren fishing</span></b></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">7:30PM - Sergeant York movie</span></b></span></span><br />This evening the plan is to go to Sherry and Warren's Camp and watch the movie <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Sergeant York"</span></i> on my Mr. HP computer! <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Sergeant York"</span></i> the movie is an account of Alvin York, the highest decorated American soldier in World War I. Gary Cooper plays York, and won an Academy Award for his 1941 performance.<br /><br />Other Campers are invited to watch the movie too. We will view the movie outside in front of Sherry and Warren's RV. I am bringing my sound booster system so that we will all be able to hear the movie's sound!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/sergeant_yorkA_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/sergeant_yorkA_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/april-fool-video.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/please-dont-tell-them-about-mexico.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.2683,-103.3493&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.2683,-103.3493+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-3047121630205950252?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-35276704961273328502010-03-04T01:40:00.006-07:002010-03-06T21:15:38.976-07:002010-03-06T21:15:38.976-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/april-fool-video.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">April Fool video!</span></u></a><br />On April 1, 2008 [April Fool's Day], I planned a surprise video for you. MsTioga and I were Camped along the Yaxchilan River that is the border between Guatemala and Mexico. What was supposed to happen in this video, is that you would be looking at the peaceful scene of the Yaxchilan River, pleasantly flowing along. Then, I would jump out of the water screaming, <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Surprise! April Fool!!"</span></i></b><br /><br />It would be a surprise because the video would be edited so that you would not see me actually walking into the river, just surprisingly jumping out of the water. However, when I went to practice this stunt, I found that the river's current was too strong. I could not stand up without falling down and the current carried me downstream.<div><br /></div><div>I found this video yesterday while looking for the video, <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"A Tour of MsTioga"</span></i>.<br /><div align="center"><br /><object width="550" height="445"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q8249pbtTt0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q8249pbtTt0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="525" height="445"></embed></object></div><br /><br />PS: Do you hear Little Baby Boid tweeting near the end of the video? Boid was outside near Little Mavicito while the video was being recorded.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">8AM - Lupita's Bakery video</span></b></span></span><br />Yesterday we promised to return this morning to you to tell of the special day that we spent at Lupita's Bakery. Little Mavicita, Mr. HP and Jorge worked together this morning to create, publish and share with you our video of Lupita's Bakery!<br /><br />The bakery is located in the north bay of the seaside village of Maruatta. Here in this gorgeous place, Lupita bakes for a living making things to eat with love and caring!</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><object width="550" height="445"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PFhPLmS6zg8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PFhPLmS6zg8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="445"></embed></object><br /><div align="center"></div></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">12 Noon - Our new Maruata Camp #2</span></b></span></span><br />When we arrived at Maruata on Sunday, February 28th, we made our Camp at the east end of the bay in front of the Naval station. We are now calling this first Camp, Maruata Camp #1. Yesterday we moved from Camp #1 to Camp #2. This new Camp is in front of an inlet, or tiny bay.<br /><br />From MsTioga's roof, we are able to look thru an opening in the jungle to where we were staying at Maruata Camp #1.<br /><br />The next pic below, is a panorama view of our present Maruata Camp #2. We are close to the small inlet. You may be able to see Lupita's Bakery in this pano pic. Lupita's has the pink painted wall.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-04-2010A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-04-2010A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">View of our Maruata Camp #1 from our Camp #2.</span></b></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-04-2010PanoA_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-04-2010PanoA_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Do you see Lupita's Bakery at our Maruata Camp #2?</span></b></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/tour-mstioga.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/maruata-tourist-business-dead.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.2683,-103.3493&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.2683,-103.3493+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-3527670496127332850?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-18517337913028048992010-03-03T05:40:00.015-07:002010-03-06T21:18:29.026-07:002010-03-06T21:18:29.026-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/tour-mstioga.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">A Tour of MsTioga!</span></u></a><br />It is widely acknowledged that MsTioga is the most famous RV in the history of the World. Of course MsTioga is much too modest to make such a claim. But we who are MsTioga's team members know that it's true! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><br />On October 13, 2007, Little Mavicito made a video tour of MsTioga that you might find interesting!<br /><div align="center"><br /><object width="550" height="445"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tahmHM8OH7I&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tahmHM8OH7I&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="550" height="445"></embed></object><br /></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Going on a hike!</span></span></b></span><br />This morning Little Mavicita and I will be taking a hike! We want to explore the bay just north of Maruata. In order to get to this bay, we will follow the path over the hill.<br /><br />There is a bakery located in this bay that sells fabulous cinnamon rolls and pizza! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/sunglasses.gif" /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">6PM - A special day!</span></b></span></span><br />Yes! This is a special day. I spent all afternoon in the bakery of Lupita. I made a deal with her to buy a whole batch of her cinnamon buns, 20 of them. I met Sherry and her husband Warren, two special people who have been living here during the winter for many years.<br /><br />Right after this post, I am heading over to Sherry and Warren's home for supper. MsTioga is camped near the beach behind Lupita's panaderia.<br /><br />I will return tomorrow, to tell you about all the exciting things that happened today!<br /><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/mars-has-moved.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/april-fool-video.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.2683,-103.3493&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.2683,-103.3493+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-1851733791302804899?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-26484552359617317352010-03-02T06:08:00.010-07:002010-03-03T06:03:06.185-07:002010-03-03T06:03:06.185-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/mars-has-moved.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">6AM - Mars has moved!</span></u></a><br />We are out looking up at the last of the nite sky. A large planet is low in the south, just above the horizon. Bringing out the binoculars shows this planet to be red in color. Mars!<div><br /></div><div>Time to consult our star charts. Mars is found in the Zodiac of Cancer. High in the sky. Our star is low in the southern sky. Have we discovered a new giant planet? </div><div><br /></div><div>Rushing out with Little Mavicita and TriPod, we set up to take a pic of our discovery. It is brighter now, and we see that our planet is a mast lite on a sailing ship! This ship must have anchored last nite.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-02-2010A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-02-2010A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Our new neighbor</span></b></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">2PM - Nice ocean breeze</span></b></span></span><br />This Maruata Camp is about the most tranquil place Tioga and I have been. All that is going on around here today, is the nice ocean breeze. This breeze is keeping it so pleasant inside MsTioga!<br /><br />This morning was washing time using Flyboy Chip's washing method with a water hose for rinsing. A lot of Tioga's water was used, so we have to look around for a place to fill up.<br /><br />This means moving MsTioga into the Village of Maruata to find that water. We love this kind of stuff. Simple things give us pleasure!<br /><!-- google_ad_section_start --><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">5PM - Water pond</span></b></span></span><br />The water supply for the Village of Maruata comes from the mountains. Just before the water reaches the village, it goes underground and surfaces as a pond in El Centro of Maruata.<br /><br />The water in this pond is green from algae. There are flowering plants growing on the surface of this pond. We are using this water only for the bathroom, showers and cleaning. So, this water should be OK for us. <div><br /></div><div>Using a 5 liter bucket, the water was hauled a short distance in order to fill Tioga's fresh water tank. I put 1/2 cup of bleach in the tank to get rid growing stuff.</div><div><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/blog-improvements.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/tour-mstioga.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.27188,-103.3412&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.27188,-103.3412+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-2648455235961731735?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-36976869420260038952010-03-01T07:46:00.013-07:002010-03-02T19:49:04.011-07:002010-03-02T19:49:04.011-07:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/blog-improvements.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Blog improvements</span></u></a><br />This morning we made some improvements to our blog that we believe you will like. Our <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Labels"</span></i> and <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Calendar"</span></i> search routines have been moved from our blog page to a brand new page named <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Archives"</span></i>. There is a link to our new <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Archives"</span></i> page in our blog's footer. Also, the footer is now also found just below our header pic.<div><br /></div><div>We have added a <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Google Custom Search</span></i> routine which is really neat. For example, if you enter the search term <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"money"</span></i>, the Custom Search looks at all of our website to find where <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"money"</span></i> is found. It even searches in our Tioga-George Forum and all of our MsTioga Magazine pages!</div><div><br /></div><div>Please go ahead right now and give it a try! Look just below our header pic and click on the "<b>Archives</b>" link.<!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">3PM - Meeting Reader Friends!</span></b></span></span><br />One of wonderful things about publishing our blog is being recognized by Reader Friends!<br /><br />Little Mavicita and I grabbed our giant Sun umbrella and took off walking down the beach. We wanted to explore the most westerly area of the bay where we have seen a bunch of beach side ramadas. We passed a couple of guys fishing in the surf, then doubled back thru the center of the Village of Maruata.<br /><br />We were surprised to find a paved road extending east thru El Centro. We came to a restaurant and camping place and decided to have lunch. After ordering lunch of fried fillet of red snapper, we walked over to say hello to the gringos camping here. These were the guys we saw fishing in the surf.</div><div><br /></div><div>One of these gringos was Reader Ken, who recognized me with a big smile! Ken's wife Kris recognized me too, and gave me a big hug!</div><div><br /></div><div>What a neat thing to happen! Made my day. <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-01-2010A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-01-2010A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Ken, Kris, doggie Duffie</span></b></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-01-2010PanoA_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 450px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-01-2010PanoA_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Main Street Maruata</span></b></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">5PM - Shade of a ramada</span></b></span></span><br />There is a ramada only a few feet from MsTioga's Camp. A ramada is four poled, rectangular and palm covered. Different from a palapa which is round with one pole.<br /><br />Little Mavicita and I decided to go sit in the shade of the ramada and watch the sea birds fishing for their supper.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-01-2010B_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/03/03-01-2010B_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Watching birds in the shade of the ramada</span></b></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/we-are-so-far-south.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/mars-has-moved.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.27188,-103.3412&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.27188,-103.3412+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-3697686942026003895?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-48632477866864700102010-02-28T01:55:00.012-07:002010-03-01T08:05:53.096-07:002010-03-01T08:05:53.096-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/we-are-so-far-south.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We are so far south!</span></u></a><br />Do you look at MsTioga's location on Google Earth? It blows me away to see how far south is our location right now! We are only 18° above the equator!<div><br /></div><div>The image below is a copy of a Google Earth, and shows MsTioga's position in Mexico.<br /><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/MexicoA_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/MexicoA_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Click on the pic to see MsTioga's location</span></b></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">8AM - The village of Maruata</span></b></span></span><br />MsTioga and The Team have made our Camp in Maruata, a tiny fishing village located at the west end of a shallow bay. Some years ago there was an airstrip here, and Tioga is at the east end of the airstrip. Behind us is a naval station.</div><div><br /></div><div>Part of the job of the Mexican navy is to protect the wildlife that live in the ocean and along the coast. The concrete things that you see in this pic, are homes for fish. One of the navy guys told me that these concrete homes are placed out in the bay so that fish may seek protection inside.</div><div><br /></div><div>As you may imagine looking at the pic below, this is a very peaceful place. There is hardly any noise here. Only nature's sound of waves crashing on the beach or birds chirping.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-28-2010PanoA_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-28-2010PanoA_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">View from MsTioga's roof</span></b></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">4PM - Very first blog post</span></b></span></span><br />My first blog post was published on May 14th, 2003. The URL for that blog was:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">http://tioga-and-george.blogspot.com</span></div><br />Just after New Years Day, 2004, Blogger lost this blog. It just vanished! Stuff like that happened back in old blogger days. The URL above was no more!<br /><br />This afternoon I was messing around with the HTML code of my first blogger post, and managed to recreate that post as it actually looked on May 14, 2003 [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/Archives/May14_2003Blog.html" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>].<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">6PM - Two ships arrive</span></b></span></span><br />This afternoon a sailboat set anchor in the tiny bay close to the village of Maruata. Ahile later, a good sized motor boat anchored too.<br /><br />We on The Team wonder what these boats are all about? What is their story? People from these ships did not go ashore. A dingy from the motor boat cruised around but did not land.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-28-2010A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 450px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-28-2010A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Ships anchored at Maruata</span></b></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/anniversary-header-pic.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/03/blog-improvements.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.27188,-103.3412&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.27188,-103.3412+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-4863247786686470010?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-64416842082835129922010-02-27T05:15:00.011-07:002010-02-28T19:10:22.802-07:002010-02-28T19:10:22.802-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/anniversary-header-pic.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Anniversary header pic</span></u></a><br />Readers have wondered where our anniversary header pic was captured? Last year, MsTioga and The Team traveled to California. During our return journey to Mexico, we passed thru the City of San Diego. One of our favorite places to Nite Camp in San Diego is close to Shelter Island. Before sunrise on November 25, 2009, we moved our Camp down to the bay. <div><br /></div><div>The view from this Shelter Island Camp next to the water was breathtaking! The pic that Little Mavicita took that morning is one of her favorites [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2009/11/boats-at-dawn.html" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>].<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">2PM - First good view of the Ocean</span></b></span></span></div><div>You may recall in yesterday's blog that we are heading to the Seaside Village of Maruata. The road to Maruata follows the coastline but snakes around in the hills. So far, the few glimpses of water are fleeting and distant.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then MsTioga drove around a bend in the road and there it was! Little Mavicita captures a gigantic view of the Pacific coast. This view shows an abundance of almost unoccupied beach!</div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-27-2010A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-27-2010A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">View of the coast from road to Maruata</span></b></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">3PM - Giant tsunami wave</span></b></span></span><br />We have made a Camp on the beach at Maruata. We were here only a few minutes, when a 12" high wave smashed into shore. </div><div><br /></div><div>Little Mavicita captured that wave. Was this the giant tsunami?<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-27-2010B_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-27-2010B_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Is this it?</span></b></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/manzanillo-mexico-rentals.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/we-are-so-far-south.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.27188,-103.3412&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.27188,-103.3412+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-6441684208283512992?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-71652826583022629982010-02-26T05:33:00.014-07:002010-02-27T05:34:47.857-07:002010-02-27T05:34:47.857-07:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/manzanillo-mexico-rentals.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Manzanillo Mexico rentals</span></u></a><br />Our first Nite Camp in Manzanillo was on February 15th. A homeowner from across the street came over to our Camp and suggested parking in front of his home instead of close to the street intersection. He explained that it was safer there.<br /><br />He invited me in to his home to chat and show me around. He had built a two story apartment next to his home which was vacant right now. This apartment rented for $500US/month.<br /><br />Readers have written asking for us to be on the lookout for rentals. So, later this morning we are returning to visit with this gentleman. We want you to see this apartment rental which is close to the beach.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">10AM - Morning walk!</span></b></span></span><br />I've just returned from my morning walk. The apartment that I wrote to you about above is already rented. On my return walk there was a small hotel and I went inside to find out about room rates. <div><br /></div><div>The young man at the front desk told me that a room for two people at the hotel is 24,600 pesos per month. He also told me that he used to work at another place that has vacation rental apartments that are much less expensive. Only 6,500 pesos per month [$520US]. </div><div><br /></div><div>He gave me a business card for a local real estate company that represents these vacation rentals. Their website is [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://www.medinayaguilera.com/" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>]. Below is a pic of a rental that goes for $520US/month. A bay view apartment!</div><div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/ManzanilloRentalA_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/ManzanilloRentalA_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Rental in Manzanillo</span></b></div><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">12 Noon - Heading south</span></b></span></span><br />We are leaving the City of Manzanillo. Heading south. Reader John sent an email and was very enthusiastic about the seaside village of Maruata in the State of Michoacan. </div><div><br /></div><div>We are meandering down that way to take a peek. <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">5PM - City of Tecomán</span></b></span></span><br />We have arrived in the City of Tecomán and made our Nite Camp in a commercial neighborhood a couple of blocks away from Bodega Aurrerá [owned by WalMart]. It is somewhat humid and warm inside MsTioga. 95°F!<br /><br />I wanted to show you a pic of the modern artwork at this city's entrance. But Little Mavicita said that this pic is so boring! He is jumping around like a crazy thing insisting on showing you a pic of the Señor Sushi supper that I had last nite. Can you imagine that!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-26-2010A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-26-2010A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Salmon sashimi and chicken teriyaki</span></b></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/7th-anniversary-tioga-george.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/anniversary-header-pic.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.92265,-103.8809&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=18.92265,-103.8809+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-7165282658302262998?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-20338368178030583682010-02-25T01:19:00.012-07:002010-03-11T22:30:59.720-07:002010-03-11T22:30:59.720-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/7th-anniversary-tioga-george.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">7th Anniversary - Tioga George</span></u></a><br />I was thinking about how I got to my 7th anniversary with Tioga, and wondering if you would like to read about the beginning of our journey?<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Tioga and George's first camp</span></b></span></span><br />On the morning of February 25, 2003, I was scheduled for an appointment with my cancer doctor. I suspected that my doctor was going to give me the word that I was in cancer remission, and I was right! My doctor laid out a five year plan for my after cancer treatment. I told my doctor, <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Right after I leave your office this morning, I am driving to pick up my new RV home. When the time comes for my first appointment for the five year plan, I might be camping up in Montana. Thousands of miles away."</span></i><br /><br />My doctor smiled at me and said, <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Good for you, George"</span></i>.<br /><br />A few weeks before that appointment, I drove to Manteca Trailer &amp; Camper in the Town of Manteca, California to put down a $1,000 deposit to buy a 1991 Fleetwood Tioga Class-C RV. I liked the floor plan of this Tioga, with two single beds in the rear. I planned to convert one of these beds to a computer workstation.<br /><br />After leaving the doctor's office that morning, I returned to Manteca Trailer and paid the $17,000 cash balance for Tioga. Then I drove back to my apartment in the City of Concord. I moved clothes, food and other stuff from my apartment into Tioga. I planned to be an RVing fulltimer from that day on.<br /><br />I needed some screws and hardware stuff for Tioga. So, I drove to the Ace Hardware Store to buy these things. Out in the Ace Hardware parking lot, I did whatever repairs were needed. Then I wondered where I should go now? That was the first time that an astounding concept popped into my brain. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"I was already home!"</span></i> What an amazing thing to come to understand! No matter where I would go from that day on, as long as Tioga was with me, I would always be home. Man-O-Man!<br /><br />Tioga and I spent the nite right there in the Ace Hardware parking lot. Our first dry-camp. In the morning, I saw Ace's assistant manager walking toward Tioga. I thought that I was in for a scolding for camping in the lot over nite. However, the manager only wanted to know about Tioga. He wanted to buy an RV himself, and wished to look inside!<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Searching for adventure!</span></b></span></span><br />On June 7th, 2003, Tioga and I headed north. We were finally on our BIG adventure! During the past three months, we had been busy installing stuff. Mr. Datastorm got installed, so did a couple of Mr. Dometic refrigerators [one failed]. Mr. Levelers is now onboard. <div><br /></div><div>There were a ton of other things that we did too! We went on some shake down trips to learn what Tioga was all about. We drove all the way to Southern California for the Datastorm installation. What a challenge that installation was for us because the Datastorm did not work at all for about two weeks!<div><br />Although I was having the time of my life going to new places in MsTioga, I had hard times too. I was completely inexperienced camping with Tioga. On July 1st, 2003, I drove Tioga down a forest road where I should not have been and came to a dead-end! I could not turn around. My blog post for that day did not disclose how upset I was by the challenge of that day's trip. But a note to myself shows how fear affected me. That note is still taped to the wall of Tioga today.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">My creed</span></b></span></span><br />I don't run away from my dreams<br />Because of my fear of what "might" happen<br />I have faith that no matter what<br />Fate brings me, I shall overcome.<br />George<br />1 July 2003<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Our transmission nightmare</span></b></span><br />During these first months on the road, we gradually had Tioga checked over. There were no records of maintenance for Tioga. We figured on checking everything little by little in order to begin to collect our own maintenance records. That was why when we got to Portland, Oregon, Tioga went to have her transmission fluid changed. </div><div><br /></div><div>The tranny shop manager showed us a small mound of sludge in the transmission's pan. He said that this was a sure sign that our tranny was about to fail. We now know that this <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"about to fail"</span></i> prediction was likely false. $3,200 was paid to rebuild our tranny. Two months later that rebuilt tranny did actually fail. The spline shaft on the tranny's torque converter stripped out. When the tranny shop refused to honor the warranty, a rebuilt tranny was installed at a Ford dealer. Another $2,700!<br /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Not enough $dough$</span></b></span></span><br />Even though our cash reserve was now terribly low, we continued our journey. We had to believe that somehow, someway, we could make it financially and stay on-the-road. However, it was not until several months later that it became clear what the cost to keep Tioga on-the-road would be. And that cost was more than our income!<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Reader Bob to the rescue</span></b></span></span><br />On March 31, 2004, I wrote to you in a blog post that I'd have to stop searching for adventure and go get a job. The maintenance for Tioga was so much more than anticipated. I figured that I'd get a job at WalMart or something.</div><div><br /></div><div>Many emails arrived from Readers encouraging me to stay on the road. But one email from Reader Bob had a solution. Bob suggested that income could be earned with Google's AdSense program. I knew nothing about AdSense, but Bob seemed to be an expert. Back in those days, AdSense was different. There were no easy ways to understand AdSense as there are now. But Bob kept after me thru email communication, coaching and urging me on. </div><div><br /></div><div>I was putting in several hours a day with AdSense and only earning pennies per hour! My first month I earned $108.09 from AdSense. I wanted to quit this AdSense. I thought that it was not worth it. All that work for so little money. Bob keep after me. He would not let me quit!</div><div><br /></div><div>I have no clue what I would be doing today if it were not for the dogged determination of Reader Bob. He saved me. In December, 2004, my AdSense cracked thru the $500 barrier. I was now earning more than my expenses!<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">How the blog began</span></b></span></span><br />During May, 2003, I was still going to weekly meetings of my cancer support group at the Wellness Center in Pleasant Hill, California. It was clear that sometime soon I would be heading out with my RV. There would be no more meetings!<br /><br />Betty Phillips was one of the members of Group. Betty wondered how they would know what became of me when I was off wandering around in my RV? She suggested that I begin a blog, so that my Group members could follow me on the internet.<br /><br />That's how this all began!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/images/FirstPicTiogaGeorgeFebruary2003.jpg"><img style="margin: 7px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px;" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/images/FirstPicTiogaGeorgeFebruary2003.jpg" alt="" border="4" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:85%;">George and MsTioga</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:85%;">Camped in Benicia, California </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">April, 2003</span></span></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/tioga-maintenance.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/manzanillo-mexico-rentals.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.1017,-104.33013&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.1017,-104.33013+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-2033836817803058368?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-14966732015737029192010-02-24T03:56:00.008-07:002010-02-25T21:18:54.008-07:002010-02-25T21:18:54.008-07:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/tioga-maintenance.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Tioga maintenance</span></u></a><br />Remember I wrote to you that going under Tioga flat on my back was not good for me anymore? Well, I changed my mind. Because I really like to go under there looking around and inspecting. In the late afternoon when Tioga is in a shadow is my favorite time to inspect. Our Camp in Manzanillo is on a concrete street, very clean and smooth. Easy to move around on my back.<div><br /></div><div>Inspection of Tioga's parking brake system came up on Auto Maintenance Pro. While inspecting the brake cabling, I came upon a rusted out support clamp for the black pipe coming from the propane tank. A stainless hose clamp was used to secure the propane pipe once again.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our rust control program is really doing pretty good. Regular inspection is the reason. Yesterday afternoon some rust was found around a leaf spring support bracket. This is one of the brackets that was replaced last year when cracks were found in the old brackets. After Must-For-Rust was sprayed on this corroded place and the liquid dried, Rust-Oleum Flat Protective Black Enamel was sprayed on. Looks really good now!<!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">12 Noon - XM/Sirius radio</span></b></span></span><br />Ever since we traveled south of Puerto Vallarta, our XM/Sirius satellite radio has had trouble receiving a strong signal. We must be close to the edge of satellite footprint.<br /><br />The tiny antenna for the receiver is mounted on Tioga's cabover roof. Perhaps if the antenna could be raised up, the antenna might "see" its satellite better?<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-24-2010A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-24-2010A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Antenna moved to vent cover</span></b></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/three-column-blog.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/7th-anniversary-tioga-george.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.1017,-104.33013&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.1017,-104.33013+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-1496673201573702919?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-90815491418068395622010-02-23T07:08:00.016-07:002010-02-25T21:20:05.159-07:002010-02-25T21:20:05.159-07:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/three-column-blog.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Three column blog</span></u></a><br />It was because of wanting a three column blog that we have a "classic blog". A few years ago when Google came out with new blogger and developed templates with layouts, we on the TiogaRV Team did not convert. We liked the way our blog looked. Converting to a layout based blog would have changed all that. <div><br /></div><div>However, that meant that we did not have access to "widgets", which only come with layouts. Widgets are tools that bring to a blog all sorts of things. Labels or categories are one of those things. Because we have a classic blog, there was no way to publish a list of our labels so we never used them. But still we wanted labels.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">We find label code!</span></b></span></span></div><div>The internet is a miracle place. All over the World people share things on the internet. Stuff that would have been almost impossible to know before the internet, is now available to the ordinary person.</div><div><br /></div><div>It blows my mind that while camping in Mexico, I was able to find the website of some person living who-knows-where who shared how to put label code into a classic blog. Amazing! Just freaking amazing!</div><div><br /></div><div>If you look near the bottom of our right hand column, you may see our new "Labels" list! Clicking on a label brings up all of our blog posts containing that label or category. We only just began putting labels on our posts a few days ago, so there are not many posts containing labels right now.</div><div><br /></div><div>We would like for you to see a list of snippets when you click on our labels. Right now the entire post appears making it difficult to select a particular post to read. But we have the internet resource available, so we will be searching for code to allow you to read snippets!</div><div><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">12 Noon - Fender bender!</span></b></span></span><br />MsTioga needs a water fill-up. There is a large Pemex gas station near the embarcadero that has a nice large water hose for filling up. There is a body shop there and we want to look into that shop.<br /><br />After filling up and looking in at the shop, we headed to the embarcadero. The streets are narrow there, but no big problem for MsTioga. We came to a tiny intersection with a mandatory left turn. MsTioga's rear bumper was only inches from a fence barrier, requiring back and forth maneuvering in order to clear for the left turn. No problem, we have done such a maneuver hundreds of times.<br /><br />Only this time there was a transit cop at the intersection, and he distracted me. MsTioga's rear bumper brushed the fence. <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Fender bender!</span></span></i></b><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">So, what happened next?</span></b></span></span><br />The traffic cop wanted Tioga to back into a tiny street in order to park. I explained that the street was not wide enough. But the cop insisted. I explained again that the street was not wide enough, and asked him what he wanted me to.<br /><br />The traffic cop then instructed Tioga to turn left in order to find a place to park. Tioga did her back and forth maneuver in order to make the left turn. We made that turn and the cop directed us to a parking place.</div><div><br /></div><div>The cop asked for my driver's license. I don't give my license over easily. Not a good idea here in Mexico. So, to change the subject, I suggested that we walk back to the place of the accident in order to talk to the owner of the damaged fence.</div><div><br /></div><div>On arriving at the accident scene, I found out that the fence belonged to a school. I saw a class filled with teenage kids. A middle aged man came to the door. Apparently he was the owner of the school. I introduced myself and offered to pay to repair the fence. </div><div><br /></div><div>The man looked at the fence, touched the damage a little, and shook his head, "No". He said that the fence was OK, and it would not be necessary for me to pay anything! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">5PM - Why do we love the City of Manzanillo?</span></b></span></span><br />Well, that is a very good question!<br /><ul><li>Manzanillo is right next to the Ocean and a gorgeous bay</li><li>A medium sized city with lots of shopping. Soriana, WalMart</li><li>Manzanillo is tranquil. Not a lot of traffic like Mazatlan and Acapulco</li><li>Camping here is easy for MsTioga</li></ul><div>Oh yes, there is one other thing. Señor Sushi is here in Manzanillo. Remember we were complaining about foreign food here in Mexico? </div><div><br /></div><div>Señor Sushi makes the best sushi that we have been delighted to eat anywhere. Such fresh tuna and shrimp! And the hand shaped rice is so firm. Does not fall apart. Señor Sushi has wasabi [green mustard] which is hard to find in Mexico. And pickled ginger too!</div><div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-23-2010A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-23-2010A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Manzanillo's Señor Sushi</span></b></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/who-knows-why-stuff-happens.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/tioga-maintenance.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.1017,-104.33013&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.1017,-104.33013+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-9081549141806839562?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-56503494436719545322010-02-22T08:11:00.014-07:002010-02-25T21:20:54.248-07:002010-02-25T21:20:54.248-07:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/who-knows-why-stuff-happens.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Who knows why stuff happens?</span></u></a><br />An email was received from Infolinks asking for a W9 tax form. I earned ad income from Infolinks and they would only send the money after I submitted a signed W9. The email included a link to a federal website that contained a downloadable Adobe PDF W9 that could be filled in by computer. It was that "signing" thing that started stuff happening!<br /><br />It is strange how one thing affects another which affects another. A cascading bunch of things causing stuff to happen. Our HP scanner would not scan. It used to scan fine, but not now. Unknown to us on the TiogaRV Team at that time, was that the HP software that controls the HP scanner uses Adobe Flash Player. Adobe had recently changed their Flash Player. Now the HP Scanner would not scan the W9 tax form. So, of course I was compelled to fix this stuff. I am a computer geek, and this kind of stuff is our meat!<br /><br />I attacked this challenge head-on downloading "HP Solution Center" once again from the HP website. "Solution Center" contains the HP scanner driver. Surely this would fix everything. It didn't. <div><br /></div><div>The HP website advised doing the Solution Center install in "Selective Startup" mode. Just click on "Run", type in "msconfig", switch from "Normal Startup" to "Selective Startup" and the install will go fine.</div><div><br /></div><div>All that I wanted to do was scan the W9, and now I was dealing with msconfig? You can see how this computer stuff quickly goes from easy-to-do to soooooo deep! Finally I gave up on using the scanner, and found "Casita Telefonica" a tiny phone service store at the nearby Soriana Super Center. Casita Telefonica had a FAX. Problem solved.</div><div><br /></div><div>Only the problem was not solved. Apparently in all my rummaging around in the inner workings of our Mr. HP notebook computer, I had damaged some electronic thing. Now the trial copy of Corel Paint Shop Pro X-3 would not work anymore.</div><div><br /></div><div>Unknown to me when I dove into this new challenge, was that silently in the background, Mr. HP notebook computer was collecting information about all these failures. Also unknown then, was that at 8PM on every Sunday evening, if we are connected up to the internet and Mr. HP is turned on, this failure information is transmitted to the HP website. HP then somehow analyzes these failures and sends back a webpage advising what should be done to fix all of this failure stuff.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, everything is working right again. And I have no clue as to what actually happened or why now everything is working again. Who knows why stuff happens?<!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">4PM - Another battery report.</span></b></span></span><br />We promised you a couple of weeks ago that there would be no more battery reports. But we just had to share one more report with you!<br /><br />About a week ago the PWM set point of our Morningstar TriStar charge controller was lowered 0.1 volt to 14.4 volts. This one tenth volt reduction allowed the TriStar to go into PWM charging mode everyday. We just checked the Specific Gravity of all our battery cells. According to Crown Battery Company, a Specific Gravity of 1.265 or greater is a fully charged battery.<br /><br />Every cell this afternoon checked out at a SG of 1.265 to 1.275. Isn't that something?<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">7PM - The bay at sunset</span></b></span></span><br />I've just come back from the beach. The shore of the bay is only about 100 meters from where MsTioga has made her Camp for the past several nites.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-22-2010PanoA_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-22-2010PanoA_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">View from the beach in front of Tioga's Camp</span></b></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/weng-online.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/three-column-blog.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.1017,-104.33013&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.1017,-104.33013+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-5650349443671954532?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-14370519479426584702010-02-21T03:46:00.020-07:002010-02-23T08:06:03.296-07:002010-02-23T08:06:03.296-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/weng-online.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Weng online!</span></u></a><br />Our friend Weng is back online with a blog post! Hubby Francisco made a ShoutBox post yesterday to tell us that the family arrived at their home in Portland, Oregon on Friday. And Weng made a Skype call to me yesterday evening. It took about a week for Weng and the family to travel from Aticama to Portland.<br /><br />Weng has not updated her <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Mail Order Bride"</span></i></b> blog in close to a month. Internet access is difficult in Aticama. However, Weng is back blogging now, and we are sooooo happy to be able to Read Weng again. <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><br />Please click on the "Read Weng" pic to read her <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b>"We are home"</b></span></i> blog post or click [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://wengs-journey.blogspot.com/2010/02/we-are-home.html" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>].<br /><!-- google_ad_section_start --><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">11AM - Computer backup day</span></b></span></span><br />You may recall that the TiogaRV Team's method of computer backup is different. We have chosen to backup Mr. HP, our primary computer, to Ms. Vaio, our secondary computer. As you may see in the pic below, both of these are notebook computers.<br /><br />We use the Tornado File Transfer tool to do most of the backup [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://www.thetornado.com/backup_files.asp" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>]. The Tornado is fast!<br /><br />We like to backup one computer to another, because we are able to check to see if our important programs are really an exact duplicate. There is no mystery wondering if the backup worked or not and only finding out after disaster strikes and a restore is made. A visual comparison, one monitor to the other confirms the backup.<div><br />The small round thing between these two notebook computers is The Tornado, connected by USB cables to each notebook.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-21-2010A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-21-2010A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Ms. Vaio [left], Mr. HP [right]</span></b></div><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">2PM - Mr. Wave6</span></b></span></span><br />This afternoon we did maintenance on Mr. Wave6, our noble catalytic heater [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/olympian.htm" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>]. Mr. Wave6 lives in MsTioga's shower/closet. During times when it is cold, Mr. Wave6 is not covered. Lately we have not needed a heater at nite. Is it already the end of winter?</div><div><br /></div><div>So, after Mr. Wave6 was all cleaned up, we decided to put a plastic bag over him for protection against dust.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-21-2010B_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/U02-21-2010B_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Wave6 in the closet</span></b></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">7PM - Favorite icon</span></b></span></span> <img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/LOGO_A_Copy.jpg" width="16" /><br />Do you see the little "TG" icon above? Today using the Paint program that comes with all Microsoft operating systems, I made this tiny icon. The TG stands for Tioga George!</div><div><br /></div><div>If you look above our blog's address line in your browser, you may see the TG icon there as well. There used to be a Blogger icon there. We on the TiogaRV Team like our TG icon better!</div><div><br /></div><div>What do you think?<br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/favicon.ico"><hr /><br /><br /></a><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/audible-low-battery-alarm.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/who-knows-why-stuff-happens.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.101699,-104.330169&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.101699,-104.330169+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-1437051947942658470?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-17101925489639998542010-02-20T05:15:00.015-07:002010-02-23T08:06:32.844-07:002010-02-23T08:06:32.844-07:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/audible-low-battery-alarm.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Audible low battery alarm</span></u></a><br />When the battery on my notebook computer gets low, no audible alarm warns me. Apparently the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system does not provide this audible low battery alarm!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">The computer just shuts down! </span></b></i></div><br />Yesterday my notebook shut down without warning of a low battery for the last time. Because I now have an audible alert when the battery gets low! I found this alarm while doing a Google search.<br /><br />I am soooooo happy with this alarm! I put a loud wave file into the alarm. Now when the battery gets low I hear [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/qrecord.WAV" target="_blank"><u>this</u></a>] kachink sound once each minute to warn me! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><br />If you want a Low Battery Alarm on your computer, click [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://batteryalarm.codeplex.com/" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>].<!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">7th anniversary blog post</span></b></span></span><br />A couple of days ago I began writing the text of my blog that will become our February 25, 2010 anniversary blog post. In this post I'd like to share with you my feelings about the early days of my vagabonding life. So, I have been re-reading my blog pages of 2003. And remembering.<div><br /></div><div>In retrospect, I now know how very lucky I was to get from 2003 to 2010 and still be journeying with MsTioga. In 2003 I didn't have a clue how seriously low was my income. Much too low to live this life! But here I am in 2010! </div><div><br /></div><div>Somewhere along the way it came to me that I should not worry about stuff. Every problem that seemed insurmountable to me at the time, every single one, had a solution. All I had to do would be to do everything that I could, and not worry about what might happen.</div><div><br /></div><div>Preparing this 7th Anniversary Blog Post is a real good time for me!<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">2PM - Brilliant day in Manzanillo</span></b></span></span><br />A very short road goes by the WalMart and dead ends at the beach. MsTioga has been Camped here for a few hours. It is breezy, and the air going thru MsTioga's windows makes it comfortable inside.<br /><br />Little Mavicita went up on Tioga's roof to take a pano pic for you to see.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-20-2010PanoA_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-20-2010PanoA_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">View from Tioga's roof</span></b></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">6PM - Guys from Coca Cola</span></b></span></span><br />I spent the afternoon hanging out with five guys who work at Coca Cola here in Manzanillo. They all are in the marketing department. We got to talking about my airplane trip next month and that I would need a safe place to park MsTioga.<br /><br />Edgar offered to keep MsTioga on his property here in Manzanillo. He said that he has lots of land and MsTioga would be safe there. We exchanged email addresses. Edgar is going to email me a map showing the location of his home.<br /><br />Isn't this the greatest thing?<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-20-2010A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-20-2010A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Coca Cola guys</span></b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Edgar is the 2nd from right</span></b></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/construction-in-mexico.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/weng-online.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.101699,-104.330169&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.101699,-104.330169+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-1710192548963999854?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-87394554514256787942010-02-19T07:20:00.011-07:002010-02-20T05:52:00.638-07:002010-02-20T05:52:00.638-07:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/construction-in-mexico.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Construction in Mexico</span></u></a><br />We on the TiogaRV Team are fascinated by construction in Mexico. The use of small tree trunks to build a living fence post blows us away! After awhile, the fence post sprouts leaves! Small tree trunks are also used as support posts [see pic below].<br /><br />Did you know that many roofs in Mexico are made of concrete? Once you have one of these concrete roofs, I guess re-roofing is not on the radar screen.<br /><br />Speaking of concrete! Entire buildings usually come from concrete mixed by hand on the ground. Shovel by shovel. A pile of sand. Add cement and other stuff. Finally water. Shovel into a 5-gallon bucket and carry it up a homemade ladder on your shoulder!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-19-2010A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-19-2010A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Construction posts a few feet from our Camp</span></b></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-19-2010B_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-19-2010B_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Roof across the street</span></b></div><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Living fulltime in Mexico</span></b></span></span><br />As you may know, I have been living fulltime in Mexico since the end of 2007. I love it here. MsTioga is able to make Camp almost everywhere. No police come by doing their hassling things. For me, Mexico is the friendliest country!<br /><br />My immigration form is the FMT, a tourist permit. I've been using an FMT to live in Mexico for the past seven years. An FMT is easy for me to obtain. When I fly to Mexico after visiting with my sons, Mexican immigration gives me another FMT good fo six months. Since I want to visit with Sons, David and Joseph every six months, an FMT is perfect for me.<br /><br />However, lately I have been hearing on the internet about a new FMT that is coming [<a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial" href="http://rptides.blogspot.com/2010/01/heads-up-on-new-fmm-tourist-permit.html" target="_blank"><u>link</u></a>]. This new FMT will be good for only 6-months in a 12-month period. So I am now thinking about getting an FM3. The FM3 is a renewable <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; font-family:Verdana, Trebuchet, Arial, sans-serif;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></span></span><span><span>long term permit for 365 days, which gives non-immigrant temporary residency status to the holder</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; font-family:Verdana, Trebuchet, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span>.<br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/raining-and-warm.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/audible-low-battery-alarm.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.10349,-104.3347&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.10349,-104.3347+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-8739455451425678794?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-38245077831461009772010-02-18T03:47:00.011-07:002010-02-23T02:50:17.382-07:002010-02-23T02:50:17.382-07:00<a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/raining-and-warm.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">5AM - Raining and warm</span></u></a><br />Since yesterday morning, a steady rain has been falling on the City of Manzanillo. Still T-shirt and short pants weather! Just have to carry an umbrella. Even now when it is still a few hours before dawn, it is 60°F outside.<br /><br />We on the TiogaRV Team love the rain. Love the sound of it on MsTioga's roof. Especially when the rain is gentle with no wind, as it is right now.<br /><br />Of course this rain storm has been of some concern to our Mr. Sunny, because there has been almost no Sun for his solar panels. We still have electric power with our batteries at a 60% charge [based on 400 amp hour capacity battery bank]. Little Honda remains unused!<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Header pics</span></b></span></span><br />Yesterday I showed you a header pic. It is not the plan to use this pic as a new header for our Tioga-George blog. Rather, this pic is only being used to learn about Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro, two of the most popular image editors.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">7th anniversary coming soon!</span></b></span></span><br />Did you know that MsTioga and I will be celebrating our 7th anniversary soon? MsTioga and I began being fulltime RVers on February 25th, 2003!<div><br /></div><div>There is talk among TiogaRV Team members, that Mr. HP and Little Mavicita have been secretly working on a special header pic for our 7th Anniversary Day blog! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Foreign restaurants in Mexico</span></b></span></span><br />There are many foreign restaurants in Mexico. Chinese, Japanese, Italian/pizza. However, most times the food served at these restaurants may not be what is expected. Mexican cooks may not be trained in China, Japan or Italy.<br /><br />However, there is a tiny food court Chinese restaurant located at the Soriana Super Center that is different. Three Chinese cooks own this stand, and they are trained in China! The restaurant is called <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Long Hang"</span></i>.<br /><br />A three course meal selected buffet style, includes a huge helping of fried rice for $58 pesos [$4.64US]. Good Chinese food!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-18-2010A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-18-2010A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Good Chinese!</span></b></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Sundown - Rainbow over bay</span></b></span></span><br />I was sitting on the seawall talking to a young man who works in the kitchen of a nearby hotel. A very light rain was falling. Suddenly we both saw the rainbow at the same time.<br /><br />Little Mavicita, always at the ready, leaped out and captured the pic below!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-18-2010PanoA_CP_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-18-2010PanoA_CP_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Rainbow over the bay</span></b></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/photoshop-or-paintshop.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/construction-in-mexico.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.10349,-104.3347&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.10349,-104.3347+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-3824507783146100977?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-9893088105658484452010-02-17T08:30:00.010-07:002010-02-23T02:50:17.382-07:002010-02-23T02:50:17.382-07:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/photoshop-or-paintshop.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Photoshop or PaintShop?</span></u></a><br />Yesterday I wrote to you about wanting to be able to change our header image. After using Adobe's Photoshop Elements to try and make a new header image, I found myself not getting anywhere very fast! <div><br /></div><div>So, I tried Corel's PaintShop. In only about one hour, look what I got!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/images/HeaderImage02-14-2010.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/images/HeaderImage02-14-2010.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Tioga-George header by Corel PaintShop</span></b></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Our old header image</span></b></span></span><br />From February, 2007 to December, 2008, the pic below was our header image. This pic shows me standing in my cactus garden in the Pueblo of Santa Rosalia. Our garden overlooked the Sea of Cortes.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/Images/02-01-2007PanoHillTopCopyText880width.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/Images/02-01-2007PanoHillTopCopyText880width.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Santa Rosalia cactus garden header image</span></b></div><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">10AM - Rainy day session</span></b></span></span><br />A light rain has been falling all morning long. So, MsTioga and The Team are in a rainy day session. We have been staying inside.<br /><br />Little Mavicita is not happy with this session. She wanted to go out and look around! Jorge got the giant umbrella and walked up to the beach which is only about one minute away.<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-17-2010A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-17-2010A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Manzanillo on a rainy morning</span></b></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">2PM - Chinese food and a movie</span></b></span></span><br />The steady rain continues. So, we went over to a Chinese joint, picked up some take out and took it back to MsTioga. I brewed up some hot tea. While eating, I watched the movie, <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">"Hoffa"</span></i> starring Jack Nicholson.<br /><br />Are we on the TiogaRV Team living the good life or what?<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-17-2010C_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-17-2010C_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Chinese and a movie</span></b></div><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/photoshop-elements.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/raining-and-warm.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.10349,-104.3347&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.10349,-104.3347+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-989308810565848445?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393195.post-92001309658979650742010-02-16T07:08:00.013-07:002010-03-01T08:45:19.787-07:002010-03-01T08:45:19.787-07:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><a face="arial" href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/photoshop-elements.html" target="_blank" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,51,255); "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Photoshop Elements</span></u></a><br />Last Sunday in our 11am blog post we published a pic of the waves pounding the beach. Reader Anne wrote an email about that pic suggesting that this might be our new blog header image. That idea has been going around in my brain ever since.<br /><br />However, that pic is not complete for our header. More stuff is needed. For example, an inset image showing MsTioga and maybe another inset of myself. With that thought in mind, last nite we downloaded Photoshop Elements on a 30-day trial.<br /><br />We know nothing about Photoshop! But we suspect that great header pics may be made using Photoshop. First thing that I found out about Photoshop, is that using it is not intuitive. You gotta learn how to use it. Hmmmm?<!-- google_ad_section_end --><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">10:30AM - Flyboy Chip's carwash method</span></b></span></span><br />Awhile back Flyboy Chip offered to help wash MsTioga! Chip used a water hose to wet down and then rinse off our Blue Coral Wash &amp; Wax Concentrate. Chip's method is soooooo fast!<br /><br />For years we used a 4-step method designed to conserve water. First the Wash &amp; Wax stuff was brushed on, then brushed off with clear water, then squeegeed dry and finally towel dried. This 4-step method would wear me out! Often I would only do one side of MsTioga, and then quit washing until another day. Using Chip's method washed MsTioga in less than one hour. And I am not tired at all!<br /><br />This morning we used up all of MsTioga's fresh water supply. So we have to go now to a Pemex gas station and fill up so that I may take a shower!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-16-2010A_Copy.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 7px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/2010/02/02-16-2010A_Copy.jpg" border="2" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">Jorge rinses down MsTioga</span></b></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Note:</b></span> In the pic above you see the water hose hooked up to a hose bibb. The hose bibb was the water inlet used when hooking up in an RV campground. We removed the one-way valve and water inlet that came with MsTioga, and replaced it with this hose bibb. The water pump now provides pressure for washing MsTioga.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">6PM - Last battery report!</span></b></span></span><br />Yes, this will be the TiogaRV Team's last battery report! Mr. Sunny's solar battery bank only received a 96% charge today. Because it was overcast all during the afternoon, we ended the charging day with our TriMetric meter reading -13.5 amp hours.<br /><br />Are we concerned? Are we breaking out Little Honda, our tiny generator as we used to do? No, we are not! <div><br /></div><div>We now know that Mr. Sunny and his battery bank will be just fine. As long as our Morningstar TriStar battery charge controller is able to go into PWM mode about 3 times a month, we will have enough electric power to see us thru all of our nite time hours! <img src="http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/SmileyFaces/smile4.gif" /><br /><br /><!-- Begin Daily Footer Google Map --><br /><div align="center"><hr /><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/corrosion-control.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/yesterdaygrey.jpg" alt="Yesterday" border="0" /></a><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="320" height="1" /><a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/2010/02/photoshop-or-paintshop.html"><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/blog/tomorrowgrey.jpg" alt="Tomorrow" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.10349,-104.3347&amp;spn=0.504684,0.630341&amp;t=h" target="_blank"><u>Google Map Link</u></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=19.10349,-104.3347+%28TiogaRV%29&amp;output=kml" target="_blank"><u>Google Earth Link</u></a><br /><br /><img src="http://vagabonders-supreme.net/trans.jpg" width="550" height="1" /><br /></div><br /><!-- End Daily Footer Google Map--></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4377559648966894"; /* 728x90, created 8/16/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0978928645"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5393195-9200130965897965074?l=blog.vagabonders-supreme.net' alt='' /></div>TiogaRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789229952691004801noreply@blogger.com