What's this world coming to when a man has to struggle to pitch a tent in his own God-given hotel room? Geez...
We love your blog! Take care, and enjoy the toilet seat...
Check engine light If you have gas, oil and coolant and an engine that is seemingly running decent otherwise, I would venture that it is the oxygen sensor on the exhaust. Not a real huge deal might kill a little of your gas mileage and/or your catalytic converter. What sort of octane doe they run down there?
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Glad to hear you're moving along. The check engine light could be something almost meaningless, or it could indicate armageddon. I might be able to do some research on this for you. What year is the Silly Scion? How many miles does it have? Is it the "Check Engine" light, or the maintenance light? Or I could meet you down there, since I have a check engine light reader. Carry on.
CEL Well, bad news... I asked SBs if there was a way to flash out our CEL codes... I couldn't find a way, but I did score 9 SB! In the US most auto parts stores will read it for free. From there, I recommend asking the internet what the codes mean; unless you want to guess what it says in Spanish. I would check the gas cap. Most of the time CEL problems are nothing major, the service light is the major problems. However, I would see if you could get the code read. Somewhere in Mexico there has to be an ODBII reader...
Easier than it looks. This is all well and good, but I don't know if I am impressed just yet. I mean seriously, the Google street view maps are more comprehensive where you are than they are in Greensburg for crying out loud. By the way, you spelled the word "wait" wrong in the second to last sentence in the last paragraph.
Hostels Following a 2-yr stint in South America ('67-'69), once spent the following 18 months hitchhiking and backpacking 1 1/2 times around the world in the early 70s. Stayed primarily in roadside camps and in many youthhostels. Good deal in NZ, Aurtralia, Japan, and most of Europe. Cheap lodging included shipside rooms in Yokohama and Oslo. Had sleeping bags & camping equipment with us. Slept under semi trucks in the Chilean Atacama desert and elsewhere. Lots of fascinating contacts ("transients" are OK) with excellent travel information and suggestions. You bring back great memories, Questmaster!!
A possible side trip on the way home... I didn't think about it but you could have stopped at the Casey Jones Museum in Jackson, TN. Having been there, it isn't worth the stop. I'm sure there is a micro-scrap in the parking lot for you to log. We know this trip is all about the smileys!
Completely lost due to incompetence...
I was born with a sick fascination for maps... I live in the same small town where I was born and raised but I've been seen elsewhere in the world including all 50 United States and a few other strange places like: Wanaka, Tasmania, Chamonix, Siena, Nairobi, Zanzibar, Rajasthan, Namche Bazar, Phuket, Pinang, Lombok, Taipei, Luquillo, Cuernavaca, Ollantaytambo, Cha'llapampa, Panajachel, and Connellsville.
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Eventful
Sounds like you're having an eventful trip. Those encounters with locals, even the bribes, are what make a trip special.