Category: Ford Transit

October 2025 Update and Van Build Expenses

We began the month in Hillsborough in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. There, we were house-sitting with a dog named Rakwa. We spent a lot of time working on the van, but also managed to get out a…

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September 2025 Update and Van Build Expenses

In September, we began a series of back-to-back house sits that will last until April 1, 2026. As with most things we do, we fell into this string of sits before we even had a plan. The first sit came…

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June, July, August 2025 Update and Van Build Expenses

We arrived back in the US on May 30 after one year traveling around South America. It was good to be back in the country we are most familiar with and to start a new adventure. Greg’s mom, Dossie, had…

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Buenos Vientos, Ballena Blanca

Ballena Blanca is gone. Off to new adventures with a new owner. On May 10 we signed the papers, deposited a check with my phone, and gave Ballena Blanca’s keys to her new companion. Ballena was our only permanent home…

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“Vannymoon”

November 19 – December 7, 2019. “What’s that grinding noise?!” It was just a signal telling us that the “vannymoon” was over. Our vannymoon lasted three years and almost 65K miles. But it definitely ended on Tuesday 11/19/2019. We had…

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The search for Ballena Blanca

Our first choice for a new (USED) van was a diesel Sprinter. Next were gas Sprinters, Transits, and Promasters. We wanted a cargo van with a ten-foot-long bed and six feet of standing room. It had to have windows on…

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