You ought to post this in the Adventure section..We just finished the second half of the journey from Austin, Texas to Juneau, Alaska. The first 3000 miles in December of 2014 took us across the Southwest, along the California and Oregon Coast and into the Olympia, WA area. This leg was 2000 miles through BC and the Yukon on the road, and another 100 by ferry from Skagway.
Pictures of the road trip are at https://www.flickr.com/photos/umnak/
Thanks for the suggestion. Eve and I are setting out in August for a year-long road trip around North America. A broad itinerary is to return to the Yukon, head east to meet the Laird to Yellowknife along the Great Slave, and then across Canada to the Trans Labrador Highway, where we will spend a few weeks exploring a place that is similar to the Alaska I recall of the 1970s. From Labrador we will ferry to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, then down the east coast. Our first layover will be in either Maryland or North Carolina from October - December. Then a month on the road to the 4 Corners for February - March. We plan to finish the 12 month journey in northern Michigan for the summer of 2016.You ought to post this in the Adventure section..
This is wonderful...
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Cannot wait to read your Adventures.Thanks for the suggestion. Eve and I are setting out in August for a year-long road trip around North America. A broad itinerary is to return to the Yukon, head east to meet the Laird to Yellowknife along the Great Slave, and then across Canada to the Trans Labrador Highway, where we will spend a few weeks exploring a place that is similar to the Alaska I recall of the 1970s. From Labrador we will ferry to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, then down the east coast. Our first layover will be in either Maryland or North Carolina from October - December. Then a month on the road to the 4 Corners for February - March. We plan to finish the 12 month journey in northern Michigan for the summer of 2016.
Wife and I flew from San Diego to Detroit in August to get a nice 2006 Sprinter chassis with a 2007 Airstream Interstate mid bath with twin beds aft. About 2600 miles. Well worth the trip!I've seen many threads on "fly and drive" adventures to purchase a Sprinter! I've done many of these trips for vehicles myself. Flew from Denver to Maine to pick mine up!
For those of you that did the same......how far did you go?
I had to go the southern route to avoid a blizzard on bald tires!
I flew down from Anchorage to Tampa, inspected a 2008 Navion, the one I thought I wanted, but found out that the seller didn't disclose that she did NOT have the title in hand, that the roof had a crack in it (though repaired, it was ugly), and that the bank wanted my money first, before they would give her the title, and then she would sign it over to me…no thanks.We just finished the second half of the journey from Austin, Texas to Juneau, Alaska. The first 3000 miles in December of 2014 took us across the Southwest, along the California and Oregon Coast and into the Olympia, WA area. This leg was 2000 miles through BC and the Yukon on the road, and another 100 by ferry from Skagway.
Pictures of the road trip are at https://www.flickr.com/photos/umnak/
Just got another one from the other side of the country ( reason: price & low low km,s.) Got it transported across this time. $2100. Last time it cost about $1150 just in fuel. Somewhere around $800 - $1000 flights (2 people). & dont get the extra 6500 km,s on the van. Just have to get down to Sydney in the new year to pick it up from transport depot.We got ours from Perth in Western Australia & drove it home to Newcastle NSW. Following the southern coast to Melbourne then straight up the Hume HWY.
6500 km,s extra on the clock when we got home.
We done that coz couldnt find one with right km,s & price near us. So as neither of us had been that side of Australia before, we thought we would take advantage of an adventure at the same time. Great trip
yeah I know what you mean . . I didn't drive far for any of my Sprinters . . but I only wanted to buy one, was looking for a few month but none fitted my requirements . . so I bought one which came close . . as soon as it was in my driveway, all of a sudden Sprinters popped up all over the place . . I ended up buying 5 . . and then selling 3 of em again . .2800 mi Pennsylvania to Vancouver
Brought home my 2005 158 and proceeded to start the conversion.
Then found one in BETTER SHAPE and ALREADY CONVERTED 1 mile away.
OH! and it was the same price.
Life is strange sometimes!