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THE COURT FAMILY'S TRAVEL ADVENTURES
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Tikal & Flores - Guatemala
We pass through the Belize to Guatemala border easily and get a taxi for $75 direct to Tikal which is a couple of hours drive away. We...
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Sep 2, 20244 min read
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Belize
It’s still November, the 26th, and we are up very early to catch the 7am ferry from Cozumel back to Playa del Carmen on the Yucatan...
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Sep 2, 20247 min read
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Cozumel Island
It’s now the 24 November and Emma has completed her scuba course so we can all have a bit of a lie in and a family snuggle! Alex and I...
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May 13, 20243 min read
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Learning to Dive on Cozumel
I’m at my happiest in or on the water and I’ve wanted to learn to dive for a few years now after doing a couple of trial dives in Malta...
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May 13, 20245 min read
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Ek Balam with Chicken Pizza
Having arrived in Valladolid just before midnight we enjoy some time in bed before rising. Our destination is the Maya site at Ek Balam...
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Mar 26, 20244 min read
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The Ruta Puc Ruins, Cenotes & the Yellow city
Having arrived by bus in Merida at 4:45am, Emma has managed to locate a hotel near the bus station for the next 3 nights. Turning up at...
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Mar 24, 20245 min read
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Indiana Alex, The Yucatán & the English lady
We left Veracruz around 11pm in a comfortable overnight bus. We all slept pretty well and after two stops around 4am and 7am we arrive in...
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Mar 1, 20246 min read
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Veracruz & Shipping to Cartagena
It’s the 6th November and after the locals have been partying until 1am we decide to not rush about, plus it’s still a bit rainy. So we...
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Feb 15, 20245 min read
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El Tajin & Flying Men
We need to start heading towards Veracruz but will see some off the beaten track little places on the way. We want to go to El Tajin and...
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Feb 15, 20244 min read
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Day of the Dead - Puebla & Cholula
After a great time in and around Mexico City we’ve been following the political tensions in Guatemala and Panama we’d planned to drive...
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Feb 11, 20245 min read
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Teotihuacan & Mexico City
Arriving at Mexico City we navigate the outside, luckily as it’s a Sunday there are no restrictions to deal with and we arrive at the Mi...
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Feb 5, 20247 min read
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Oh Tequila, it makes me happy!
We are heading towards Tequila (why wouldn’t we!) which is 270 miles from the port and just before Guadalajara and on the way to Mexico...
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Jan 13, 20242 min read
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Ferry to Mainland Mexico - La Paz to Mazatlan
So the ferry to Mazatlan is very important as otherwise it’s a 2,900 km (1,800 miles) detour back up the Baja peninsula. Of course the...
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Jan 11, 20243 min read
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Bye Bye Beautiful Baja!
Our time in Baja is coming to an end. The hurricane has moved inland and we think the locals should be recovering by now so it’s time to...
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Jan 10, 20245 min read
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Azure waters & Avoiding hurricane Norma on the Baja Peninsula
We know we’re now getting close to where some of the best beaches in baja are after 20 mins south of Santa rosalia we find a campground...
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Jan 9, 20246 min read
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Mexico take 2 - beyond the border
With renewed excitement now we’re back in a van and our trust is growing in Stella and big blue we’re out early and easily over the...
evcourt
Jan 9, 20245 min read
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Finding a New Home
It’s the 3rd of October and we wake up in a nice hotel but strictly we are homeless. The adventure has shuddered to a halt in a cloud of...
guyncourt
Dec 25, 20238 min read
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Mexico - First Attempt
Having finally got the camper sorted then we are off from San Clemente heading down the last of California and on to enter Mexico at the...
guyncourt
Dec 20, 20237 min read
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Beluga Electrickery & Cormorant Rescue
After Guy leaves us we head down to the beach and meet Dave and his son Ryder. The boys click and play happily and Dave and I chat and...
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Dec 20, 20237 min read
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The Long Goodbye - Guy’s epic solo trek California to Baltimore
Now we have ‘Big Blue’ the pickup truck the time has come for Wendy to finish her adventure and head back to the world of driving on the...
guyncourt
Dec 10, 20237 min read
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