Planning ahead for a small fruit tree orchard, we had two trucks of topsoil brought in and dumped over the edge before framing started. Otherwise it would have been one wheel barrel at a time.

Taking advantage of a long Summer in Nevada City, (elevation 2,700 ft in the California Gold Country), power, water, phone, and sewer trenches have been excavated and utilities are in.

Phase One in our final preparation will be to complete a new garage/shop/storage area to store our household goods. The slab has been poured, and our path is set. Stay tuned to the Turtle Blogs for regular updates, both personal and technical.

As we make final preparations and modifications to The Turtle V expedition truck, the latest news will be here on The Turtle Expedition Blog. We will also be showing some of the last adventures we’ve taken, including a recent trip in Nevada following the historic Hastings Cutoff, part of the Emigrant Trail to California. In […]

Welcome to the all new Turtle Expedition Website, and our new Blog. In the coming months, we will be giving you updates on our intensified preparation for our next adventure, The Trans-Eurasian Odyssey. We will be starting in California, shipping from the East Coast to Europe, and driving from Lisbon, Portugal to Shanghai, China, following […]