When we left for Siberia in 1996, we owned a house. Just a box. Easy to rent for a few years. Now, as we start final planning for the Trans-Eurasian Odyssey and the Silk Road, we have a “home”. Lots of stuff. Furniture. Treasures. We must have a secure place to story everything for at […]
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.
THE TURTLE II The Experiment Sold in 1988 for $25,000 Learning from our mistakes on the Land Rover, we set out to design the Ultimate BackroadTravel/Adventure Vehicle. Based on a Chevy 3/4-ton 4X4 pick-up, we made dozens of modifications to the engine, transmission, suspension and cab. The original 350 V8 was tweaked to a point […]
LA TORTUGA AZUL – THE TURTLE I The Original Turtle Sold in 1981 for $16,000 Back in 1970, when the idea of The Turtle Expedition was being conceived, a 1967 109 long wheel-base Land Rover with the tire on the hood seemed the obvious choice for a rugged international travel vehicle. A custom interior was designed to […]
THE TURTLES The Ultimate Backroad Adventure Vehicles From our first travel/adventure vehicle, a 1967 109 Land Rover, to our most current, the all new Turtle V, a 1999/2000 Ford F-550 with its custom European-style Tortuga Expedition Camper, The Turtle Expedition’s backroad exploration and camping trucks have often been described as “The Ultimate”. Our continuous search […]
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