Glad to be able to help, our door is always open and we will assist in any
way necessary from travel advice to a place to stay, to repairs, or ????.

Mark

On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 6:54 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:

> Many thanks Mark, for helping the travelers keep their van going. It is a
> great thing that so many here are willing to lend a hand and/or a place to
> stay. I look forward to their next blog entry, with more of their Alaska
> time.
>
> http://poramericaandando.**blogspot.com/<http://poramericaandando.blogspot.com/>
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> Mark Tuovinen wrote:
>
>> They arrived Wednesday afternoon and by dinner time the new pump was in
>> place and and just needed the alternator, belt, etc, installed.  Joaquin
>> broke a bolt installing the alternator but a quick trip Thursday to
>> Fasteners and Fire Equipment and we had a suitable replacement for a
>> whopping 98 cents.  They stayed with us Wednesday night and joined back up
>> with others they met on the road Thursday afternoon.  They are with the
>> other travelers they met along the way whom are also from South America
>> now
>> and are deciding whether or not to make a stop in McCarthy on their way
>> out
>> of the state.  If they decide to go to McCarthy I may throw some gear in
>> our van and drive out with them as it is our favorite destination for
>> Labor
>> Day weekend.
>>
>> Should any List members run across them as they make their way to the East
>> coast and back toward Mexico they are great people and would welcome
>> meeting other Vanagon owners and maybe a driveway to camp in.  Here in
>> Alaska and much of the West free camping is readily available but as I
>> understand it the farther East you go the harder it is to find a place
>> that
>> you camp.  I believe they are headed for Chicago from here via Jasper and
>> Banff before dropping down into the US and aiming for Chicago.  From there
>> they spoke of heading for the East coast and making Florida by sometime in
>> December.
>>
>> If anyone has suggestions for them re places to camp along the way or can
>> offer a safe haven if they have problems let me know and I will forward
>> the
>> information to them.
>>
>> Mark in AK
>>
>>