Although a friendly, easy-to-read record of traveling in a Class C recreational vehicle, this timeless travelog is exciting, interesting and useful to many types people, including other RVers, tour operators, back backers, and armchair adventurers. The Plaxton's bought their first motorhome, sold their house, quit their jobs, and spent 18 months living a dream. You'll certainly pick up some good advice and tips from traveling writers John and Liz Plaxton, who set off in 1994 to "go where no RV has gone before." Not only do they share their favorite RV parks and beaches, but they also should help you avoid some of their disappointments and near disasters.
It's a rambling kind of travel book for budget RVers who aren't in a hurry. John and Liz take you from getting prepared (including "things we would do differently" and "things we wished we had taken along") to their adventures in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. They've included their expenses and observations throughout.
Thanks to their philosophy "Take a risk, it's more fun," the Plaxtons ignored the nay-sayers and set off on the adventure of a lifetime.
Have you ever dreamed about enjoying Mexico's Copper Canyon from the front of a locomotive, climbing Guatemala's Mayan temples, undergoing surgery in El Salvador, bartering in public markets in Honduras, riding a wallowing banana boat in Nicaragua, listening to the thunder of a Costa Rican volcano, or crewing a sailboat passing through the Panama Canal? Have you ever dreamed of watching white-faced monkeys watching you from behind jungle leaves, observing a monstrous Cayman that moved so slowly vegetation grew on its camouflaged back, or using binoculars to catch a glimpse of the rare Quetzal bird or an almost invisible sloth turned green with fungus?
These authors did. And, on only US$ 1,150 per month.
