neues Projekt und temporäre Verabschiedung meinerseits

On Thursday, June 29 we reached the village "Deadhorse" in the Prudhoe Bay area in Northern Alaska
That's the northernmost point on the American continent to where a road leads.
However the last 800km sometimes didn't feel like a real road! The Dalton Highway is 75% unpaved gravel, mud, stones, etc.

Anyway we got there safe and sound at 70° northern latitude - some 1200mls away from the Northpole

Our beloved Nugget took besides all the mud and dirt, some mechanical scars - well he just needs some TLC now, I guess

From "the end of the world" on Tierra del Fuego to the Northernmost accessible point in Alaska - some statistics:

-> 27.241 kilometers
-> 76 days
-> 124 degress of latidude (S 54 to N 70)

And what counts even more:
-> challenging obstacles to take
-> funny experiences encountered
-> days with endless driving
-> days with memories that last
-> good old friendship!
-> many interessting people along the way

Even in the old-school Built_Ford_Tough camper we had a little high tech brain on board...or two..?

And here is how you have to celebrate the "mundial" or the "world championships" or the Fussballweltmeisterschaft in Deutschland! - while we couldn't be there!

Yesterday we arrived in Anchorage, from where Stefan had to fly back home today
...after 95 days of travelling together on 32.000km!

My task is now to bring the Nugget to a port in NorthAmerica from where we plan to bring it back to Europe.
So I will do another month of travelling or two - I'm not sure if at the same pace though - let's see.

Oh - I will update this soon with overdue pics from Mexiko, USA and Canada of the last 2 weeks.

Thanks to my friends here in the forum for all your good wishes and cheerful comments!

"Sign Post Forrest" in Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada:
- our temporary license plate

- somebody from my home town was here before

I'm still in Anchorage - actually waiting for a spare part to be arriving from Germany
The water pump started to leak gradually over the last 3000km
In fact that is the only (engine-)spare part which we don't have with us - bummer
This good shop was very helpful with some other parts

Well I definetly needed new tires!! Is that my driving style again? No it's actually the misalignment!

It's quite cosy here - with sunny weather during the day
And Alaskans are very friendly...more friendly than in the rest of the US - IMHO

Plus I could get some July 4th (Independence Day) impressions

Hmm, bad taste in the US seems to have no limits

Although some do have good taste

As promised some backissued pictures of the trip:

beeing in Mexiko...

in Mexiko-city...

you see familiar faces

and a bus demo

actually a real demonstration - the presidential election was upcoming

and the spectators are right there

Home of the VW Beetle

those two guys together

-> trouble comes

The impressive Aztek ruins at Teotihuacán

just huge!

who are those guys..?

Azteks??

Mexikan way of oil disposal

bye bye Mexiko - we had some controversial experiences there...

I'm leaving Anchorage today!
Going to be travelling down to "continental" US (I don't know why it's called that way - Alaska is on the same continent! ) along the West Coast.
Stopping by in Vancouver, B.C. to visit a good friend.
From there on - let's see where I'm gonna end up.
Will keep this thread updated!