Aug. 19: Many of you have followed the adventures of Stewball but I just downloaded a couple of pictures that were taken on our rally to Alaska that I wanted to share. It’s not often you get photos of your car in motion.
On the road to Alaska, somewhere in Utah
Now I have even less information where this next one was taken, but it was in the western part of the lower 48. I’m guessing Colorado,Utah or maybe Wyoming. Lots of unpaved roads along this part of the route. Of course there was the Top of the World Highway from Dawson to Chicken Alaska, but I know that was not taken there but the photo in the header was; snow higher than the car in June!
Somewhere in the West
Now, Stewball will get a rest while we go sailing this winter. Research for our second novel, Night Watch. That adventure will also be unpaved but not quite in the same way. So, where will Stewball go next? Hard to say, but we did just get the brochure from Endurorally outlining the 2014 Safari rally through South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Angola and Namibia. Never been to any of these places. Just let me say, we didn’t throw it away.
Jan
Janet Howle-Author 
Ahhh, Stewball strikes again. I remember back in the 60s that people intimated that VWs could float, at least for a short time they were so airtight.
Now, southern Africa … friends of ours rave about South Africa. Definitely should go on your to-do list!
Take care,
TBC and Arnie
How fun! I would love to have felt the fear and excitement while taking the car through this water. What a trusted car you must drive. 🙂
Actually this was not the worse road we have travelled. If you are interested, read our trip around the world in this car last year. The posts in China describe some read driving adventures. Photos there too. Much of our novel came from those experiences. Yes, this car, named Stewball after the Peter, Paul and Mary song of the same name is very reliable.