Adventure Travel: No More Looking Back November 25, 1999, USA
With a multitude of last minute items completed here in McAllen, I’m ready! The truck is ready! I’ve assigned her the moniker “Baby Blue” in reference and homage to “Big Red”, my father’s hunting and camping vehicle when I was a kid. She carried us safely across the Mexican border many a time on our way to campouts at the beach. Happy times and great memories. I look forward to the same with Baby Blue.
I chose this particular vehicle for several reasons. There are many Toyotas in Latin America so repairs and parts will be accessible.
The exterior is thrashed so as to blend with the third world landscape and not attract any unwanted attention from the bandititos. Reliability, gas mileage and resale value in South America were also considerations.
