Comments on: Ludwig Camper Van Beethoven http://bodeswell.org/2009/10/22/ludwig-camper-van-beethoven/ A family of three drives an old VW bus from San Francisco to the tip of South America. Tue, 22 May 2012 12:44:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Robert http://bodeswell.org/2009/10/22/ludwig-camper-van-beethoven/comment-page-1/#comment-477 Robert Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:31:34 +0000 http://bodeswell.org/?p=1522#comment-477 Hello! I am part of a VW Bus club in Minneapolis. This trips sounds great! But I hope you have your heater boxes working if you are driving up in this area this Fall/Winter! Ha! I saw that you are planning on going through Guatemala too. I use to go to Guatemala almost every year in the late 90s and early 00s. I am so jealous you are doing it in your bus! I would suggest starting in the Yucatan near Isla Mujeres (stay away from Cancun!) and go south maybe stopping at Xel-Ha and Tulum. Playa Del Carmen has become too touristy. Then make your way down to Chetumal near the Belize border. There is a Road going directly from Chetumal to Tikal, which is the route I would take. I don't know Belize. I stayed in Belize city one night once. It seemed a bit dangerous. Tikal, Guatemala is where the ruins are. They are spectacular. From there I would travel to Guatemala City. The road use to be quite scary but I think they have improved the road since I was last on it. On the way to Guatemala City there is a cool cool Farm-hotel-hostel called Finca Ixobel. I highly recommend it. Everyone staying there contributes to a daily meal, there are horses running wild in the front pasture, they have tree houses you can stay in or very nice bungalows, or you can just hang a hammock. I am sure they would be ok with you camping in the bus. From Guatemala City I would head east to Antigua. It is as touristy as Guatemala gets, but it is still a nice town. quaint. From there, I would make sure I see Lago Atitlan, which is further east from Antigua. It is a beautiful lake surrounded by small villages. The main village that you will want to drive in to is called Panajachel. From there you can take a ferry across the lake to visit any of the other villages dotted around the lake. That is as much as I know. :-) Sounds like you are headed for Wisconsin, but if you need a place to crash in Minneapolis. let us know. Robert Hello! I am part of a VW Bus club in Minneapolis. This trips sounds great! But I hope you have your heater boxes working if you are driving up in this area this Fall/Winter! Ha!
I saw that you are planning on going through Guatemala too. I use to go to Guatemala almost every year in the late 90s and early 00s. I am so jealous you are doing it in your bus! I would suggest starting in the Yucatan near Isla Mujeres (stay away from Cancun!) and go south maybe stopping at Xel-Ha and Tulum. Playa Del Carmen has become too touristy. Then make your way down to Chetumal near the Belize border. There is a Road going directly from Chetumal to Tikal, which is the route I would take. I don’t know Belize. I stayed in Belize city one night once. It seemed a bit dangerous. Tikal, Guatemala is where the ruins are. They are spectacular. From there I would travel to Guatemala City. The road use to be quite scary but I think they have improved the road since I was last on it. On the way to Guatemala City there is a cool cool Farm-hotel-hostel called Finca Ixobel. I highly recommend it. Everyone staying there contributes to a daily meal, there are horses running wild in the front pasture, they have tree houses you can stay in or very nice bungalows, or you can just hang a hammock. I am sure they would be ok with you camping in the bus. From Guatemala City I would head east to Antigua. It is as touristy as Guatemala gets, but it is still a nice town. quaint. From there, I would make sure I see Lago Atitlan, which is further east from Antigua. It is a beautiful lake surrounded by small villages. The main village that you will want to drive in to is called Panajachel. From there you can take a ferry across the lake to visit any of the other villages dotted around the lake.
That is as much as I know. :-)
Sounds like you are headed for Wisconsin, but if you need a place to crash in Minneapolis. let us know.
Robert

]]> By: whc03grady http://bodeswell.org/2009/10/22/ludwig-camper-van-beethoven/comment-page-1/#comment-475 whc03grady Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:19:51 +0000 http://bodeswell.org/?p=1522#comment-475 It really was so nice meeting you guys. If you come back this way, we'd love to do some tandem camping next time. Looking forward to seeing how many giant sapphires you scored. It's nice to wake to snow outside the bus. It can really put a damper on the day when the snow makes it in. -Melissa It really was so nice meeting you guys. If you come back this way, we’d love to do some tandem camping next time. Looking forward to seeing how many giant sapphires you scored.

It’s nice to wake to snow outside the bus. It can really put a damper on the day when the snow makes it in.
-Melissa

]]> By: jason http://bodeswell.org/2009/10/22/ludwig-camper-van-beethoven/comment-page-1/#comment-474 jason Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:57:07 +0000 http://bodeswell.org/?p=1522#comment-474 We woke up this morning to snow outside the bus. We're starting to get used to it! However, we are talking about sipping cerveza on the beach in Mexico a lot more frequently now ;) We woke up this morning to snow outside the bus. We’re starting to get used to it! However, we are talking about sipping cerveza on the beach in Mexico a lot more frequently now ;)

]]> By: Jim http://bodeswell.org/2009/10/22/ludwig-camper-van-beethoven/comment-page-1/#comment-472 Jim Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:20:52 +0000 http://bodeswell.org/?p=1522#comment-472 Wisconsin,October/November... heh? I'd a thought that yall'd had enough of the cold with that trip up into Canada, eh?...Now, Montana, and ya know, there's no warm way to get to Wisconsin from there! It's gotta be gettin' close to time to follow the birds, and head south for the winter. I'm glad to hear you keep meeting up with more great folks along the way..May the Karma stay with you! As for the coffee pot cookery... hilarious...I see a cookbook coming out....desperate measures for desperate folks in desperate times! Just might be a recession era best seller.{:>) Safe travels.... Wisconsin,October/November… heh? I’d a thought that yall’d had enough of the cold with that trip up into Canada, eh?…Now, Montana, and ya know, there’s no warm way to get to Wisconsin from there!
It’s gotta be gettin’ close to time to follow the birds, and head south for the winter.

I’m glad to hear you keep meeting up with more great folks along the way..May the Karma stay with you!

As for the coffee pot cookery… hilarious…I see a cookbook coming out….desperate measures for desperate folks in desperate times! Just might be a recession era best seller.{:>)

Safe travels….

]]> By: karen http://bodeswell.org/2009/10/22/ludwig-camper-van-beethoven/comment-page-1/#comment-470 karen Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:17:36 +0000 http://bodeswell.org/?p=1522#comment-470 WISCONSIN??? It is definitely time to start moving Down To Texas! :) Can't wait to see you!! WISCONSIN???
It is definitely time to start moving Down To Texas! :)
Can’t wait to see you!!

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