Rufus The Doofus

I hope to do trip reports of the various places we travel and the places we stay while we’re traveling. On our recent trip to Tulum we stayed at Posada Margherita. We stayed there a few nights on a previous trip and I lobbied hard with the Travel Agency to let us stay [...]

Ron Paul was campaigning in Augusta, Maine today. We attended a rally in the Hall of Flags at the State House and were thankful to have a chance to meet him and get a picture with him.
A few news stories about his trip to Maine can be found here, here and a YouTube video [...]

We’re back from our trip to Tulum. I finished the first book I’ve read in a very long time late this evening after reading most of it on vacation. I can summarize it in one word: jealous.
The book is Roadshow: Landscape With Drums: A Concert Tour by Motorcycle by Neil Peart. Most [...]

We’ll be checking out of Posada Margherita later this morning and heading up to a condo for one night in Akumal.  Akumal is a little closer to the airport.  We were told we have to be at the airport 3 hours before our departure time.  That seems kinda silly but maybe not unreasonable considering all [...]

We’re in Tulum, Mexico a little earlier this year than when we normally come. I’m surpised how much trash is on the beach. Normally in the hotel zone the trash gets picked up. Not this year.
I took a few pictures of various interesting pieces of junk floating on the tide. Notice [...]

I figured out how to upload images over the internet service here in Mexico. The one to the left is us on our first night here. We took a nice long walk on the beach under a full moon. I set up the camera on a small table I snagged from one [...]

I was hoping to be able to post pictures from our trip to Tulum, Mexico.  For some reason I can’t upload photos over the internet connection here at the hotel.  That’s a bit of a bummer.
The flight down was great.  There were only about 35 people on the plane.   I had a whole row to [...]

I’ve been sick the past 5 days. I just can’t seem to shake this head cold and sore throat. I think the sore throat would go away if the congestion wasn’t causing me to snore so horribly every night. I hope I’m better in 32 hours because that’s when our Jet Blue [...]

The Sea Foam treatment worked so well I decided I would try Liqui Moly Diesel purge treatment. I ordered four cans from TDI Parts on Friday night and they arrived here on Monday afternoon. (I get my oil and filters for the Jetta from TDI Parts too.)
If you read any of the VW [...]

Little boys never grow up, their toys just get more expensive. Everyone should have a garage full of fun cars.

Sorry I haven’t updated in a while. I’ve been busy playing and tinkering on the new toy (ota). I’ve learned a lot about the diesel Land Cruisers in the past few days. [...]