Nota publicada en ABC
http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/suplementos/abc-revista/herbie--da-la-vuelta-al-mundo-403158.html
News from Paraguay
Francisco Ibarra from the Classic VW Club Paraguay informed us that the magazine “ABC Color” just published the story on Herbie’s World Tour, we got interviewed about.
Here’s the link to the article, of course written in Spanish (by Julio Noguera).
Unfortunately we don’t have a printed version. Maybe we’ll receive one later.
The pictures you see here are those which were taken back then in Paraguay.
At this point we also want to say “thank you” again
to Osvaldo, Natalia and Jorge from Asunción for their very warm welcome
and the great time we had in Paraguay!
Mission Accomplished
Our plan was to explore the Andes of South America
in our beloved Volkswagen Bug from 1963. Herbie accomplished his
mission by driving 13,080 miles (21,050 kilometers) – all thanks to his
very same engine with just 1,200 cc and 34 horsepower.
We’ve experienced so much by following the
“Panamericana” and visiting Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile,
Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Venezuela. So far we’ve been on the road
in Herbie for more than 91,000 miles (147,000 kilometers).
Due the rain season and certain road conditions, we
had to cancel our plan driving across Brazil and the Amazonas towards
Venezuela. So we went all the way back by climbing the Andes again
couple times, which was for sure even more challenging.
While Herbie will be sailing across the sea towards
the Gulf Coast of Mexico, we’ll leave South America on Sunday, getting
to Veracruz by three flights via Panama and Mexico City. If Herbie’s
vessel arrives on time, he’ll reach North America on May 17.