The marathon ride begins. Leaving Lima Peru with a goal to be in Copiapo Chile in 6 days. I budgeted for 7 days at 400 km/ day, however I stayed one day more than I should have with Kevin in Lima. He talked me into it! The new goal is 450 km/ day which is fine, however allows no time for possible problems. The boys are arriving Santiago Chile now and will ride...
My first morning in Lima and straight to the KTM shop. I had a scheduled service with my bike and most importantly, to make sure Kevin’s bike is going to be delivered. So much orange and black I can hardly see my own bike.. but it’s in there! It’s always fun to wander the big shops and see what else they’ve got. This one had just recently...
I totally didn’t know what to expect on my ride from Piura Peru (far north) down the 1000 km to Lima Peru to meet back up with Kevin. This was the first photo I took. Looking a bit bland around here compared to all the green scenery of Colombia and Ecuador. Little did I know, the entire 2 days to Lima will look pretty much like this.. ONLY. Not much change...
After nearly 2 weeks around Quito and the Galapagos, we are finally loaded up on the bikes and ready to head south toward Peru. As usual, after a few days off the bike, it feels so good to be on the road again. When in Rome…Ya gotta do what ya gotta do to get around the crazy traffic. Ummm.. Kevin? What did you do!? Double yellow line? Nothing.. The cops...
Internet!! We have been about 3 weeks without any decent internet or no internet at all.. Another late blog post, but we’ll get it done eventually! 😉 Have you seen enough photos of iguanas and sea lions yet?? Finally time to wrap up the Galapagos. Again I apologize for the overload of photos, but everyone and everything poses so well here we can’t...
Welcome to Galapagos sea urchin surgery! Remember a couple days back while snorkeling, Kevin backed in to some sea urchins underwater and got lots of little purple tattoos on his lower back. He hasn’t been much bothered by them, until now. I talked to the ship host who knows this problem well and said that it is VERY important that we get the little urchin...
This is another very full day in the Galapagos. It is also another very full overloaded post of photos. This morning’s nature hike is on a landscape of young lava and to witness after absolute destruction not long ago, how life prevails. And here is my friend the flightless cormorant modeling or showing us how there is no way he will ever fly with those little...
Another beautiful morning in the Galapagos! Vamos a la isla! We are now on the southwest side of Isabela Island. Link to Galapagos Islands Map This morning we take a dinghy to shore for a hike around a volcano (Volcan Sierra Negra). This photo is from the lower elevation before we begin the hike up to the edge of the caldera. Looks like it might rain...
Good Galapagos Morning! After a beautiful sleep in luxury, this is the first official full day on our boat tour. It’s early disembark today and all days. The way the Naturalist Guide has us scheduled each day is an early morning hike, and then back to boat mid day for lunch. Return to shore either in the same location or another location for a snorkel with...
We lined up early on the dock in San Cristobal Island to take the 7 AM water taxi to Puerto Ayora. What a ride!!!!! The water taxi was overly packed with people. Luckily Kevin and I bought our tickets yesterday. Even more lucky we got a part of the bench under a cover, because little did we know how choppy it would be and the passengers outside where hammered...