Fast forward 1650 kilometers.. Riding from northern Argentina down is simply flat boring farmland, a very long ride and super super hot! No photos, no need to stop, we are making tracks because the sooner we get south, the sooner we will be in some cooler air. We came down past Cordoba, Rio Cuarto, and west to San Luis. The next town is Mendoza, which is a popular...
After getting the big bike breakdown fixed up in Itajuba Brazil, we ride through the back roads heading south because I’d like to meet Evandro Dalben. He along with Roney Podda in Sao Paolo, were always helping me by phone or computer when I needed Portuguese Translation. A lot! It was such a massive project trying to organize a KTM fix up in a country that...
KTM’s on the loose! Petar and I have two different objectives. He wants to continue his South American adventure by traveling through Bolivia. I don’t want to go back to Bolivia for anything, however it was the shortest distance for me to travel to renew my Peruvian visa. Petar worked long and hard to convince me to travel with him to Bolivia, I can...
I really needed to find a place to stay in Cusco where I could have my motorcycle with me. Too many sleepless nights in the other place worrying about whether my bike survived another night 2 blocks away. So after scouring the entire town, I found a place where the owner (who hit and damaged my bike pannier.. and then fixed it no worries) was so kind to give me a...
The three of us ride our motorcycles into Cusco with no intentions of hanging around other than getting some super desperately needed laundry clean. I will return to Cusco later. We are so close to one of the main reasons for being in this part of the world. Machu Picchu !!!! We all have been trying to figure out for ages how to RIDE the motorcycles to Machu. Kevin...
The night after backtracking to Coroico, La Paz, and then north to Peru, we stayed the night on the border. This is usually avoided, never a good choice to stay in a border town. And it turned out to be the case again. They are dirty, loud, disorganized, etc etc. After searching and searching and searching on dirt roads in the dark for a place to stay, we finally...
The last two posts have been one long desert road over four days and all I can say is the next two days were the same. I rarely pulled the camera out as I just wanted to get to Copiapo and didn’t see the point of more sandy dusty shots. I needed to take a photo (below) of the beachside home/shelter. Of all things they don’t have, what they do have is a...
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...
Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait, 1940. See discussion of her works below. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Welcome to Mexico City!!!! This morning I separated from the boys to visit Mexico City on my own. It was a big decision at the time. Especially since we had so much trouble on the outskirts of Mexico City’s highways and roads.. as well as the dread of living...
From Mascota Mexico we find a road that follows the bottom of a big lake (Laguna de Chapata) toward Guanajuato. This road will keep us off the main highway. Big note: Not only are highways boring, but they have super expensive tolls throughout the entire country. It’s darn near necessary to stay off the highways for that reason alone. ...