It’s getting late in the summer and my plan is to ride around the north island quickly. I’ve been here before (not on a motorcycle) and I know I want to spend more time on the South Island. But after paying heaps of money to ship the bike here, I’m going to ride the whole country if I can! After leaving Hotwater Beach on the Coromandel...
After 40+ hours flying from Indiana to Auckland, New Zealand via Washington DC, San Francisco and Sydney, Australia, I finally got a few hours sleep at a late night airport hotel (yuk). First thing in the morning the lovely girl from TNL Shipping, Deanne, picked me and my luggage up from the hotel on her way to work to take me to my bike.. so nice! They had...
Most Hoosiers would know that song.. now I can’t get it out of my head.. “Back Home Again…. In Indianaaaaaa….” Greeted by my sister at the airport.. she is always the one to pick me up and drop me off… and to think I used to continuously destroy her Barbie Dolls!! ;-))))) After 17 hours of flying (20 hours since I checked in to the...
Final days winding down my life in South America. Gee whiz, since the time I arrived Cartagena, Colombia in January 2012, all the way down to Ushuaia, Argentina.. and everything in between, there have been the highest of highs (5,903 meters to be exact!) and the lowest of lows. The time has come to prepare the bike for shipping to Auckland, New Zealand. I’ve...
Fast forward about 1330 kms of hard core riding and I came to the outskirts of Buenos Aires. I’ve been told a couple of times to be careful riding into the city. It’s very dangerous and if you get caught out in the wrong neighborhood, the bad guys won’t be afraid to pull you right off your bike at a stop light. That could be anywhere really, some...
My extended 3 week stay in a tent Ushuaia style has finally come to an end. Now it’s time to say goodbye to another Argentinian family who I just adore. I really loved living here, Camp Rio Pipos for any of you heading to Ushuaia, I highly recommend!! I have no idea what could ever replace my mornings of having a helicopter land on my breakfast table! Ciao...
For three days riding a couple thousand kilometers in one of the windiest places on earth, I was beyond lucky to arrive without any wind, no struggles, nice and warm air.. unheard of! I didn’t expect that luck to last even one day more, so when the wind picked up on my 2nd night in the campground, I was like, “there you are!!”. It’s a good...
So this is how my day started leaving the farm, Estancia el Chalet, and James behind on my ride down to Ushuaia. Remember the one fuel station in town that I mentioned in the previous blog post? It has finally had a fuel delivery and EVERYBODY needs some! So I must wait in line. The line goes quick enough though, I have to say. What I like about Argentinian...
Enjoying the last few days around Ushuaia. I’m taking it in because I know there is some serious drama and challenges coming right up! A view to Ushuaia and the Beagle Channel from the mountain.. There’s supposedly a glacier up here. We haven’t found it but I’m getting some good exercise! The time came to leave the local disturbing Santa...
I made it to the bottom of the world, Ushuaia Argentina alone. Ushuaia is a very expensive place to be. Not only for taking advantage of the tourists, but it’s a long way to get supplies delivered. When I organized the cabin for us, both friends James and Mark agreed to do it, but to help keep costs down, we had one more bed to anyone else who might be...