Ok.. side trip number 2 with young Petar! And we are heading to Manu National Park. When people come to Cusco and if they want to experience a bit of the Amazon, this is the park they head to. Our goal is not to head into the Amazon, but to experience the famous sunrise there. I’ll explain more below. Out of Cusco we came to Pisaq. There was NO WAY around...
Heck, where do I start about Cusco Peru? The idea for me here is to take time off. It’s been a really hard core few months.. Lots of long distance riding from North America, through Mexico and Central America and nearly to the bottom, the Chilean Adventure, Kevin, Bolivia, etc. If I could go down to Ushuaia and finish South America, I would. But it’s...
On the road from Ollantaytambo to Pisaq, and it’s another beautiful day in Peru! One thing I’ve noticed about Peruvians, is that they are always walking down the road carrying something on their back. This one was so bad, I hardly recognized what it was until I saw the small human legs sticking out beneath this stash. Not only do they carry crops, but...
Welcome to Ollantaytambo Peru! We didn’t take the time to check out this town and another amazing set of ruins when I stayed here with Barton and Dean on the way to Machu Picchu. But when I rode back through on my motorcycle, I knew I wanted to stop and stay here for a couple of days. There is nothing that can out-do Machu, but this place is drawing me in...
We made it into La Paz in the dark. Gee whiz, I wouldn’t want to do that again. The traffic was full stop. Inching through every kilometer breathing in tons of bus exhaust. The pavement has been sunken so much with those wheel ruts that it’s impossible to lane split to get ahead. That was a tough one. We found a pocket of hostels to start checking on...
The next few days were really full in Potosi trying to organize the memorial. It’s not a funny time at all, but Patrick and I couldn’t help but to chuckle when we picked up a little marker for the site. Kevin had a much longer and fulfilling life than we knew! We finally have all the materials and the builders organized so we can head out to get started...
Around the Koala hostel in Potosi, Patrick and I met and talked to the owner of the place to see if he would know anybody who could help us build the memorial for Kevin. The guys we found ourselves by asking in hardware shops really tried to put the screws to us. Not only did the owner help us, he knew Kevin! What?? For real? He said he remembered very well. ...
My last night in Humahuaca Argentina I got a message from a facebook friend, Gustavo Prado. He and his girlfriend are only one village away and wondered if we could ride together in to Bolivia. It was like an answered prayer! I can not say enough how nervous and not wanting to ride in that country alone I was.. and out of the blue his message. Wow! and Yes! Ahh...
After I left Mendoza Argentina I headed east. My new plan is to spend a month or so in Buenos Aires. I have been looking for an apartment or room to rent as cheap as possible, and my goal was to take a break from life and just work on catching up the blog. No more traveling or exploring if I can help it at least for a while. Since Kevin passed away, I have been in...
From Santiago I decided to ride straight over to Mendoza Argentina. I didn’t really want to go there, as it was the last place Kevin and I decided to meet on his way down here before he died. Mendoza is wine country and we thought it would be fun to meet there to enjoy the wineries. So going there alone did not appeal to me at all. However it is the perfect...