The day after Kevin died, Walter and Barton decide we should not ride as intended. At lunch time, they made another decision that they should get Sherri Jo drunk.. “Kevin would want you to get drunk..”. They’ve never met Kevin, however they were doing anything they could to cheer me up, so I went to lunch with them. I had two sips of a pisco sour...
After a long couple of days riding around the dirt roads of Chile on the 990, we found a little cabin to stay in for the night before turning back to Santiago in the morning. I had just said at lunch time with the boys that I hadn’t heard from Kevin in a couple days. Not totally unexpected. I know where Kevin is and I know where he is going. Bolivia is the...
We made it to Santiago! Just in time too. It was pure highway. I’m still not happy with the sound of the bike. But we arrived in the dark and back to their hosts house, Martyn and Katie, to find a note saying they had left for dinner and where to meet them. Santiago is a cool town and when we walked into the restaurant, I knew immediately I was in trouble. ...
From Camp Atacama we ride back to Camp Murray. This time I get to travel the river bed on four wheels which is super fun and very different from my wild ride a few days ago on the Husaberg! I never seem to get photos in the really difficult parts as I’m holding on with both hands. So looking at these photos, it looks a whole lot easier than it really was.. but...
After the boys spent some time on Ojos planning their next move, the morning was full of final preparations which included attaching lots of stickers from many sponsors. They have many hard core discussions at night around the dinner table and it’s really interesting to listen in to what happens next. My favorite visitor showed up… Hello Mr. Fox! What...
This will be sort of an unusual blog post. Today is the day they have decided for Sherri Jo to attempt a world record. I still don’t understand why they want to put one of their bikes at risk. This is rough stuff and I can seriously damage something badly, at least I think so. But also, I want them to focus on their world record, not me. If there is time...
“I’ve ridden enough with you to know your skills more than anyone else. I wouldn’t ask you to do something I don’t think you can do. You’re riding.. ” (I’ll pull my head in now.. 😉 Sheez! That was Walter and I’ll never forget those words. Today we transfer from Camp Murray 4,527m (14,852 ft) to base camp Atacama...
We spent 3 nights here at Camp Murray before moving up to Base Camp Atacama. There is no electricity here, no mobile reception, no point in me driving around in the truck and wasting fuel. But I never got bored… much! Acclimatization is serious stuff, but we all seem to keep ourselves busy enough during the day. I’m always happy to make the meals and do...
Packing up Tres Cruces to move to our next stop for acclimatization. Camp Murray. The boys were smart in planning these acclimatization stops. Going to a high elevation too fast would likely cause altitude sickness and potentially death. Barton is a proper mountaineer and gives us the rundown. Altitude Sickness is a problem caused by being at high altitude where...
After pulling into our first camping stop during the acclimatization process, we didn’t need to camp much at all! There is actually a little house (refugio) here. It was too dark last night, so below are the early morning photos while the boys are still sleeping. I’m an early riser anyway, but the elevation headache has got me pretty good this morning. ...