After spending one night in Copiapo, and while the boys were paying their fees for parks and permits, I did an ice cream run. It is so hot, and the ice cream shop was a surprisingly good find. Seriously… it was impossible to find a decent meal for lunch or dinner. Not a green vegetable in town. But good ice cream will suffice! So good they sent me back for...
The Husaberg Adventure Team not only have a super size job ahead of them, but a super size truckload of gear has been shipped in from various countries. They have been planning this project for a long time, with a goal to ride a motorcycle to the highest altitude for a world record. It’s not like they intend to ride the motorcycle up a mountain and be back...
Singing the song.. “On the Road Again”. The 2700 km marathon is like a full time job, and I treat it as one. I want to be on the road by 8 and off again between 5 and 6. My headlights are literally useless, so riding at night is not an option particularly in the big desert alone. There’s not likely to be a stop for lunch, so extra food and water...
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...