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...
I’m getting close to the bottom of Mexico. From Puerto Escondido I ride to San Cristobal de Las Casas.. could they make that name any longer??? It feels great to be riding through the countryside of Mexico.. total freedom. Nice roads, not much traffic, happy days. I stopped for fuel and said g’day to these pilgrims. The men that pumped my fuel were...
Guanajuato was a pleasant surprise to see in the morning!!! How gorgeous are the colors here!! Little did we know that this town is all about color. Unlike any place I’ve been before….. I’m not sure where to start with this town, there is so much to show. We went for breakfast, and it was a no brainer that we should stay longer...
After leaving the casino the following morning, Randy heads home to Oregon while James, Adam and I move on to the famous Yosemite National Park. But before we do.. after a night in a nice warm bed and a proper shower, we KNOW we are going to be camping next. So off to the grocery store to stock up. I keep teasing these two that it’s embarrassing to...
While I was in Anchorage, my hosts and their friends convinced me I must take the boat from Whittier Alaska to Valdez. I’m obviously aware of the Valdez history and would be interested to see, however riding my motorcycle back the same way I came would be far cheaper than taking this boat. These well traveled people insist that this is one of the...
Ok.. on to the next road I am supposedly not to take…! It’s called the “Top of the World” Highway and apparently several motorcyclists have died on this one as well. One just 2 weeks before I decide to ride it. I hate to even report such things, as for one, it’s very sad, but secondly, in perspective as I said before, there...
So… the Dempster experience continues. I’m still just doing my little test of the road.. and still have NOT A CLUE why people tell me it’s too dangerous!! This road is, at least this far, one of the nicest easiest dirt roads I have ever been on.. anywhere.. even in the rain! They certainly look after it and maintain it very well...
Warning! Lots of pictures in this one (well more than normal anyway.. ) Romania is sooo beautiful. Wasn’t sure what to expect, but glad to find it to be a great place to ride a motorcycle.. First a few views from the road: Farming gets done by hand around here! Fields, sheep herding.. not many fences, not many borders.. I like it.. I know...
Last year in Croatia, Anton and Marija told me about Meteora.. after seeing their photos I knew I must go. So from Ohrid Macedonia this will be my next stop, but first…. ANOTHER border crossing! To date, all of my border crossings have been a breeze.. the only one that kept me extra long on a cold rainy day was Estonia of all places! ...
The remaining 4 days were lovely and gorgeous.. I really enjoyed this wonderful break on the barge.. It was a nice easy going journey compared to the rugged, rigid shaking about on the bike. For the most part uneventful, so I will just fill the rest of this blog up with photos.. Hope you enjoy.. I had mentioned on facebook and not able to express in a...