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We left Santa Rosalia and had quite a long day through the Baja desert to Rosita, including a 200 mile stint with no gas, however we were told in Catavina we could buy petrol at the side of the road, that was correct so we got a gallon each fom the roadside vendor which kept us going to Rosita. All…
So after hours of working on this short film, its ready, Central America, hope you enjoy! Please let me know if you enjoy it!…
We reluctantly left Loreto this morning, amazing place to chill out and the 1697 resturant rocks, if you are in the area they have great rooms for rent and do brilliant food, thanks to Kieran, Norma and their son Patricio (Paddy) for a great time and fantastic hospitality. We had a great run up to Santa Rosalia, only around 130…
Salaam Aleikum, My route over the last few days. I had a slow start the morning after the last blog. I had a quick coffee and packed in a rush as Dave was ready to go. We had a long day ahead of us as we wanted to push to Marrakech, the one city I have been looking forward to…
Not much to report from our week “off” really, had a nice ride up to San Javier (about 25 miles away in the mountains) on Saturday, this is a small misson town (very small) and Saturday was their festival, that basically meant a load of Caballeros rode into town, posed for pictures in front of the very pretty church and…
يوم جيد في اللغة العربية My route over the last few days. , After meeting up with Dave again in Dakar, we decided to try some of the best fish around and get some pics of the most western point in Africa. We were ready to roll too Lac Rose, the finishing point of the famous Dakar rally. The traffic…
The ride up the Baja from La Paz to Loreto was windy, quite a strong headwind in fact, so much so that we were on reserve at just over 130 miles, 50 miles earlier than usual. One other factor of course is that it’s been a while since we could sit at 70mph plus so that has a huge bearing…
We needed to get back to the mainland so we had to wait for the ferry until 4 pm. They load it like a jig saw puzzle and we ended up sealed in. The nice thing about the delivery guys is they off sell their wares so there are lots of snacks for the 2-hour ride. This huge diesel delivery…
Fakten: Aufenthalt: 2 Monate gefahrene Strecke: 7.000 km Reifenverschleiß: 1/2 Satz Heidenau K 60 Scout Motorrad Probleme: - Benzinpumpe an einer 800er ersetzt. - Benzinschläuche des Zusatztanks an einer 800er ersetzt. Equipment Probleme: - Eine Isomatte defekt – Austausch gegen eine neue. Unser Eindruck zu Nordamerika: Nachdem wir bereits die Westküste bereist hatten, erwartete uns im Osten ein…
And so it begins… On Sunday Gaila and I uneventfully (for the most part) crossed the Mexican border back into our wonderful homeland – good old U.S. of A. Despite my concerns the US border guards were pleasant and efficient, if not welcoming. Once we turned the corner and started our pleasant ride down the twisty Hwy 94 towards San…
North America-II The Niagara Falls From New York it was for us on towards Canada, the place where our American tour will end. On 13 November 2011, we started our tour on the American continent and now after 546 days we leave it again. It’s a big part of our journey to end. A little melancholy, but also looking…
The nerves start setting in about five hours before the ferry is set to depart from Palermo. For an extra €30 the hotel has let us stay in the room until 6pm which allows us some time to try and relax without having to contend with lugging bags around, storing them and hoping everything is returned just as we left…
We left the nice little town of Zamora (although even little towns are big here!) and had a great ride through the mountains to Tepic. On the way we passed Tequila (the town not the drink) and just outside we saw the cacti being cultivated which are used to make the drink (not the town) We rolled into a hotel…
On the Isla colon itself there is only 1 road to Bocas del Drago beach 15.5 km away so we headed out there and back before we could go to the hotel to check in. The town itself is very touristy and there is a garbage collection dispute going on in town so it is strewn everywhere. The mayor announced…
May 7, 2013 in Thailand, On the road We left Bangkok with mixed feelings. On the one hand, we were looking forward to Phuket where we would meet Filippo’s brother and his wife in a few days. They were coming to visit and to spend their holidays with us. But on the other hand, we were also sad to say…
Has it really been almost six months since we have been in our own country? Yes it has. Nov 2012 was the last time my feet were on US soil. Perhaps that is why I am so anxious about today – Sunday May 5th. I have barely slept as my brain keeps tossing and turning about the logistics of our…
Hi Guys, My route over the last couple of days. Leaving the Sleeping Camel was an early affair. I got out of Bamako at 7am and filled up the bike and all auxiliary fuel cans. I was taking a new road from Bamako to Kenieba, the border crossing with Senegal. Its a new tar road and not listed on Michelin…
First apologies for the lack of posts but when you are on the road its not always that easy. We left Catemaco and wobbled down the very pretty back road to the main road to Mexico City, now the problem is the Pay roads are expensive but after months of very wobbly back roads we were prepared to spend the…
Well my goodness, the last three days sure have been different. Wonderful each in their own ways. (Actually Sat, Sun & Monday. Wifi & WordPress sketchy. Today is Friday May 3rd :-) I will begin with what started great, then turned to shit, followed by great. That would be Saturday the 27th of April. We were all fired up to…
Our destination for the next five nights is a farm house just south of Modica. The trip should take only a few of hours but the traffic along our route is so heavy and the streets so narrow, that with an hour and a half under our belts we still have three hours to go. It’s the reality of riding…
We were meeting friends in Bocas del Toro in a few days time and decided to drive back instead of flying with them. Getting out of Panama City in the traffic took almost an hour. The F800 was having some issues with the bike dying at speed. So we stopped at BMW to get a fuel pump electronic controller. Daniel…
Exactly one year ago, on May 2nd, 2012 it was the day of our departure – we were finally ready to leave. We originally had planned to leave one month earlier, but all the preparations had taken longer than expected, and the last nights before we left we hadn’t slept much. But now we were standing there with our motorcycles,…
Ani Soko Ma, (Bamara- Good Morning) My route over the last 2 weeks. Before you shake youre head and brand me a lazy blogger on vacation who has complete disregard for his small amount of followers, let me try and explain the reason for my absolute lack of updates over the last 2 weeks. As I met up with Dave…
Just before we left Palenque I noticed the dreaded topes had broken my pannier rack again in the same place it was welded before so I was quite glad when we hit the main road to Villahermosa, smooth (er) tarmac and no more speed bumps. We made great progress doing the first 230 miles in superquick time thanks to the…
Κουραστική αλλά μαγευτική η πορεία μέσα στο βουνό. Σε ένα τοπίο πραγματικά πανέμορφο, είδαμε τη ζημιά που έχει ήδη κάνει η εταιρία, και ενημερωθήκαμε για τα θηριώδη και καταστροφικά έργα που προτίθεται να κάνει άμεσα. Για άλλη μια φορά η αστυνομία λειτούργησε ως ιδιωτική security της Eldorado Gold, ελέγχοντας τα λεωφορεία πριν φτάσουμε στο βουνό, και όντας παρούσα σε κάθε…
Hola amigos! We’ve finally made it to South America! We’re here relaxing in the beautiful city of Medellin, in Colombia, lounging by the pool and wondering whether we’ll have another empanada, some tasty local rum, a nap in a hammock or all three. We’ve been in Colombia for 3 weeks now, and it’s just been getting better and better –…
Das “One World Trade Center” Jens: Auf dem Blue Ridge Parkway sind wir weiter den Verlauf der Appalachen gefolgt – grandiose Aussichten, Kurven und Natur. Dann kamen jedoch die Städte: Washington und New York. Eigentlich wollten wir uns das nicht antun, aber wir konnten auch nicht widerstehen. Es hat uns nicht geschadet und wir haben es überlebt. Wir haben…
We left yesterday morning and made our way to Palenque, a cracking road with excellent scenery spoiled by the speed bumps, several times they caught me unaware and had me out the seat, they even have them on corners. En route we stopped to speak to fellow travellers Billy & Trish from Australia, some good banter and found out Billy…
Now for some real adventure we headed south of Panama City towards the Darien. This is a place with many of the indigenous Kuna people. There is a beautiful road to “nowhere”, and where the pavement ends is where the deforestation begins. Headed back to “civilization”. Click on the main picture to advance to the next photo // jQuery(document).ready(function($)…
Yesterday we left Antiqua, in the process of doing so we bumped into Julio, a well known Austrian who has lived in Guatemala for a long time, it was a fortuitous meeting as he was able to give us loads of advice on Mexico and in doing so saved us a laborious 1000 mile detour to see some Mayan ruins,…