My relationship with the Alaska Highway is a bit of a love hate affair. I’ve had some damn miserable times on this road. This blog got started shortly after my first go of the ALCAN 8 years ago in my 1971 Volkswagen Bus. It was quite a bit more eventful from snow storms, multiple break […]
Motorcycle to the Arctic Circle – The Icefields Parkway – Banff to Jasper
Some things in life just shouldn’t be missed. The exit for 93 North off of the Trans-Canada Highway is one of those things. Also known as the Icefields Parkway, this fantastic road winds almost 150 miles along the Continental Divide through the Northern Rockies from Lake Louise to Jasper. She climbs mountains, meanders through vast […]
Motorcycle to the Arctic Circle – Cleveland to Calgary
It’s been a week on the road and we’ve covered ~ 2,400 miles from Cleveland to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. There have been no mishaps to report less Steve narrowly avoiding a high speed encounter with an antelope just outside of Calgary. Both of our hearts have been successfully transplanted from our stomachs back to our […]
Tipping in Mexico and Central America
First, if you’re coming down from the states you are just going to have to check all of your expectations of service at the border. Things work differently down here. At home, we’ll tip in excess of 20 or 25% for good or great service. Servers know this and cater to our needs accordingly. In […]
Whitewater Rafting the Grand Canyon – Master Packing List
Here’s the irony. A year ago this very week we were packing up the motorcycle for a five month trip across nine countries. To the left you’ll find a photo of the total of our gear. Yesterday we packed up the Honda Civic for the first leg of our trip to Arizona. We easily have […]
What’s Next? Whitewater Rafting the Grand Canyon?
Don’t see why not? But’s let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Surely you must be wondering what we’ve been up to all summer. Whitewater rafting in West Virginia of course. Here are some of the highlights. We’ll get into the Big Ditch in a minute: First and foremost, it’s always good to see my Pops […]
Attention Central America – How Not to Screw Up a Martini
After five months of traveling through Mexico and Central America my favorite cocktail has become scarce. That’s not to say it’s not on the menu in just about every tourist zone we’ve encountered, but the martini abominations have ranged from confusing to simply undrinkable. I’ve even had waiters argue with me when I tell them […]
I’m Afraid it’s Time For Us to Part Ways
It’s not you. It’s me. We had a good run. It’s been fun, but it is time for me to move on. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the times we’ve spent together. We adventured far and wide. We have overcome things together that, to be honest, I thought might not have been possible. You’ve been a real […]
The Island Life in Bocas Del Toro, Panama
Interesting fact, we’ve traveled 8000 miles and are within a degree and a half longitude South of where we started. Sometime in the next week we will pass directly to the south of Ace, some 3,700 miles as the crow flies. But I’m done geeking out about latitudes and longitudes. We’re on the Bocas del […]
Motorcycle to South America – The 7,500 Mile Report – From Panama
It’s been a hell of a go. I write to you today from Bocas del Torro. This morning we crossed the border into our 9th and final country, Panama. We’ve traveled by motorcycle across the majority of the continent of North America. We’ve covered 7,636 miles. We’ve crossed 9 international borders. We’ve wrecked, been half […]