First, it is not the purpose of this blog to be or debate your moral compass. You certainly don’t want to follow mine. It gives you all kinds of faulty directions before finally pointing due good. I’m not here to pass moral judgment on the sport of Bullfighting. I’m here to bring you the facts […]
Manizales, Colombia – Mission Casa de Don Adam
I left Baltimore on the 29th of December for Bogota, Columbia. It seems like a lifetime, but I’ve been here a mere nine days. I took no guidebook, no map and didn’t know a soul in the country. The one thing I did know is that my buddy from Cordova, Alaska, Adam, had a cabin […]
Motorcycle to South America – Interactive Map
Want to know where in the world we are? Check out this Google map of our 2013-14 transcontinental motorcycle trip. This is Google’s newish map engine lite. If you’re familiar with any of the areas that we are in or in the vicinity of please feel free to use the comments section to make […]
Eagle Pass, Texas – Two Miles to the Mexico Border
1950 miles from Ace Adventure Resort we spend the evening in the Camino Real Hotel in Eagle Pass, Texas, two miles from the Mexico Border. The last two weeks have been incredible, dodging from small town to small town across the back roads of America. There are no words to describe the feeling of tooling […]
Motorcycle to South America–The 1600 Mile Report
I’ve done a my share of multi-day motorcycle trips in the past, mostly around the Southwest. I’ll be the first to tell you that nothing can prepare you for a motorcycle trip in the 5-digit mileage range. It’s hell on the body. Combine it with tent camping most nights and the toll just gets higher. […]
Motorcycle to South America – And We’re Off!
There comes a point when preparing for every adventure that you just have to call it good enough and go. I remember getting the VW Bus ready to drive up the Alaska Highway it was the same thing. At some point you just have to call it good enough and do it. Today is that […]
Motorcycle to South America–Gearing Up and a Little Wrenching
We are now 10 days from departure and getting excited, and a little nervous. Two people for 10,000 miles on a motorcycle crossing, in some cases, unsavory territory. What in the world do you bring? What can you bring? Space on this trip is limited, very limited – bare essentials only. I thought some of […]
Motorcycle to South America – Crossing the Mexico Border
With all the narco-trafficking, warring cartels and general unrest along the Mexican border making a safe crossing is high on my list. You hear what you’re willing to listen to. Johnny Cash said it the best: “Bad news travels like wildfire, good news travels slow.” Having spent my fair share of time south of border […]
Tap, Tap – Is this thing on? – Motorcycle to South America Anyone?
You knew it was coming. I’ve been in the same spot (mostly) for over two years now and that seems to be the threshold. My boots have got to tingling; my wandering foot is a twitching. What is it you have in mind you ask? Oh good, I was just about to tell you. South. […]