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 […]
Why I Fired My Self Appointed Border Crossing Guide “Tony” – Bribes and Customs Officials
Border crossings have become drastically more tedious and convoluted. As of today we have crossed seven international borders. The El Amatillo crossing from El Salvador to Honduras being the worst of the list. The constant trucking back and forth from police stations to copy stands, Immigration to Customs and back to copy stands gets a […]
Five Days Motorcycling El Salvador
Dear El Salvador, what’s your deal? You’ve got an amazing coast line with beautiful, clean beaches and big surf, rugged mountain country and even volcanoes, but you can’t walk down the street at night. Keep in mind that we have traveled the entire length of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras when I say to you, […]
Mom, I Finally Ran Away to the Circus – In Honduras
We found this place looking for a hotel in Sinuapa on the Honduras – El Salvador border. This is where every low budget horror flick starts. We had our reservations about even approaching the tent, for fear not only of its contents, but its structural integrity. It looked defunct. The remnants of circuses pasts. To […]
Omega Tours – Eco Jungle Lodge – Whitewater Rafting on the Cangrejal
It’s in the details, and this place has got them dialed in. The hot fashion in Central America is to stamp Eco in front of the name of your hotel and then it’s business as usual. Not this place. From the seats in the 1982 Land Cruiser shuttle being made out of old whitewater rafts […]
Copan Ruins, Honduras
We’ve seen Mayan Ruins from the Yucatan to Honduras. We’ve tried to be Selective and, with the exception of Chichen Itza, pick the more interesting and less traveled sites. Copan is probably the last ruin we’ll see on this trip and the perfect combination of the aspects I liked about the others we visited. For […]
Semuc Champey – Lanquin Caves, Guatemala
I’m sure you recall the great Guatemala motorcycle wreck of ‘14. After getting the bike fixed in Cahabon we took off the morning of the fifth day on the final leg of our 80 mile trip to Lanquin, Guatemala. Upon arriving at the end of the pavement on the edge of town we take one […]
The Great Guatemala Motorcycle Wreck – Part Numero Tres
The 3:00 AM truck arrives promptly at 4:00 AM. The store owner is up and about to watch the show make sure everything goes smoothly. The driver parks the truck facing downhill on a 15 degree angle, further elevating its bed, and pulls out a 1”x8” 1” thick plank. He places it wobbly, on […]