As a reminder, my writing is terrible, putting my thoughts on paper or in this case on this Blog is dificult for me and confusing to many. So I hope who reads this, hope you are patient and forgive all my mistakes. Still it is the only way for my family and friends to follow my mischief and adventures along my journey. I will be posting whenever I have internet access and hopefully decent uploading speed to post my pictures.
Colombia, will be the starting point of my trip. I chose to start in the northen part of South America due to my timing. Turning 70 in December and the time I need to reach the southern most tip of Southern America, is approximately 4-5 months. It is in the opposite part of our planet with winter approaching in end of April or early May. Skipping Central America made more sense to me at this time. I can visit Central America at a later moment and do not need to ship my bike and go through that hassle. Will it be the right decision?….time will tell.
So follow me on my journey and have fun!
- 1-Departure preparations...
- 2-Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
- 3-The Guajira Region
- 4-Arrival of my motorcycle in Cartagena
- 5-To Medellin and surroundings
- 6-Short ride from Medellin to Santa Fe de Antiquoa
- 7-Medellin to Manizales
- 8-Manizales Coffee Plantation
- 9-Parque Nacional de los Nevados
- 10-Recinto del Pensamiento, Manizales
- 11-Manizales to Salento, Quindao
- 12-El Valle de Cocora, Salento
- 13-Filandia, Quindío
- 14-Cali, Valle del Cauca
- 15-Popayán, Cauca
- 16-Riding Popayan to Pasto, Nariña
- 17-From Pasto to Ibarra, Ecuador
- 18-Ibarra-Otavalo to Quito
- 19-Quito and my bus tour
- 20-An Unusual Day
- 21-From Chucchilan-Lago Quilotoa-Baños
- 22-A Wet Ride Today
- 23-Cuenca, Azuay
- 24-Ride to Loja with two ADV riders
- 25-Loja to Macará, the border with Peru
- 26-Crossing into Peru to Piura
- 27-A Desert from Piura to Chiclayo
- 28-Sipán and Huaca Rajada, Chiclayo
- 29-The ride along the desert to Trujillo
- 30-The Mochi and Chinú culture in Trujillo
- 31-Chimbote Harbor
- 32-Coast from Chimbote to Barranca
- 33- I made it from Barraca to Lima, Peru
- 34-Ruinas de Pachacamac
- 35-Lima at night
- 36-Family arrival to Lima
- 37-Cusco and the Sacred Valley
- 38-Machu Picchu
- 39-Trip to Puno, Lago Ticaca
- 40-Island of Uros on Lago Titicaca
- 41-Return Puno-Juliaca-Cusco
- 42-Ruins of Saqsaywaman, Cusco
- 43-Paracas and the Islas Ballistas
- 44-Nasca Lines and the Pacific Coast
- 45-From Atico to Arequipa
- 46-Arequipa, Peru
- 47-Colca Canyon, Arequipa
- 48-From Tacna into Chile
- 49-From Iquique to San Pedro de Atacama
- 50-Atacama Desert
- 51-Riding to Santiago de Chile
- 52-Santiago de Chile
- 53-Punta Lavapie
- 54-Villarrica and Beyond
- 55-Osorno Moto Repair
- 56-Ankud, North Chiloe
- 57-Castro and Achao, Chile
- 58-Quellen to Chaiten
- 59-Carretera Austral to Puyuhaupi
- 60-Parque Nacional de Queulat
- 61-From Puyuhaupi to Coyhaique
- 62-From Coyhaique to Chile Chico
- 63-Las Cavernas de Marmol, Rio Tranquilo
- 64-Argentina
- 65-Tierra del Fuego and Ushuaia
- 66-Back to crossing of the Estrecho of Magallanes
- 67-Fiordo Ultima Esperanza
- 68-Torres del Paine
- 69-Flight to Puerto Montt
- 70-Puerto Montt
- 71-Valdivia
- 72-Niebla and Corral, near Valdivia
- 73-Back to Santiago de Chile
- 74-Valparaiso
- 75-Dinner with the Albarza Family
- 76-Shipping my motorcycle from Santiago to Houston, TX
- 77-From Houston, TX my ride back to Des Moines
- 78-Arrival home