Well I thought I should let you know how great it is to be back on the road. Gareth has Ruby on the back of his bike and I have his huge waterproof bag. Ruby and I are sharing the absolute minimum of clothes and we have everything on in the cold of these high […]
At last we’re in Bogota and on the bikes again – yeee haaa. They’re both intact – although both received new head gaskets in our absence (under Warranty thank goodness). I’m two up for the next 10 days as daughter Ruby rides pillion back down to Quito. Her initiation today in Bogota “touch” traffic was […]
Hard to believe really, all this way from Japan. Expecially when we heard that damage in Hawaii was minimal we expected that the warning for the Galapagos would be lifted. But no “El Presidente” came on TV and said the State of Emergency for coastal Ecuador remains and we need to move to higher ground. […]
Today we hit Sante Fe island, home of the famed Blue Foot Booby – no Dave not an Amazonian woman in a diving suit – but a seagull with unusual feet. Also endemic to that island is the Sante Fe Iguana, pretty nicely coloured jobbie this one as you’ll see from the pics. Had agood […]
We have, we think organised our bikes to be airfreighted from Quito to Panama when we ride down from Bogota. I have to say dealing with shipping agents here in Quito is not easy and we have great help from our local translator, Patricia Williams. But the charges are exhorbitant – looking like $700 US […]
It’s taking us three goes to get South and Central America done properly but we’re enjoying every minute so it’s great to back on the continent again. this time our first stop is Quito, capital of Ecuador. We’re en route to the Galapagos for a look see before we pick up the bikes in Bogota, […]
A run from Panama to California will take in no fewer than 9 countries so the thought of negotiating all those borders in order to get our bikes in, has little appeal. But hey this is world-by-bike so you have to do what you have to do. And the Caribbean isn’t all bad in terms […]
Our motorcycle trip ‘Gringos Across the Amazon’, in the heart of our South American trip… in photos! Browse through the galleries below.
We’ve reached our destination , Bogota, and it is UNICEF day – a day we always look forward to on these rides, because we get to get up close and personal with a community that day in day out face the reality of survival. Last night two young men were killed, a week ago six […]
Well we are early on the road to get to Bogota and sort the end of trip stuff that has to be done. Bike storage, getting luggage cleaned and boots scrubbed for immigration and agricultural checks back into NZ. All seems well and our GPS route matches the road signs today, a pleasant change. Heading […]
