Nothing worse than to be working on the bikes and getting the new sprockets and chains done and then feeingl crook. Luckily the very capable Junior took over and I lay down and didn’t move for 24 hours. No one was more surprised than me, to have enough of a recovery to get on the […]
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Farewells and Away
Leaving Mambai in West Bahia, Brazil to start the long ride (1300kms) out to Salvador the State capital on the coast and former capital of Brazil itself (until the sugarcane industry waned), we thanked our hosts for caring for the bikes and helping with maintenance to get the machines road ready once again. Both started […]
On the Road Again
Back on the Latin continent and at just 14 degrees south. Muggy and the rainy season is breaking out – ideal conditions for another motorbike ride. Oh well it’ll only get more wet as we head north to the Amazon. Just a 2 rider team this time – Jo and Kemo Sabe. Wildlife abounds already […]
Gringos across the Amazon
Back riding in Latin America – The plan is to start where we left off from the “Up the Andes’ ride – in Brazil. Plunging into the Amazon territories of Brazil, French Guyana, Suriname and Guiana – part road, part jungle and part river and sea crossings, is our first challenge. Then we intend to […]
Photo gallery – Up the Andes
Our motorcycle trip ‘Up the Andes’ through Latin America… in photos! Browse through the galleries below.
… and Bye from Jo too
I knew this leg of the world ride was over when I disconnected the battery and had a glass of bubbles yesterday. So many wonderful people helped make this a memorable and successful adventure. Thanks for the emails, and many suggestions of places to go. We did just over 3 months, 21,000 km and I […]
Another Roadtrip Over
We’ve finished, parked the bikes up and are getting ready to return to NZ. 21,000 kms of South America completed, great taste of the Andes and then followed by Uruguay, Paraguay and half of Brazil. All good, no worries with bikes – they’ve been serviced, stored and await our return in a few months when […]
Road kill
The state of the wild animal life in a country is judged by the road kill as far as I am concerned. America lots of animals and lots of diverse road-kill, Russia no animals on the roads, dead or alive. South America the dogs are winner , or really the losers, of the “dead by […]
Road tales and tails
The haul back across Paraguay was made more memorable by the rain that bucketed down turning all but the one strip of tar into a red bog and then a close encounter of a truck passing head on into Gareth’s path causing him to divert into the verge wasn’t particular unusual but a huge “Jesus” […]
Poverty, red mud and burgers.
Our day in Asuncion with the UNICEF staff again made us think of the poor and vulnerable, lack of education and poor health often means the adults can’t care for the children as well as they would like to. The much loved little ones are carried everywhere and given lots of love but there are […]
