Peruvian Protestations

Dan “Don’t you know it is rude to stare?” I want to yell at the Peruvians, only I know it […]

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VAN and Vball

our trip to BC continues.     The weekend over, we returned (slowly) to Vancouver with our reclaimed wood posts in tow.  Sounds like there are a few more waiting on me back in whistler with the management company in charge of the reno, but i’m not sure where I would …

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Coastal Uruguay…and the ridiculous Bank incident(s)

Not far in from the border of Brasil the two-lane highway we are moving west on widens strangely into this unmarked 25-meter or more wide piece of road.  As I ride over the place that it widens I see some… Read More ›

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Florianopolis and the Island of Santa Catarina

Everyone who has been to or is from Brazil has told me to be sure to add Florianopolis to the “must see” list when visiting Brazil.  It’s a big and modern city perched on both sides of the bridge that… Read More ›

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A night at Tecolote Beach

Tecolote Beach is just a short drive outside of La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico.  All the Mexicans from La Paz love Tecolote and so do the all the travelers.  It offers a few miles of sandy beach, crystal clear water, spectacular free camping, and half a dozen restaurants with bars.  This is THE spot.  I give the Mexicans of La Paz credit […]

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La Costa de Argentina

Time to keep moving again so we push north to Las Grutas, a town which our Santiago, Chile friend, Roberto, suggested as a nice beach stop. It turns out to be a nice relaxing place.  We camp for a couple… Read More ›

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The sun sets on our time in Baja

We expected to spend a couple of weeks exploring the southern end of the Baja peninsula and planned to arrange a ferry ride for ourselves and our Four Wheeled Ticket to Freedom sometime in January. First on the itinerary for our remaining time in Baja were the clear waters that lap the shores of the Cabo Pulmo National […]

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That One Time When We Were Robbed In Costa Rica

Heather Don’t worry it 8 years ago but I wish this public service announcement was around on our first visit […]

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Baby turtles and Christmas in Los Barriles

After four days camping on a beach with not quite enough water, it was time to drive somewhere with a shower. We arrived in Ciudad Constitución ready for a nice hot shower. This didn’t eventuate, luckily they had cold water and we had a home-made hot shower packed on the roof-rack. Problem solved. We finally parted […]

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Peninsula Valdez, Argentina

We push north along the eastern coast of Argentina from San Julian to Comodoro Rivadavia.  An incredibly kind local rider, Pedro, has offered us a place to stay in his home.  He reached out to me a few weeks ago… Read More ›

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Four days on a beach

As usual, we had hit the road without much of a plan. People we had spoken to had suggested several great places near to Loreto which sounded like fantastic next destinations. However, hindered by our near complete lack of maps, Agua Verde was simply the place on that list that we accidentally stumbled upon next. We […]

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Loreto

Everywhere we travel, we tend to feel at home. Whether it is in the chaotic midst of a big city, alone on a cold windy mountain top, wandering the narrow alleys of a bustling market or lost in dusty back roads, far from the nearest store. But every now and again, we find somewhere where […]

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How we ended up not really giving the Pacific coast much of a chance

We were starting to feel like we didn’t really like the Pacific Coast of Baja. I know that sounds a bit rough, I mean we live on the Pacific Coast of New Zealand, you think we’d have a soft spot for its sister coast in Mexico. Perhaps it wasn’t that we disliked the Pacific Coast, […]

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More cacti, more sand, more stars… more of Baja

After a brief stint on the narrow and shoulderless Highway 1, we took our first opportunity to get back to the peaceful coast of the Sea of Cortez—via Bahía De Los Ángeles. It was here that we spotted our first roof dogs of the trip and started to really feel like we were in Mexico. As we […]

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Unwinding on the coast

After all the driving around we’d been doing in the USA, followed by some off-road adventuring around the mountainous back roads of Baja. It was time to slow down and enjoy the beach again. There is very little to report about our time in San Felipe. We simply spent several mornings and evenings on the beach, watching […]

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Baja—apparently not just sunshine and sandy beaches

After a week relaxing on the beach south of Rosarito, recovering from zipping all over the USA like mad people, it was time to get moving again. We just didn’t move very far. A short roll down the coast to La Bufadora, just south of Ensenada had us arriving at what must have been the best […]

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Honduras Part 2: I Think We Got Ourselves A Convoy

Heather We did it, we left the brewery.  But have no fear we found another. When I say we, I […]

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Mexico

Our final morning in the USA was not off to a great start. “So. Have you seen the passports?” Well, the last time either of us remembered seeing them was two days earlier in a hotel room in San Luis Obispo. Several hours drive away, on the other side of Los Angeles. Several deep breaths […]

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Finally—Heading south like we’re supposed to!

When people enquire as to what we are doing as we aimlessly drive around the Americas we tend to respond with: ‘We’re driving from Alaska to Argentina’. Those in the know often respond with ‘Oh, so you are driving the PanAmerican Highway then?” To which we typically respond with a shifty sideways glance and say […]

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SoCal Coast

and elephant seals… We finally get the bus back together after a new clutch, a new brake line and other bits and pieces and we pull out of the mechanic sounding not much better than we started.  That said…the bus stops when we hit the brakes, which is a win.  …

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