Meeting my baby in Vancouver

Vancouver was waiting, and so were the Canada Customs and Immigration officers at the airport, when we arrived exhausted and euphoric at somewhere after midnight.  Brian had been up for 44 hours straight, or maybe more, and I had only… Read More ›

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Seattle Shortstop

On a Saturday night we fly out of Buenos Aires, bound for someplace north….it’s a long and winding road home to South Dakota from here for me, and this will be the first step of many.  I find other than… Read More ›

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Getting back to North America

After nearly two years on the road, we have finally reached the end of our planned travel in South America. We could go on and on, I think, as far as riding this continent or moving on to others.  There… Read More ›

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Last days in Brazil and Crossing into Uruguay

Even though we are only getting to see the southern tip or tail of Brasil as we make our way from Paraguay around to Uruguay via the Brazilian coast, it still takes a few semi-long days to complete the circuit. … Read More ›

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Travel Flexibility……

  Flexibility is vital when travelling for a prolonged period of time. We knew this before we left, had discussed it endlessly as we are both ‘green’ in personality we normally like to be organised, have an idea as to what will…

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Crossing into Paraguay

We ride the 95-100 miles up to Posadas on the River Parana and park up at a large building just before the bridge that crosses to Paraguay and go inside.  But this isn’t the Immigration and Customs office for us. … Read More ›

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Bordering on insanity?

(this post is a little longer than most – just in case you want to make a coffee before reading it) It is well known amongst overland travellers with vehicles that Central American border crossings are a challenge. There are…

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Quite a week…. Colombia to Panama

Our last week in Colombia was spent in the atmospheric city of Cartagena. The old historic and preserved quarter rubs shoulders with the not so well preserved quarter of Getsemani, which we had made home for the week. It was…

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Riding into Southern Argentina…again

After leaving Torres del Paine we turn back to Puerto Natales, only about 35 miles in the wrong direction, to rest and get some supplies. We pick up parts for a friend of a friend whose bike is broken down… Read More ›

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Backtracking across Tierra del Fuego

After two weeks in Ushuaia, and deciding Antarctica was out of our budget, we get ready to ride back toward the mainland.  The road into Ushuaia is a one-way deal, and to get back to the mainland we have to… Read More ›

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Riding across Tierra del Fuego

After a cup of hot chocolate at a restaurant near the ferry dock on the north side of TDF we ride south toward Cerro Sombrero where we plan to fuel up and then choose one of the several gravel roads… Read More ›

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Crossing to Tierra Del Fuego

As the bottom of the South American continent narrows it dissolves into a group of islands, and that is where we are headed – Tierra del Fuego.  My guidebook says it was so named by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520 when he… Read More ›

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Riding into Argentina

Time to move on again, and this time we have a place to be and people are waiting for us.  Friends from the road, Markus and Karin, have asked us to pick up some parts for their bikes and bring… Read More ›

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Riding into Chile

We ride the last few miles of Bolivia, maybe 5 or so, on an actual highway.  It’s a dusty one and I’m coughing and sneezing as we pull up to the border. My buff has been getting extra workouts the… Read More ›

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Riding into Peru

We get to the border late in the day and I check my watch while we work on paperwork and see its 4pm. Yikes. We were hoping to ride all the way to San Ignacio tonight just to get away… Read More ›

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Riding into Ecuador

We leave our hotel in Ipiales early enough to run back out to Las Lajas and walk down to the church in the canyon….it’s just one of those places you can go back to again and again. And if I… Read More ›

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Riding into Venezuela

Back to the border crossings again, lol. I never look forward to them, but I’m actually nervous about this next one. We’ve decided to ride into Venezuela. I’ve tried to research other ride reports, travel blogs, etc. to gather as… Read More ›

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Riding into El Salvador from Guatemala

The El Salvador border at La Hachadura is a couple of hours ride or more from Antigua. We decide to go as far as Guazacapan the night before and get an early start for the border which will then be… Read More ›

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Riding into El Salvador from Guatemala

The El Salvador border at La Hachadura is a couple of hours ride or more from Antigua. We decide to go as far as Guazacapan the night before and get an early start for the border which will then be… Read More ›

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12 Things We Learnt in Buenos Aires

Living in Buenos Aires was a great adventure we will not forget. We thought we would share some of our observations about this city and its habits: You cannot order Maté in a café. We knew Maté is a national … Continue reading →

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