Montevideo, Uruguay

Brian and I have a bright spot on the horizon in Uruguay, and his name is Pete.  He is a friend we met back in Mexico and who graduated with the same class of Stahlratte travelers. Pete will be last… Read More ›

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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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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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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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Punta Bermeja, Argentina

Just west of El Condor, maybe 15-20 miles along on the eastern coast of Argentina, is a small village, Loberia (which is also the word for sea lion colony).  Another 2 miles past that lies Punta Bermeja where there is… Read More ›

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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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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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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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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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The desert coast of Chile

Leaving Tal Tal (Taltal?) after a night we ride south, following the PanAm as it moves in and out of the desert and along the Pacific.  We ride the most compacted dirt road I’ve ever been on for 20-30 miles… Read More ›

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San Pedro de Atacama to the Coast of Chile

The last few miles of the ride down into San Pedro de Atacama passes through some lovely moonscape that reminds me of the Badlands back home in South Dakota. Fitting since that is where you turn onto the road that… Read More ›

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Montenegro

The border crossing was the one that caused the most hassle on the trip so far, Albania must be trying to cut down on trafficking across their borders as they gave me a strangely inconsistent search of my car, made me take down my insulation panels from my ceiling to check nothing was hidden behind…

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Albania

Before I start this post let me apologise to my regular readers that it has been so long since the last update, but Dee thought it might be a good idea to rest a plate of watery pasta on the laptop which subsequently spilled and broke the keyboard. I (Dee) would like to point out…

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From Cajamarca to Huanchaco

Time to keep moving…so we pack up and head west toward the coast and some ruins and cities we want to visit. We leave Cajamarca fairly early one morning and plan to turn south at a small town called Chilete…. Read More ›

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Russian Trains and Barren Planes: The Estonian Coast

October is rarely a month that one chooses to spend heading north. With every flock of migratory birds we opposed, we had to remind ourselves why it was we were doing this. When the rain and the wind picked up, we really started struggling for answers. Then we reached Haapsalu, and were swiftly gifted a…

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Central Morocco

We arrived In Merzouga a little worse for wear but (myself anyway) incredibly excited to plow the Landy over some sand dunes. I quickly learned that the sand dunes that you picture when you think of the Sahara are actually sand seas, some, such as Erg Chebbi, not more than 30km across. The majority of the Sahara is actually…

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Riding El Salvador’s Pacific Coast Highway

At San Julian in the west of El Salvador we turn east on Central America 2W and then a bit further down the coast turn onto CA 2 to ride the coastal road to La Libertad. Trish Cotton added it… Read More ›

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Riding El Salvador’s Pacific Coast Highway

At San Julian in the west of El Salvador we turn east on Central America 2W and then a bit further down the coast turn onto CA 2 to ride the coastal road to La Libertad. Trish Cotton added it… Read More ›

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WOW! Incredible twisty Mexico mountain roads

After a week in Oaxaca we head south to the coast. Feels strange to head south to get to the Pacific Ocean. And it feels weirder that we left the Pacific in Puerta Vallarta weeks ago and have been riding… Read More ›

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WOW! Incredible twisty Mexico mountain roads

After a week in Oaxaca we head south to the coast. Feels strange to head south to get to the Pacific Ocean. And it feels weirder that we left the Pacific in Puerta Vallarta weeks ago and have been riding… Read More ›

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