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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Nicaragua
Thanks Alexis for the comment. Thanks to everybody else who has posted as well. It’s nice to get feedback…. It was great riding with the Swedes yesterday through Honduras. It’s always fun riding in a group and it reminds me of riding bicycles with a gang of friends when you were a kid. The variety [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Honduras,Nicaragua by andy
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
Change of Travel Style
The pace of our trip has slowed considerably. Initially, this was supposed to be an entirely South American motorcycle trip but we had to change that. From the beginning I just wanted to get through Central America as fast as I could so that we could spend more time in South America, but I’ve changed [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Guatemala by andy
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Lots of Pics
(Note: A lot of these full size pictures got chopped. To see the full pic just click on it.) We’re currently in Antigua, Guatemala, a picturesque colonial town with beautiful, old buildings with huge, garden like courtyards and bumpy cobblestone streets. We’ll be here for a whole day (no bike riding!) of rest and relaxation. [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Baja California,Guatemala,Mexico by andy
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Overview
I’m going to change my focus so that we can all stay in real time. I’ll write a quick overview of what we did since Mazatlan and then, when I have time, I’ll write some detailed stories of interesting parts of the trip. I might have to post pictures in separate posts, too…. We spent [...]
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Ferry Crossing
Ha, it’s funny. We’ve got two stories, one in real time (Reader’s Digest version) and one that’s far superior….no, I’ll catch up, I swear. Unfortunately I can’t post pics with this computer. I’ll stick to the important stories. The ferry crossing from La Paz to Mazatlan. About 18 hours, uncomfortable, no cabins, just a couple [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Baja California by andy
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Last Day in Baja
Early morning start, on the road by 7 am. The sun was just coming over the horizon so we stopped at an outlook to admire the view and snap a few photos. I took this one right away. The place reminded me of pictures of the Dalmation Coast along the Adriatic Sea. I’ve never been there [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Baja California by andy
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Catching Up, finishing Day 3
Ok, ok, if you’re just interested in the Reader’s Digest version you can settle for reading Roar’s entries. However, if you want more substance to your reading, if you want to experience the emotional ups and downs, the details of these incredible adventures, then read on with me….No, just kidding…It’s amazing how much one experiences while [...]
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Day 3, Part 2
The scenery and quality of the riding in Baja continued to amaze us. After leaving the accident site, the next hundred miles was a series of fun, twisty roads. Roar put it best about the riding this day when he described it as “Ten Ortegas back to back.” (Ortega as in Ortega highway, a popular [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Baja California by andy
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Day 3
Friday, February 8 We woke up early and were on the road by 7 am. I used earplugs for the first time while riding and liked it. The previous day’s ride was loud and the noise wore me down during the day. The lack of noise made the riding more surreal and I almost felt [...]
7 Comments » - Posted in Baja California by andy
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
Day 2
I guess we were a lot more tired than I thought. Instead of leaving at the break of dawn, we got up lazily, walked around a dead Ensenada looking for breakfast or a place to change money with no luck, and struck out of town around 10 am. We were surprised to find great riding [...]
