As of Tuesday June 29th, I am in Lima, Peru.  I got here pretty late and took the first accommodation that suitable.  I am in the Miraflores neighbourhood which is quite high end and relatively safe.  I looked at several backpackers hostels first but there was not sign of parking.  This place, while more of […]

Writing on Tuesday, June 29th:  So I didn’t make it too far today.  That said, I am feeling much better.  I was a little uncertain in the morning but that was likely due to being seriously undernourished.  You know when you haven’t eaten in a while and are a little dehydrated and can’t really tell […]

Here I sit in an Internet cabina in an expensive hotel in Chiclayo, Peru.  Well expensive for Peru.  My experience Peru has not been the greatest so far.  The highilght of this statement is my funnel puke in a restaurant on Mancora on Sunday morning.  Yup.  It wasn’t a great scene but, based on other […]

I got off to bit of a late start.  Something was lost in translation with regards to my laundry and it was still drying well into the morning.  I did my best to get addresses for the local Kawasaki dealership as well as finding the route to Volcan Guagua Pinchincha. Actually it was my second […]

I am writing on Friday, June 25th from a hostel in Quite, Ecuador.  Lonely Planet strongly advises to stay away from the new part of town at night due to robberies, drugs and violence.  Given that a 50km stretch of road in mountainous Equador takes a *lot* longer to traverse than you would think — […]

Writing before bed on July 15th, 2010:   What a crazy ass day.  It started out with a nice hotel breakfast and a little small amount of bike tech.  This was followed by a short mountain ride to Ipiales where I found out that I was at the wrong Aduana (customs).  The permisso for my bike […]

I will be crossing into Ecuador today.  I am writing from Pasto, Colombia.  I can probably say that yesterday was the most exhilarating motorcycle ride of have had to date.  Ruta de la Sierra in Mexico was close but Colombian Andes have been pretty intense.  There is nothing in Ontario to compare it to and […]

Sunday, Jun 20. I am writing in Sunday, June 20th from an apartment in Bogota.  I have just said goodbye to my friend Jorge who was gracious enough to give me his bed for two nights as he shared his brothers bed.  Jorge his a member of Potentia Limite, a Colombian motorcycle organization, as is […]

I am writing from a backpackers’ hostel called the Cranky Croc in the Candelaria area of Bogotá.  It was suggested by a fellow adventure rider Michael who I met in Panama City.  I was glad to have this lead as I have already had my fair share of arriving in a city and having to […]

JP left on Monday, June 14th.  We had a great time and her visit helped me to slow down and see more things.  I was on a pretty “ride all day” schedule prior.  JP and I changed our plans and hit David for one night following Boquete instead of only hitting Panama City on the […]