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Nov 2004
- Bahia Blanca , Argentina
I have had the root canal done by the lovely Iracema in Sao Paolo
and the post and crown by Juan in Buenos Aires.
I think I have spotted a gap in the market. It's amazing no one
has ever thought of it before.
All the dentists will be appearing in my forthcoming 'Good Dentists
Guide to South America'.
I'm now heading south to Patagonia. |
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Fangio
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OTR Buenos Aires
Pantanal
- Fazenda San Francisco
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Oct 2004 - Sao Paulo, Brazil
I am not supposed to be here.
This is a unplanned detour to my stately southerly progress.
I had planned to continue down the Chilean coast but decided
I had had enough of Bolivian rocks at 5,000m. I therefore
headed east into Argentina to see the Iguazu waterfalls.
Many people have said told me they were one of thier South
American highlights.
On the way to Iguazu my bike started making funny noises.
KTM's website shows there are a lot more dealers in Sao
Paulo than Buenos Aires so I headed for the KTM importer
in SP.
Luckily both the boss, Waldyr and Fabrizio, the mechanic,
speak fluent English.
I'll be here for awhile whilst I wait for the parts to arrive
from Germany.
I'll then visit Rio while I'm so close before heading south
again.
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Sept 2004 - Tuipza, Bolivia
This is an beautiful place, lots of trees, warm and only
at 3,300m.
It is best known as Butch Cassidy and Sundance country.
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23 Sept
2004 - Copacabana, Bolivia
I'm still on Lake Titicaca but in a very much smaller and
more laid back town on the lakeshore.
I got my bike blessed on Saturday. I may do it again soon.
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09 Sept 2004 Lake Titicaca, Peru
It's getting colder. Titicaca is at 3,856m and might be the highest
navigable lake in the world.
I hope to be in Bolivia to get my bike blessed in Copacabana on
Sunday.
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04 Sept 2004
- Cuzco, Peru
I've just returned from Machu Picchu.
What an incredible place.
Tomorrow I am leaving for Aeriquippa and hope to have my bike
blessed in church on Sunday week in Bolivia.
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18 Jul 2004: Lima, Peru
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Seen On The
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These are some of the people I have recently met OTR:
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| At Catac Petrol
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Wuilliam,
Juan, Joel, Guillermo. |
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met Jaero waiting for the digger to let me past. |
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bike stopped for the first time and these men helped
me change the spark plug. I'm sorry but I lost your
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Patricinio
kindly helped me photograph my first alapaca. |
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10 Jul 2004: Caraz, Peru
I've just returned from a four day hike through the Santa Cruz
valley.
I delayed the start twice. Firstly, because I had been fed something
strange and secondly because the weather was not too good. I am
glad I waited as I was joined on by the lovely Lisa who travels
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26 Jun 2004: Trujillo,
Peru
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A truly amazing ride from Chacha to Cajmarca. There were unbelievable
views and drops over the edge of the single track road. Several
times the road was cut straight across a near vertical rock face.
I went very slowly around the corners, often on completely the
wrong side of the road to keep away from the edge.
Shortly after leaving Chacha I realised my GPS wasn't working
anymore. When I left Cajamarca early the next day I realised neither
my headlights nor speedo were working either. Things really do
come in threes. i wonder how they know.
Tomorrow I'm heading for the Cordillera Blanca, the main hiking
area of Peru.
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19 Jun 2004: Chachapoyas,
Peru
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My parts cleared Peruvian Customs on Thursday 10th June and should
have arrive here on Saturday 12th. I eventually got them late
on Thursday evening - One week to go 650 km from Lima to Chacha
when it only took three days to do the 10,500 km from Germany
to Lima!
I have made a few changes which I hope will speed things up a
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removing the
top row of photos to enlarge the viewable area |
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made it possible to change the text
size to make it easier to read. However, with the largest
sizes, some of the tables will spread out to the right a
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07 Jun 2004: Chachapoyas,
Peru
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Peruvian Mad Cow.
They had it first. They have had it for hundreds of years.
It runs around in every town square through out the country with
fireworks exploding out of it's bum.
This is Tourist Week in Chacha. Saturday was the colourful regional
parade followed by an amazing fireworks display.
My parts are now in Customs at Lima. Will they ever clear?
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03 Jun 2004: Chachapoyas,
Peru
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I've just returned from my trek. It wasn't on horses but mules
and I managed not to fall off because I never got on one in the
first place.
The best bit was pretending to be Indiana Jones on the third day
of the hike.
The worst bit was getting back to Chacha to discover that the
top triple clamp on my bike has broken. I may be here some time,
depending on Peruvian Customs clearance delays.
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| 24 May 04: Chachapoyas,
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I've finally made it to Peru.
I am currently trying to decide whether to go on a five day hike around
various ruins which end with Kuelap. Kuelap is a 'spectacular pre-Inca
walled city that contains three times more stone than the Great Pyramid
at Giza in Egypt'.
The tricky bit is that three of the days are on horse back and the
last time I rode was, er, about twenty years ago when I lost both
stirrups and fell off.
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P Vilcabamba |
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| 15 May 04: Cuenca, Ecuador |
I haven't got very far from Quito but have completely redesigned
the whole of the Americas site.
It is now a 'frames' site so the menu side should always stay
the same whilst only this side changes. Hopefully it will now
load faster.
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Quito, Ecuador |
I've just returned from a weeks cruise around the Galapagos
Islands.
Here are some photos of some strange animals and some equally
strange people I met on the boat.
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Quito, Ecuador |
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I went to Cartagena
and Bogota, Colombia to see if I was brave enough to ride from
Bogota to Quito.
I wasn't, so I flew to Quito.
There are so many things to see and do in Ecuador. It's like being
seven again and given the keys to the toyshop for a whole weekend.
I've just come back from four days in the rain forest staying
at Kapawi Lodge a concession granted by the Achuar people.
Tomorrow I'm flying to the Galapagos Islands. On my return I'll
be able to send yet another update with lots of out of focus photos
of Darwin's finches that all look remarkably similar.... |
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P Kapawi Plant
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Panama City, Panama
It's quite warm (35 degrees C) and humid here. This is a quick update
before I head off to Quito, Ecuador. |
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P Taxco N's Workshop |
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P Puerto Viejo |
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San Jose,
Costa Rica
Costa Rica has the brightest, greenest greens I've ever seen.
Next item is to look at some big balls on a small island. No one
knows where they came from or what they're for. I don't think
many people go there.
I have moved all the previous updates onto a new Update
History page so this one now loads more quickly.
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Manuella's Books |
Jodie |
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KTM Breakdown |
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A Fabulous Day |
OTR to Nicaragua |
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Antigua, Guatemala
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Stop That Noise! |
The Accident |
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OTR to Guatemala |
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Palenque,
Mexico
It's good to be on the road again. I've just visited the amazing
Mayan ruins at Palenque. It was raining nearly the whole time.
I'm afraid there are no wide angle shots until I get the film
developed. |
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Palenque |
Bike on a Bike - Plan
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On The Road |
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Valle de
Bravo, Mexico
I'm nearly on the road again. All I have to do is decide whether
to leave behind one third of my stuff and take my bicycle with
me or sell it and carry on as before. Once I've decided what to
do I'll head for Oaxaca (Waa-haca). From there I'll head south
to the turtle area on the southern coast between Puerto Escondido
and Puerto Angel.
To celebrate the start of part two of my trip I've painted the
rest of the KTM black. Colour co-ordination is so important. I'll
have plenty of time to regret this later on. |
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Bike on Bike - Ride A |
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Bike on Bike - Plan
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Don't Smoke &
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Valle de
Bravo, Mexico
Well, I'm still in Valle learning Spanish. Although I have learnt
quite a bit I will to stay for another month to get even better.
Juan, thank you for letting me stay in your house.
I have also restructured the menu tree to show where I was. |
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Bike on a Bike? |
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My New Bicycle |
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Road to Toluca |
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My Worst Day |
I Lost My ATM Card |
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Andre's Bear |
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G & T's Burglar |
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I have completed
the Country Summary statistics
for all the American countries. |
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Valle de
Bravo, Mexico
I'm spending Christmas and New Year in Valle whilst doing my Spanish
homework and trying to learn lots of vocabulary, but it's rather
like being back at school.
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Biker Bites Dog |
Ministry Letters |
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'02 menu structure to the same as Americas '03 to make it easier
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Valle de
Bravo, Mexico
VdB is a beautiful town on the edge of a large lake, only two
hours away from Mexico City. It is the 'French Riviera' for the
wealthy and a lovely place in which to learn Spanish.
I was going to do a Spanish course in Guatemala but it seems silly
not to do it as soon as possible since I'll be spending more time
in Mexico than in any other country. I expect to be here for at
least a month.
Therefore, I doubt I'll update this site until the New Year.
I wish you a very Happy Christmas. |
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My Birthday |
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Valle de Bravo |
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Packing List |
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Photo Workflow |
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Laptop Backups |
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| 22 Nov 03 |
Anagangeo, Mexico
I finally made it to the Butterfly Reserve three days ago. Unfortunately,
it didn't open for three days, so I waited in Anganageo - the
only tourist in town.
I'm glad I waited. Wow. As I write this I'm thinking of going
back there again. |
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Monarch Reserve |
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Morelia |
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| 16 Nov 03 |
Guadalajara,
Mexico
I haven't quite reached the Butterfly Reserve yet. I've had a
small oil leak and then met up with some other bikers and a Brit
couple on a rtw trip.
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To Guadlajara |
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Punta Perula |
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Room Service! |
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Puerto Vallarta |
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Creel, Mexico
I actually made it to the bike rally in Mexico (in spite of loosing
my wallet four days ago in Texas (see Police
Stop)). Now the stress of making the rally is over I can start
on the real trip and I am excited about visiting the Monarch Butterfly
Resererve at Mariposa north west of Mexico City. |
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Police Stop! |
TWO Bikers Camp |
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Texas |
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Blue Ridge Pkwy |
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Riverside,
Connecticut, USA
After a quick shake down trip of one night in a very chilly, wet
and windy Vermont I'm finally setting off for Mexico tomorrow
morning. |
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Vermont Fall |
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Cape Cod |
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Don't Touch That |
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