It is Monday morning June 3, 2013 and we are really home now. Yes it feels strange and yes it is wonderful too. Strange because these things are so foreign to us here at the house, wonderful because we made it! 40,368 miles safely and soundly. 13 ½ months on the road starting in Seattle [...]
Since we’ve returned to the US, we’ve been making our way back to Washington State taking advantage of seeing lots of cool places in California, Arizona, Utah and Idaho. Early in our journey we hit the 2012 Overland Expo and were happy to bookend it again with the 2013 Overland Expo. In addition,we’ve had some awesome visits with friends and family [...]
And so it begins… On Sunday Gaila and I uneventfully (for the most part) crossed the Mexican border back into our wonderful homeland – good old U.S. of A. Despite my concerns the US border guards were pleasant and efficient, if not welcoming. Once we turned the corner and started our pleasant ride down the [...]
Has it really been almost six months since we have been in our own country? Yes it has. Nov 2012 was the last time my feet were on US soil. Perhaps that is why I am so anxious about today – Sunday May 5th. I have barely slept as my brain keeps tossing and turning [...]
Well my goodness, the last three days sure have been different. Wonderful each in their own ways. (Actually Sat, Sun & Monday. Wifi & WordPress sketchy. Today is Friday May 3rd :-) I will begin with what started great, then turned to shit, followed by great. That would be Saturday the 27th of April. We were [...]
In the 6 months we’ve been on adventure through Mexico and Central America, we’ve been stopped plenty of times by police and federals. Here we go… prepare to do some bullshitting and strategize how not to get suckered into paying a bribe. In Honduras, on two separate occasions we were motioned to the side of [...]
April 15th means exactly one year on the road for Gaila and I. 12 months, 365 days, 525,600 minutes and what seems like a whole new lifetime spent traveling. Not to mention 35,600 or so miles of adventure. Significantly more than enough to circle the globe. Oh the things I have seen from the seat [...]
As our overland adventure continues, we landed in Guatemala during the most celebrated holiday of the year, Semana Santa (Holy week). This is a huge celebration in Central America, think of it on the scale of the US Christmas week. Our friends Julio and Luisa live in Antigua, so it made for a very pleasant stay for the [...]
From Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday April 8 -10, 2013 As long term travelers we are very good at being “on the move.” Indeed, it is normal for us now. Yet, it is the quiet moments, the still moments that I often appreciate the most. Like right now. I am sitting in the center of San [...]
After finishing two days of volunteering workshops at Centro de Espranza Oaxaca Grassroots Infantil that we were leading on geography and global citizenship with 8 – 16 year olds (Thank you Muskoka Foundation) I was ready to get some lead out today. And that is exactly what I did – even though the original plan [...]
Why is that I never have any pictures of us in the heat of the moment, when my moto is laying on its side, mirror spun around, GPS kitty wompass and my pannier dented to hell? It’s because when you have a knarly wipe out, the immediate reaction is to get busy picking it up [...]
Just a few weeks ago I was able to visit, and briefly travel by motorcycle with my Dad (Tad), and Gaila, in Costa Rica. It was an amazing time just being there, but of course they went out of their way to make my visit an especially fun time, so I wanted to share some [...]
Yikes, way too much effort to get this post up. Sketchy net connection means no supporting video just yet… So these last few days have been interesting. Sometimes quite eventful and sometimes just dull & boring. It is 8am on the El Salvadoran pacific coast and we are prepping for a simple breakfast listening to [...]
Figured I would do just a quick post. This morning our plan was to leave Jeff & Monica (www.overlandtheworld.com) at our wonderful stay in Playa Gigante and head towards Masaya relatively early then maybe get to Managua too. No such luck. Actually today has been a very nice day, but we got a slow start [...]
In one week we will have been traveling for 11 months. Today was one of the best & worst days. Let me explain. It is not that today was so much different than other days, except that I didn’t have any particular place to go. I rode by myself, as Gaila and the OverlandingTheWorld.com crew (Jeff & [...]
Did I say I love my motorcycle? Lucille, my 2011 BMW F800GS is the perfect tool for this most wonderful trip. Today was proof of that. Gaila and I had the luxury of sleeping in a little bit (we did yesterday too:-) and that was nice after a very busy week with my son Elliot [...]