The highlight of a very long day. Hitching a ride north to the border station at Avaroa, after a crash, and the truck’s battery gave up the ghost. I am convinced the optimism of these kids is what resurrected this truck, I wish we could bottle this stuff. Middle of nowhere on the altiplano in […]
Still on a wave of euphoria from the salar experience I head south for the lagunas the following morning. I ride with a German friend of mine who is on a well set up airhead GS. He has no interest in riding the more remote route through the south so we will part ways in […]
Salar de Uyuni is one of those places I knew I would have to visit from the first moment I saw images of motorbikes ridden across its vast white surface that goes on seemingly forever. The combination of immense remoteness and unfamiliar beauty combine for an intoxicating allure that will punish the unprepared traveler. At […]
Sucre is an oasis of culture, Mediterranean weather, and easy breathing, and it pains me to leave. I have a passport that is expiring in the coming weeks and the weather down south will deteriorate soon so I need to be moving on. The consolation is the next leg of my journey will take me […]
