Adam! From Canada on a motorbike

Well it's not everyday that that your baby cousin rocks up on a motorbike from Canada! Adam sure has the travel bug. Of course plenty of partying and a woman waiting from the last trip, add incentive to make the long trip. We are just a minor stop along the way, but very grateful that he dropped by for a couple of sleeps on the couch.

Don's KLR 650....think it'll make it back to Salmon Arm?? 15,000km from home?

Darth Vader.

Hmmm don't want to loose that!

Now look who's inspired!!

And like big brother....

While I'm making lists: The motorbikes I've had...last one was in 1990 in Oz! Been hooked on the non motorized versions since then.

Honda CM400T
Suzuki GS650G
Suzuki GS850G
Honda Silverwing 500
Honda Hawk 400
Yamaha 350

Airports

Just another sign of old age...reflecting back on the number of airports I've been to. Back in 91 when I got my pilots licence, all I wanted to do was look out the window and oggle at the scenery, rather than pay attention to all the controls in the 172 Cessna/Bugsmasher. And to this day, I always book a window seat. Next destination?...Calgary/Kelowna most likely.

Montreal
Dawson Creek
Vancouver
Calgary
Toronto
Halifax
Kelowna

NYC
LA
Chicago
Atlanta
Miami
Houston
Dallas
Salt Lake

Ixtapa
Guadalajara
Puerto Vallarta

Guatemala City
Panama City

Bogota
Pasto
Santa Marta
Cali
Cucuta

Quito
Lima
Santiago
La Paz

Melbourne
Suva Fiji
Aukland
Honolulu

Harbin
Bejing
Changsha
Ligiang
Kunming

London
Amsterdam
Zurich
Frankfurt
Paris
Rome

Benghazi
Tripoli
Cairo
Nairobi
Amaan
Istanbul
Dubai

Old age endurance-Home to San Lorenzo on the mighty Iguana

Another weekend...another crazy ride. Rode to San Lorenzo on the coast, next to the Colombian border. 303km....17 hours saddle time; 19 hours total time(which doesn't leave much time for the potty and refueling). Meant to leave at midnight, but couldn't sleep, so I left at 9pm Friday and rode thru the night, under a near full moon, with no sleep. CBC Q podcast interviews on the MP3 kept me sane (although I'm sure 1 or 2 people might argue with my definition of sanity...or my own lack thereof). On and off drizzle was nice and for the last two hours a tropical downpour. Rolled in to SL at 4pm Saturday. BTW...the mighty Iguana is about to be retired in mid-March, after 15 years of exploring the planet. I broke the frame last year and I'm not sure how much longer the bike will hold out. Going for a German brand, Bulls...for $800 new...with disc/cable brakes.

Impossibly green.

Meeting of the waters.

A total downpour for two hours, helped to keep the body temperature under control. May be the last big ride for the mighty Iguana.

San Lorenzo bay....mangroves in the distance.

San Lorenzo bay....mangroves in the distance.

Whatever works for ya!

Another Tober death shot. The difference here is that unlike my usual suspects that are bloating in the hot sun, this poor doggie is rotting/melting in constant rain/dampness.