Gypsy Biker

Northbound…!! I left Ushuaia early this morning, and started out on the long road to the town of Dead Horse, Prudoe Bay, Alaska….!! The route that I had planned would cover almost 40 000 km and would hopefully see me up there towards the end of July… I had packed most of my gear the [...]

Our ferry was due to leave Punta Arenas at 9.30am, and we still had to buy our tickets…!! If we missed this ferry, the next one was due two days later, and spending another a few days in Punta Arenas was not an option we were willing to consider…!! Our bikes were ready and loaded [...]

…that at 8.15 pm, today the 15th of January 2012, a determined man, and his eager machine, reached “Fin del Mundo”, The End of the World…!! USHUAIA…!! Yet another dream realised, another milestone reached on the Gypsy Biker World Tour…!! This one will be remembered for the adverse weather conditions we faced today, the new [...]

“Fin del Mundo”, is just one ride away…!! But it could have been a world away if the wind that tormented me for most of the ride had got it’s wicked way…!! We had hardly cleared the outskirts of El Calafate, when a seriously strong wind got up to greet us…!! This was the part [...]

Returning unwanted gifts…?? Planning on spending your last few days of holiday productively before getting back to work next week…?? Ah, well….!! Sorry for you…!! The Big Fella and I had another interesting day to say the least…!! We crossed over from Chile into Argentina…. The 85th country on our little tour…!! Took just 8 [...]

After a quick breakfast, Michel and I were ready to leave Santiago, albeit in opposite directions… We made tentative arrangements to meet up again in either Peru, Ecuador or Bolivia, and I had to turn down Michel’s offer to Photoshop his photos of Ushuaia, cutting and pasting pics of the Big Fella to make it [...]