Gypsy Biker

My plan was to ride out of Chile and into Peru, and then try and get as close to La Paz as possible today… With a bit of luck, even make it all the way into the capital of Bolivia itself… I was packed and ready by 7.00 am, had a quick breakfast and then [...]

Having paid for my room, loaded the Big Fella, and bid Daisy the owner of Camino del Inca goodbye, I rode slowly up to the bus station, barely a 100 metres up the road, and stopped there to have a Cafe Grande with leche… This was the only place that made the large cups of [...]

My “Two day Ride to Salta”  has now been updated…. Click here to check it out… I am on the Peruvian border, heading for La Paz in Bolivia… How the hell did I get here…?? It’s a long story, filled with heartache, despair, pain and misery…!! Ha….!! No, not really…!! Things are good with us…!! [...]

The few days I spent in San Pedro de Atacama did not improve my initial impressions of the place… Considering how many tourists visit this area, I would have thought that they would have at least made an effort to tar the roads and have them properly sign-posted… I unkindly, dubbed it San Dumpo de [...]

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 [...]