Gypsy Biker

The first 80 0dd km north of Montanita were a dream start to the day… A great surface; a tight, twisting road that tested our focus… Sea vistas off to our left, mountains shrouded in mist on our right, and lush undergrowth all around… Fabio and I took off like bats out of hell…Eager to [...]

We left Naranjal later than we intended, but knowing that we only had 300 odd km to ride and no borders to cross, we could afford to take it easy… The ride north to Guayaquill was uneventful, except for the fact that just south of Ecuador’s second largest city, we became separated… I was riding [...]

Tom and Fabio were up as early as I was, ready for what we expected to be a long ride up to the resort town of Montanita on the Ecuador coast… Tom and I went for a quick swim in the flat and clam waters of the Pacific, which was barely 50 metres from our [...]

I left Nuanchaco soon after breakfast… I had a 600 km ride ahead of me and wanted to make sure I got to Mancora with enough light to find the hotel where Nigel was staying… My first intended stop was Chiclayo, where I would need to refuel before making the final long run in to [...]

After a long and rough ride from Huaraz to Huanchaco, I decided to take the day off…!! Huanchaco is a place well worth kicking back in for a few days… It is a surfers paradise and many guys and girls from all over the world are here to catch some of the best waves on [...]

As far as birthdays go, this one has to rate as the most eventful I can remember…!! As I sit here in Cali, Colombia, trying to catch up on the last ten days, thoughts of that day are still swirling around in my head…!! It started off brilliantly, then got more than a little hairy [...]