Panama: Life On The Isthmus
At the Sixaola border crossing, we paid our exit taxes in a funny little shop reached by a small bridge. A bit further on, we and the...
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Route 1 - Presidio Texas to Torreón Coahuila
Route 1 - Presidio Texas to Torreón Coahuila
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Jun 2, 20198 min read
Costa Rica: ¿Pura Vida?
We met our first sidecar checking out of Nicaragua, a German couple on a yellow BMW. We were very excited. Toshi and I queued-up for...
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May 15, 20195 min read
Nicaragua: The Underworld Was In Full Swing
We were a bit concerned about the political situation in Nicaragua but we had friends who knew a family in Matagalpa and put us in touch....
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Apr 24, 20196 min read
Honduras: Hard Borders, Soft Landings
Big bad Honduras. It was hard not to think of all the negative publicity surrounding that country. It was the birthplace of the migrant...
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Apr 10, 20195 min read
El Salvador: Hola Hola Hola
We left Antigua early and after hitting fog in Guatemala City we said goodbye to Danilo. After that it was an easy ride to El Salvador....
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Mar 21, 20196 min read
Guatemala: The Way Way to Huehue
It took over an hour to check the bike out of Mexican customs. There was only one window and a problem case in front of us. We were...
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Feb 7, 20196 min read
349 Days Later
Back on the road with two new wheels we stopped in Tehuacan. Nestled in a valley and surrounded by hundreds of spindly cacti, we visited...
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Dec 6, 20186 min read
¡Grounded!
There are two things I don’t care for being back on the road. The first is eating out every day, and wondering will the hotel have coffee...
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Oct 24, 20186 min read
Medicos, Maggots & Monos Malos
It was a hot, crowded Sunday our first day back in Merida. The goal was to find a house, settle down for a few months and pretend to be...
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Aug 16, 20187 min read
To Belize Or Not To Belize
We had to leave Mexico. Our tourist cards expired on July 16th so we decided to go to Belize. After living in shorts and bare feet it was...
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Aug 2, 20185 min read
The Nanny States
Winston Miera was born on the same day as his English namesake. He had the bald head and spoke English but the similarity ended there....
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Jul 5, 20186 min read
The Shaming of Pancho
Coming over the mountain into Tehuacan, Fran realized there was oil all over his shoe. Inspection on the shoulder revealed a damaged...
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Jun 14, 20185 min read
The Big Lie
The days were flying by, I’d no idea how we got to May so suddenly. We were getting closer to Mexico City, that big bad place on the...
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Jun 4, 20185 min read
Garden Of The Gods
After a week in the city of San Luis Potosi, we headed off again to the Huasteca region in the eastern part of the state (also named San...
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May 3, 20184 min read
Stone Face, Silver Heart
After a loud night of revelry we left Mazatlan on Easter Saturday. It sounded like it would have been more fun growing up in Mexico on...
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Mar 30, 20184 min read
Pata Salada
Mazatlan became home for a month and a half. We had to stop; we hadn’t had a hearth to call our own since August. During our stay, we...
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Feb 10, 20185 min read
From Sea to Shining Sea
On the road again, this time with a detour on the cards. We had planned to continue down the center of the country till we reached...
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Feb 5, 20185 min read
Dining With The Greats
In order to continue down the center of the country, we had to drive back the way we came. We stopped to see Joel and Ixchel again and...
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Jan 31, 20183 min read
Batopilas
Batopilas is one of the Pueblos Magico and is nestled at the bottom of a deep, narrow canyon. Beautiful is the only word to describe it;...
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Jan 26, 20184 min read
The Copper Canyon
Before we left town, Fred advised us on several routes and points of interest for the next stage of the journey. Our immediate...
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