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12 February 2010 |
Coming Soon....
Coming soon on Tales from the Road will be the blow by blow story of the first running of ... read more |
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5 Dec 2009 |
Trans Americas 2009 - The Real End in Buenos Aires
Leaving Ushuaia is emotional. With most journeys when you turn for home, it’s sad bec... read more |
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1 Dec 2009 |
Trans Americas 2009 - Reaching Ushuaia
Back to the tundra which, while not the last gravel everyone will ride, it is the last ver... read more |
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20 Nov 2009 |
Trans Americas 2009 - Carretera Austral & Ruta 40
From Fuetaleufu we ride to the Carretera Austral. This is the dirt road connecting the top... read more |
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15 Nov 2009 |
Trans Americas 2009 - The Lake District (Chile & Arg)
Leaving Santiago we have two days on the Pan Am to move the whole game south. The first ni... read more |
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3 Nov 2009 |
Trans Americas 2009 - Northern Chile & Argentina
Today we enter Chile and the last but one country on the trip. Arica to Antofagasto is 470... read more |
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26 Oct 2009 |
Trans Americas 2009 - Peru
We cross the border with ease. It is very quiet and we ride south to Chiclayo. It’s... read more |
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12 Oct 2009 |
Trans Americas 2009 - Ecuador
We have a bad border crossing into Ecuador. There is only one guy issuing bike permits, o... read more |
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9 Oct 2009 |
Trans Americas 2009 - Colombia
Kevin and I last rode here in 2003. It was on the Trans Am World Record. We still have c... read more |
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30 Sept 2009 |
Trans Americas 2009 - Panama
The first challenge of Panama is the second banana bridge. We ride around the corner and ... read more |
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25 Sept 2009 |
Trans Americas 2009 - Costa Rica
Beautiful and tropical Costa Rica. More developed than it's neighbours, and "ame... read more |
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21 Sept 2009 |
Trans Americas 2009 - Nicaragua
Our border crossing is pretty efficient and we are in Nicaragua by midday and riding towar... read more |
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19 Sept 2009 |
Trans Americas 2009 - Honduras
It's tropical and sweaty in Honduras. We have a day off in Copan to visit the Mayan r... read more |
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16 Sept 2009 |
Independence
Chichi is as delightful as ever and the riders wander through the Sunday market, but our d... read more |
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12 Sept 2009 |
Soaked to the Skin
Guatemala! The change is immediate at the border. It feels more intense, chaotic, poorer... read more |
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11 Sept 2009 |
Adios Mexico
Before we know it the end of Mexico is in sight. We’ve spent the past few days swelt... read more |
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8 Sept 2009 |
Cabanas and coconuts
By the time we come to leave San Miguel, riders are falling like files with Mexican belly.... read more |
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5 Sept 2009 |
Margaritas at Mama Mia's
It’s the morning of Day 7 in Mexico. Mexican Delhi Belly has started to strike at th... read more |
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3 Sept 2009 |
Bull Shit
There is no rest for the wicked! We celebrate our Copper Canyon victory with a couple of ... read more |
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1 Sept 2009 |
Up and downs in Copper Canyon
From Creel, the destination is Batopilas, deep into Copper Canyon. This is a first for Tr... read more |
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30 Aug 2009 |
Land of Latino
Everyone is happy to leave Tucson. We are off at 6am and head to the Mexican border. The... read more |
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26 August 2009 |
End of the Northern Section
The final ride in to Tucson was a 470 mile day. It’s the end of the North American s... read more |
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23 August 2009 |
Naked Biker
In Valley of the Gods, the riders conspired to do a Naked Ride – given the road is so... read more |
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21 August 2009 |
There must be a God
The next day, we have more opportunity to wind up Gerald – he is the oldest boy on th... read more |
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18 August 2009 |
Tossers
Would you believe that the Americans let a crowd of about fifty kids age 2 to 12 into a hu... read more |
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15 August 2009 |
Cowboy Country
We rolled into Cody today and are immersed in gunfights and rodeo! It's our 4th day i... read more |
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7 August 2009 |
Moose and mojitos
It's hard to believe that we have clocked up over 3,000 miles already and we are at th... read more |
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31 July 2009 |
A one horse town
There is no knowing when the Dalton will strike. The Brazilian rider, who we all met in P... read more |
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28 July 2009 |
Biker Highway
We'd had a great send off from Anchorage. Biker gang, Team Pterodactyl, organised a g... read more |
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24th July 2009 |
All Set For Trans Americas 09!
Excited riders are arriving in Anchorage. All bikes have been cleared and are waiting at ... read more |
