Riding into Venezuela

Back to the border crossings again, lol. I never look forward to them, but I’m actually nervous about this next one. We’ve decided to ride into Venezuela. I’ve tried to research other ride reports, travel blogs, etc. to gather as… Read More ›

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Cartagena, Columbia

Cartagena is the perfect place to enter Colombia, as it´s a picturesque and historical city near the beach. What more could you ever want in a city. We´ve already been processed by Migracion before getting the bikes, and now we… Read More ›

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Riding into Panama

We leave Golfito early to ride the 40 minutes or hour to the border and get started on the paperwork for the day. I’m relieved this will be the last border we have to cross in Central America. It’s not… Read More ›

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Riding through Honduras

After spending a day at the ruins, and two nights in the small town of Copan Ruinas enjoying the local restaurants and beer, it’s time to move on toward the southern border. We plan to head east and a bit… Read More ›

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Riding through Honduras

After spending a day at the ruins, and two nights in the small town of Copan Ruinas enjoying the local restaurants and beer, it’s time to move on toward the southern border. We plan to head east and a bit… Read More ›

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The road to La Palma, El Salvador

Thanks to Fernanado Llort, a famous El Savadoran artist, La Palma is a colorful village in the mountains near the border with Honduras. He moved here in the early 1970s. After a beautiful ride up winding mountain roads, I wander… Read More ›

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A day of riding in El Salvador, and a stop at Joya de Ceren

The following are pics I took while riding around El Salvador one day in mid-May.  El Salvador is a very agricultural country. Cattle and horses are often staked out in ditches and sometimes graze all over, including along highways. Crops… Read More ›

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A day of riding in El Salvador, and a stop at Joya de Ceren

The following are pics I took while riding around El Salvador one day in mid-May.  El Salvador is a very agricultural country. Cattle and horses are often staked out in ditches and sometimes graze all over, including along highways. Crops… Read More ›

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Cerro Verde National Park – El Salvador

Cerro Verde National Park is located in the western end of El Salvador and is home to Volcano Santa Ana and Volcano Izalco. I’m hoping to hike up the rim of Santa Ana while I’m here, but on the day… Read More ›

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Cerro Verde National Park – El Salvador

Cerro Verde National Park is located in the western end of El Salvador and is home to Volcano Santa Ana and Volcano Izalco. I’m hoping to hike up the rim of Santa Ana while I’m here, but on the day… Read More ›

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The villages of Lago Atitlan, Guatemala

Lago Atitlan is the deepest lake in Central America at just over 1100 feet deep and it rests in the Highlands of Guatemala. It doesn’t drain into any rivers, but instead seeps into the fissures around and under the lake… Read More ›

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The villages of Lago Atitlan, Guatemala

Lago Atitlan is the deepest lake in Central America at just over 1100 feet deep and it rests in the Highlands of Guatemala. It doesn’t drain into any rivers, but instead seeps into the fissures around and under the lake… Read More ›

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Spanish school in Guatemala

After abusing the Spanish language across Mexico and half of Guatemala for the past few months, I decided it was time to get some professional help. And this is just the place to find it. Lago Atitlan is home to… Read More ›

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Spanish school in Guatemala

After abusing the Spanish language across Mexico and half of Guatemala for the past few months, I decided it was time to get some professional help. And this is just the place to find it. Lago Atitlan is home to… Read More ›

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WOW! Incredible twisty Mexico mountain roads

After a week in Oaxaca we head south to the coast. Feels strange to head south to get to the Pacific Ocean. And it feels weirder that we left the Pacific in Puerta Vallarta weeks ago and have been riding… Read More ›

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Panajachel, Guatemala

Panajachel is a fairly tourist-oriented city of about 15,000 people (and roughly the same size as Sturgis, SD as far as layout) that lies on the shores of Lago Atitlan. Across the lake you can see volcanoes in the haze… Read More ›

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Panajachel, Guateamala

Panajachel is a fairly tourist-oriented city of about 15,000 people (and roughly the same size as Sturgis, SD as far as layout) that lies on the shores of Lago Atitlan. Across the lake you can see volcanoes in the haze… Read More ›

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Riding west through the Mountains of Guatemala

As we ride west out of Rio Dulce, taking a left in town to follow the signs out to the Castillo de San Felipe and El Estor, the next town up the road, the heat isn’t bad and I’m really… Read More ›

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Riding west through the Mountains of Guatemala

As we ride west out of Rio Dulce, taking a left in town to follow the signs out to the Castillo de San Felipe and El Estor, the next town up the road, the heat isn’t bad and I’m really… Read More ›

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Rio Dulce, Guatemala

Rio Dulce is one of the towns I have been hearing about from friends and fellow riders. A few say “you gotta go” if you get to Guatemala. And since there are only two roads south through Guatemala from the… Read More ›

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