"THROW YOUR DREAMS INTO SPACE LIKE A KITE, AND YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT WILL BRING BACK, A NEW LIFE, A NEW FRIEND, A NEW LOVE, A NEW COUNTRY". Anais Nin
Departure Date: 25th of January
Objective: To fulfill a dream that started in 1970 and was never accomplished due to other commitments.
Length of time: 3 months
Distance: 18000 kms.
Continent: The Americas
Countries: 14
Fecha De Salida: el 25 de enero
"THE WISE MAN TRAVELS TO DISCOVER HIMSELF". James Russell Lowell
I also have an account on facebook, Hugo Albini.
Lastly, if you would like to email me do it at sauce1837[at]hotmail[dot]com
"EVERY EXIT IS AN ENTRY SOMEWHERE ELSE." Tom Stoppard
On the US side i had not one problem, i wasn't even stopped.
At Immigration in Mexico we paid a $US 22.50 visa plus the $US 39 fee (valid for a month) for importing the bike, which you need to also present bill of sell, passport and license.
In half an hour it was all done the bikes and the riders were legal and ready to keep going
"WITHOUT NEW EXPERIENCES, SOMETHING INSIDE OF US SLEEPS. THE SLEEPER MUST AWAKEN". Frank Herbert
While waiting for the date to come when my journey was to start i spent some time with my family in my hometown of Salto, Uruguay. While there the local newspaper "EL PUEBLO" found out about the journey i was about to embark on and chose to publish an interview.
The journey and myself also got some mention on the local radio broadcasts.
Below is the article to upload (in Spanish)
"TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW YOU WILL BE MORE DISAPPOINTED BY THE THINGS THAT YOU DIDN'T DO THAN BY THE ONES YOU DID. SO THROW OFF THE BOWLINES. SAIL AWAY FROM THE SAFE HARBOR. CATCH THE TRADE WINDS IN YOUR SAILS. EXPLORE. DREAM. DISCOVER". Mark Twain
"YOU MUST BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD". Mahatma Ghandi
We left early from Concepcion del Oro en route for Zacatecas we followed this enjoyable route to Guadalajara which is gigantic, the road is curvy and picturesque. We arrived at Tequila a charming town, we lodged at a beautiful spanish style hotel with king bed, Casa Dulce Maria for $350 pesos.
I've now made 1140 miles and loving it, the more i ride Angelina the more she wants me.
"ALL THAT IS GOLD DOES NOT GLITTER, NOT ALL THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST". J. R. R. Tolkien
On the second day, the 30th, my riding partner Daniel tells me that "He doesn't know how things are done in Australia but in the US they name their bikes.
At first I was tempted to name her 'Kim Bassinger" but after checking my Yamaha V star 1300 from every one of her angles i decided to name her 'Angelina', my alias is MODERNDAYCOWBOY.
Daniel's bike, a Kawasaki klr 650, is called ROY and his alias is MODERNDAYDRIFTER.
"IF YOU ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE YOUR PASSPORT PHOTO, YOU AREN'T WELL ENOUGH TO TRAVEL". Sir Vivian Fuchs
The 28th of December i fly out to my home town in Uruguay to spend some time with family before starting my journey. Here I am with one of my grandsons at Sydney Airport
My partner has a beacon or tracking device that updates every ten minutes and you can follow the journey as it unfolds at find me
you click on my account and log-in spot service
username: moderndaydrifter
password: klr650
from there click on the tab: messages; select all; show on map.
you can even play around and look up past dates ALSO
"THOUGH WE TRAVEL THE WORLD OVER TO FIND THE BEAUTIFUL, WE MUST CARRY IT WITH US OR WE FIND IT NOT". Ralph Waldo Emerson
"EDUCATION IS THAT WHICH REMAINS WHEN ONE HAS FORGOTTEN EVERYTHING LEARNED IN SCHOOL". Albert Einstein
I left Tecoman the next morning (7:30) and headed towards playa Azul by taking a detour off route 200 and then to ciudad Lazaro Cardenas (not to be confused with lazaro cardenas in Chihuahua, mex.)
"LIKE ALL GREAT TRAVELERS, I HAVE SEEN MORE THAN I REMEMBER, AND REMEMBER MORE THAN I HAVE SEEN". Benjamin Disraeli
"WE WANDER FOR DISTRACTION, BUT WE TRAVEL FOR FULFILLMENT".
Hilaire Belloc
"ONE ALWAYS BEGINS TO FORGIVE A PLACE AS SOON AS IT'S LEFT BEHIND".
Charles Dickens
"ONLY WHEN WE PAUSE TO WONDER DO WE GO BEYOND THE LIMITS OF OUR LITTLE LIVES". Rod McKuen
"HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS TO DO NOTHING, AND THEN REST AFTERWARDS".
Spanish Proverb
"NOT I - NOT ANYONE ELSE, CAN TRAVEL THAT ROAD FOR YOU, YOU MUST TRAVEL IT FOR YOURSELF". Walt Whitma
After some fun in Belize let's not loose site of our goal, here i come Guatemala!
"YOU GOT TO BE CAREFUL IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING, BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOT GET THERE". Yogi Berra