Amsterdam and the NL

So we have done 4 days in the Netherlands: We ended up in Broek in Waterland to stay for 3 nights at a B and B for a very reasonable 35 euros: We spent one day in Amsterdam seeing the tourist spots and then a trip out to Groesbeck/Arnhem for some Canadian war history.

May 23, 2014

May 23, 2014

Chile (North)

I hadn’t done much research into my route from Bolivia to Arica on the Chilean coast due to the lack of WiFi and not meeting any travellers coming in the opposite direction. I knew the route was paved which is why I chose it but beyond that I only had my maps to rely on and maps for this part of the world tend to have various inaccuracies for one reason or another. I was planning on heading north on the Pan Americana Highway from Oruro to Patacamaya then turning west onto highway 108 which becomes highway 11 at the Chilean border.

The Globeriders find Silk on the Road (but, not, unfortunately the Silk Road).

A Fashion Show for a bunch of sweaty and scruffy camera-toting bikers? Let the show go on!

To view the latest Update in my web BLOG, "Around the World in 82 Liters", please click on the link below:11 MAY 2002 - NANJIN, CHINA

LAT: N32.08555 LON: E118.79480

CURRENT LOCATION

[The New Century Hotel in Nanjin, China.]

GPS TRACK SINCE LAST UPDATE

Day 25

Sikeston, Missouri, to Nashville, Tennessee

235 miles

6252 Total Miles

All good things must pass. But not without a fight.

Although Day 25 marks the end of this wonderful journey, we decided that the adventure wouldn't end until we reached Nashville.

As the day began we faced a big decision. Do we make an out-of-the-way trip to the BMW Motorcycle dealer in Cape Girardeau and buy a new tire for Bill's bike or do we take a big chance and drive on to Nashville? We drove on to Nashville. After all, this is an adventure.

The food!

Discovering the types of food you could get in Malaysia was an adventure we both enjoyed!Discovering the types of food you could get in Malaysia was an adventure we both enjoyed! Food seems to be available anytime... anywhere! Stalls just spring up, especially at night, selling all sorts of tummy tucker!

The Nasi Lemak was something I had to try...a breakfast dish consisting of rice, peanuts, crunchy dried fish, cucumber and a curry sauce. To a Western stomach, this was not the stuff of my dreams...but it's something that has to be tried!

Saint Georges to Macapa

24 November 2013:
My original plan was to go to French Guiana see the prisons and then head back to Colombia. I decided to keep riding to Macapa Brazil and then take a boat up the Amazon to Manaus. I didn't want to ride the Hell road again and taking a boat up the Amazon was high up on the bucket list. Allen had made the run before and told me it's a good ride. Sounded more fun than turning around.

day 1 Success?

Well I made it onto the ferry so it is all systems go.

Apparently a weekend of drinking and theme parks is not the ideal body preparation so my old bones were complaining after only fifty miles! only 4950 to go!

Big Pete is free to laugh since the first technical/crap preparation issue hit after 8 miles. minor cable reroute of ipod and intercom cables required a short stop!

miles so far: 154

mulege

ok..finally i'm at an internet cafe.
getting to the border from reno was a serious challenge.

DAY 3

Friday, September 5, 2003

297 Miles

1002 Total Miles

Another day of sunshine. And facing us, the plains of Kansas, over 500 miles of not much. Not or so we thought.

Although farm fields, loooong straight-aways and flat terrain are not most Tennesseans idea of beauty, southern Kansas has been great fun. The people are nice to strangers, the natural beauty is subtle and the roads are great. By the way, I don't think we've mentioned that we are avoiding interstates whenever at all possible.

Montenegro

There is something about border towns. Perhaps if you ran into them in the middle of the country they would seem less disquieting, more common. Perhaps it is only one's heightened anticipation of change, one's alertness to potential of the unfamiliar, that creates a perception that there is different light and shadows.

Rwanda Jan 06-08, 2016

January 06, 2016:
The first night in Rwanda I stayed in the capital city of Kigali and then the next morning rode to the village of Kamembe, at the southern end of Lake Kivu. The roads are good and the country is all hills and mountains so it makes for great riding. One thing that really stands out is how clean and well kept the country is. I was told that littering is illegal and that plastic bags are not allowed in the country. It's really impressive as to how clean it is.
The weather was a bit overcast and there was some light rain so I stayed in Kamembe another day.