What a difference between the west and the east coast of the Baja! We left Guerrero Negro in full leather at barely 50F, crossed 200kms of Bajan desert with vast plains of not much to see really. But then, the minute we crossed the Volcan "Las Tres Virgenes", we hit a wall of heat and amazing beauty. Protected by the high peaks of "La Giganta", the east coast of the Baja is hot and superb! The Bahia Concepcion, a huge bay with green abnd blue waters and beaches that you dream of or see in the movies. Riding along the "Mar [View Full Entry]

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Very impressive the Baja! Not only by its sheer size. The variety of landscapes, often breathtaking, is simply amazing. 90% wild and protected (well, except from the Mexicans irresistible need to litter), we have been privileged to witness the wonderful gifts that nature and time have created. Un resto super le midi dans le milieu du desert. Brunch pour la 1ere fois. On a skippe le lunch et on ne s'en porte que mieux! Les bikes, ca fait pas faire beaucoup d'exercice... On s'est fait brasser un peu sur une partie de la route; l'asphalte etait maganne a cause du gel [View Full Entry]

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Welcome to Mexico! Bienvenue au Mexique: Tourism permit: $21 US Temporary motorcycle import: $39 US Motorcycle insurance for 12 days: $79 US Toilet paper at the Tijuana border: 10 Pesos Crossing Tijuana in Mexican traffic... Priceless!! Our first near miss happens as we leave the border and this woman cuts me off... and stops! The Mexican round-abouts reminds me of the Paris ones: chacun pour soi! It got better from there on. Baja is superb! Majestic mountains, vast agricultural valleys where they grow lots including cactus?? Plenty of small villages along the #1 where the ric [View Full Entry]

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This will have been the quickest visit of Tijuana! We will cross Tijuana Sunday morning while the drug lords and their family are at church praying for their sins. We had a great day yesterday in San Diego with Helene (poor Alan had to work...) We enjoyed a bike ride, picked up the "apparently required insurance certificates for Mexico", enough pesos to get us to "La Paz" so we can cross to the mainland (Mazatlan) with the 12 hour ferry. But one step at a time. It will take us 4 days to get there! Yesterday, we met Bob (not our [View Full Entry]

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Bon ben nous avons complete la 1ere etape: Route 66: merci! Nous sommes chez Helene (soeur de Francois et Marc, cousine d'Andre et de Lina) et Allan a El Cajon, en banlieue de San Diego. Helene est venu ici en voyage il y a quelques 35 ans et n'est jamais revenu au Quebec: la froidure et Helene, ca ne va pas bien ensemble... We are enjoying our first "day off" since we left 2 weeks ago or so. The bikes are getting a tune up, we too. A little oil for the bikes, a little tequila for the bikers. We are [View Full Entry]

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Salut la gang! Hello friends! A quicky this morning before we take off from Yucca Valley (Joshua Tree National Park) to go to San Diego. We will complete the first section of our journey later today: Route 66 has been good to us! Thanks for joining us! Thx Rey for the spirited and timely jokes! Merci a tous pour vos contacts! On a toujours hate de garder contact! Cheers! [View Full Entry]

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Holly molly! You want hot? First time riding in such heat where the breeze from riding actually burns... Yet, what amazing scenery! The Joshua tree National Park offers quite a unique scenery with 85 million year old rock formation and a forest of Joshua trees where each is as different as human beings are. Yesterday, the as unique Las Vegas. But the highlight of today: crossing the desert without gas & water... We stop at a gas station to fill up only to find out that they have been out of power for 24 hours. No choice but to pursue our [View Full Entry]

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Maudit qui fait chaud ! nous avons rouler, surtout en fin de journee avec un thermometre frisant les 100 degres F, heureusement qu'Andre a flairer une petit saloon ou nous avons pu nous humidifier le gosier avant de faire les derniers 17 miles nous separant de Kingman, Arisona . Comme de raison, il doit en sortir autant qu'il en entre donc voir une des photos pour constater... La biere etait excellente car apres avoir traverser des reserves indienne ou aucune boisson ne peut etre vendue ou consommee... Nous sommes encore renverses par l'immensite du Grand-Canyon, wow... Nou [View Full Entry]

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Magnifique journee dans l'Arizona, decor a perte de vue... indescriptible.passage dans une reserve "seche" (pas de vente de biere) mais la chance etait avec nous: un jeune indien nous a invite chez lui . Tres belle rencontre avec sa jeune femme dans leur maison typique dans le plus vieux village Hopi de l'Amerique du Nord. Le Nouveau-Mexique etait tres contraste avec le Texas: beaucoup de betails, mais pas beaucoup de cowboys. What a day we had in New Mexico and Arizona! Where to start?... How about where we finished: in the small village of Kikotsmovi, Arizona, the oldest settlement accord [View Full Entry]

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What a great day! We saw quite a bit today, despite a short day, from Cadillacs buried in the middle of a field to a bra factory closed to become the barb wire museum (the Turnpike and cheaper labour in Mexico being the culprits...) Une courte journee, 300 kms a peine, de Clinton, Oklahoma a Amarillo, Texas. On a vu la premiere station Phillips 66; 10 Cadillacs enterres a moitie... folk art des annees 70's... Hier il faisait 90, aujourd'hui 60... Demain, on s'attend a du soleil toute la journee. Pas de casque requis au Texas: yeah! On commence a voir [View Full Entry]

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