http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Rosco-p/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Rosco p en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 18:18:35 +0000 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:18:35 +0000 We have all arrived in Vina del Mar after 10000 plus kilometres on the road but not without problems to re enter Chile.We had a great run down to La Rioja from Andalgala apart from Terry and Howard heading off in the opposite direction towards Belen. They finally arrived in La Rioja about three hours and 200 km later so they had their own adventure.While I was in the plaza I heard my name ca http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-781588.html More Mountain Passes and Rain Forests.After a late morning departure from Cafayate we made a run for the Taffe de Valle where we had a great lunch in super fine weather. Leaving our lunch stop there was low cloud in the direction we were going this turned into a wet and cold decent through the rain forest of the Taffe de Valle.Once we had descended below the cloud it warmed up again and we ar http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/La-Rioja/La-Rioja/blog-780731.html It has been a hard long ride from Arequipa in Peru to Cafayate in Argentina.After an early start out of Arequipa with me leading everyone out of town with Tiny leading from then on.The instructions and briefing was specific that we do not go to Lima well how come I saw Jack and Rodrigo returning from that direction as I was heading towards Chile.There is a tricky Y intersection that we had als http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Cafayate/blog-780190.html After a great four days in Cusco the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu we are bitter about an opportunist Theif that made off with Straymono39s man bag as we were loading the motos right outside the Eco Inn Hotel. He put his bag on his moto and was distracted momentarily and this bloody low life whipped his bag away. We were a few blocks from the hotel when it dawned on him that he was missing http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/blog-779487.html Hi all so we have made it from Puno to Cusco here in Peru parked up the motos and the chase truck and have been tourists for the past few days. Many of the adventurers were pretty gratefull to be off the motos and have a few days without too much pressure. I must admit we have had some 39Shoppers39 in the past but this lot leaves them for dead If this carries on I will have to look for http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Urubamba/blog-779145.html Hi we are now all in the Sacred Valley of the Incas but it was not an easy task to get out of Bolivia and into Peru below is a bit from me Gerardo and Howard...enjoy.Getting out of Bolivia was a mission for everyone as protesters had blocked the road they let the motos through but not me in the chase truck......so I had to return to LaPaz and take another border crossing that I had never do http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Puno/Lake-Titicaca-/blog-778775.html The ride from La Paz out to Coroico for lunch was a day of challenges for the riders with extremes of temperature and road conditions.My challenge was to get the riders from our hotel to the road to Coroico and back to our Hotelthat is no small feat I managed with only doing ONE street the wrong way all the vehicles coming the other way were flashing their lights at us including a Police car http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/La-Paz/blog-778559.html The ride from Potosi was uneventful just a great ride after Tiny got a flat tyre not 10 kms into the ride we arrived in Uyuni for a two night stopover. Everyone managed to get fuel on arrival except Tiny that had consequences in a couple of days time...as when we went to leave the town had run out of fuelHoward picks up from Uyuni and our adventure out onto the Salar...Up at 6 amonto the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Oruro-Department/Oruro/blog-778514.html OK so why are we in Potosi I hear you ask Well we were to have two days in Tupiza but we got there mid afternoon even after our three hour challenge getting out of Argentina and into Bolivia. The Bolivian Aduana asks for our moto insurance...as we can only het it for Argentina and Chile he said we cannot enter Bolivia..haven39t I heard this before Like when we enter PeruSo after much http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Potosi/blog-777166.html Hi all here we are in Tupiza after a harrowing 3 hours to cross from Argentina into Bolivia....but that39s another story for another time.Rosco gets Abandoned in Salta....After a relaxing couple of nights in Salta including a cultural Tourist dinner including the succulent goat meat I have ever eaten I have had my fair share of rough stuff in the past.The boys told the staff that it was my http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Tupiza/blog-776998.html We all made it to Salta with a sleep over in Santa Maria.This is how Howard saw it......Thursday 14th March.Woke with a start at 718am as it was so late and we were supposed to be going by 8.00am for the longest ride of the tour of over 530 kms hard miles too and over the Andes.Down to breakfast then to the bike at 750 and off by 810. Not bad I reckon.Out on the highway and quite cold. The col http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Salta/Salta/blog-776315.html Tongoy to Copiapo was basically just a run up the Pan Pacific Highway and dicing with the many trucks that ply this route. A couple of the riders missed the gas stop at Vallenar but as I had extra fuel on board for them we all made it. Radar made the distance on his trusty KLR.Howard picks up the story from here......We were sort of on time away this morning after pumping up the tyres and payin http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Catamarca/blog-776157.html We have all finally arrived here in Tongoy for two nights which will give everyone a chance for some rest and a bit of moto maintenance.Howard has written up a Few words with his perspective of our adventure so far. I am having trouble with slow Internet to upload photos so bear with me I will post more when I can. Cheers Rosco.So from Howard.......In Valpairaso it is like Wellington and the co http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Coquimbo-Region/La-Serena/blog-775463.html We have made it out of Chile into Argentina and head back to Chile in the Morning.We are actually in Los Flores tonight but there was no Los Flores for the blog entry so we are not now in Uspillata.Blog so far....Wow what a start to the adventure with wayward adventurers at the Airport going directly through Immigration instead of regrouping with the lady39s that had come to farewell us over http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Uspallata/blog-775154.html Gerardo and Rodrigo are on the move Gerardo has sent an update from Puta Arenas.....Dear Rosco I am sending a note for the press in NZ to put in the blog.From Punta Arenas also the adventure is beginning.......On Wednesday the 20 of February the motorcycle of Gerardo and Rodrigo was embarked in a heavy truck that will leave Punta Arenas to Santiago of Chile these two Patagonians put their mot http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Magallanes/Punta-Arenas/blog-773487.html With changes to the start of our adventure now well in hand because of restricted access over the Andes between Chile and Argentina due to construction work on the Paso Redenter we will head South to Curico Chile for a night and cross over the Andes through Paso Vergara into Argentina the next day with our first night in Argentina staying in Malargue. The next day we will ride up to Uspall http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-770125.html Planning is well under way for our 2013 High Andes Adventure with 9 bikes snuggled into the container and safely past the Astrolobe Reef on their way to Valparaiso Chile.This adventure started off a bit slow to get rider commitment but with only four days before closing the container I got an urgent call from Jack who had just been on an adventure ride down South and he really wanted to co http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Northland/blog-768037.html Citroen 2CVs take on the Roads Less Travelled in the Far NorthMore 2CV Adventure.....After our Shadow of the Andes Expedition earlier in the year and enjoying the little cars so much it was time to share some of its capabilities with other owners so in consultation with Paul Absolum in Auckland we hatched this Raid on the Far North. The plan was to get to the Cape and back by the roads l http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Northland/Cape-Reinga/blog-745990.html Roscos Rocky Road High Andes Adventures44 Days of ADVENTURE on YOUR own MotorcycleChileArgentinaBoliviaPeru4th March 15th April 2013Take the Roads less travelledBack up and support .....We have been doing these Adventure rides since 2008 now for 2013 we have some new challenging roads to ride. We will ship your motorcycle to Chile for you and look after all the shipping customs clearanc http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Northland/Kaitaia/blog-731500.html We Made it and what an adventure and a challenge for all of us and our little 2CV39s it turned out to be.We travelled exactly 9000 kms in our cars and 1571 kms in the rental van before it got wrecked it in the motorway crash so we did a total of 10571 kms.During our two night stay in La Rioja we met up with a few interesting people that also owned 2CV39s as they are still popular in http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Vina-del-Mar/blog-713414.html