Or maybe he´s just going down...
Either way, for your at-work or lonely-at-home or God-I-miss-him viewing pleasure: BLOG!
Here's the Deal. I've eloped with my Baby and we´re going to ride that bike ´as far as we could, abandon her down south.´ By that I mean that we're going to Ushuaia, Argentina to see if I can fulfill my dream of reaching Antarctica before I get too old for it to impress people by having been to every continent. I only budgeted for one of us to fly back. We'll Ro-sham-bo for it, but I'm pretty sure I´ll win because she's a motorcycle and can only do "Scissors". Anyway, we´re going to leave all that between us right? She doesn´t need to know it yet. I haven't figured out her christian name yet, but we'll get to that. And now I can say that ´I've been through the desert on a horse with no name.´
I'm writing this from Silver City, New Mexico and my baby and I have had 12,000 glorious Km together, over 7 since Vancouver with something like 25000 to go. Won't you come along for the ride?
(I might be updating this as I go but I promise not to quote any more America songs, but I can´t say I´ll stay away from the Dylan).
Oh, and pretty much every entry has more omition than substance. In other words, there´s much more to say about any of them and I´m just waiting for the right moment to finish them so if you wan´t to hear more about something, light a fire under my arse by making a request.
Chris
June, 6th 2009
New Mexico
El Salvador¨I´ve been drinking, breathing, writing, singing. Everyday I´m on the clock. My mind races with all it´s longing, but can´t keep up with what I got.¨
So I hope I don´t sound too ungrateful but I must say:
It never rains but it pours in Central America.
And just when you think it can´t rain any harder, thunder crashes and the water´s roar grows even more ferocious.
And since Marco, my new traveling companion have been held hostage in our hostel by the rain I´ve had a few hours to try to pick up some of the pieces that Blog has fallen to over the last few weeks...
Frankly I got burnt out there for a little while but I think the skin is beginning to shed and yield a fresh new one, ready for what´s to come. What might that be? How´s a trip through Honduras weeks after a military Coup sound? I´m crossing the border tomorrow.
Chris
July 22, 2009 - Perquín, El Salvador.
Hesje´s Index22.07.09
Kilometers 16106
Days 84
Countries: 4
United States Kilometers: 7949
Days: 38
States: 6
Campsites: 12
Nights couch surfing/ floor crashing: 8
Nights at Alex´s house in Tucson: 9
Nights slept on a bench: 2
Meals from major fast food chains: 0
Meals at Los Betos in Arizona: about 4
Casinos visited: 5
Standing (Net): + 40$ US
Mexico Days in country, 30
Kilometraje: 5902km, border to border.
Toll Highways taken: 1 (by accident for 60km)
Cost: 60 pesos (about 5$)
Speed bumps hit (estimated): 593.9
Towns visited: 29
Times gassed up: 19-20
Nights camped/ hotel room / dorm: 3/ 7/18
Whole avocados eaten: 8
Mangos: 4
Percentage of meals comprised of Tacos, Chilequiles or Quesadillas: at least 40.
Tortillas eaten: about 450 - 500
Grams of chorizo/quesillo: Lots!
Mincheladas drank: 5-6 (depending on the definition of a Minchelada)
Guatemala Kilometraje: 1864km (border to border to border)
Days: 11
Places visited 9
El SalvadorTimes dressed up like a lady figure skater: Who's asking?!
Murders which took place whilst in the Country: who's counting?
Kilometraje: 391
Days: 5
Nights camped: 2
Pupusas eaten 13
Honduras Head on collisions: 1
Hours spent in country after it occurred: 1.5
Times marco dumped his bike: 2
Reunions with surrogate families: 1
Times entered the country: 2
Favorite beer name: Salva Vida (it certainly did)
Nicaragua Times heard the song "Rumba" by Pitbull: 298.2
Volcanoes climbed: 1 of 50
Reunions: 5 (Micah; Marco; Gilles; Tony/Hubert/Pablo/Allan; Xabrina and co.)
Friends made: lots
Friends lost: 1 (to be found again in Ecuador)
Fellow motorcycle travelers met within 30 Km of border: 14 (I know right!)
Fish caught by Hubert: at least 15
Pounds of Gallo Pinto Eaten: 6 (estimate)
Costa Rica Panama oh panama...
Colombia Sick days: 4-5
Times stopped by police: 7-8
Bribes, "tips", "donations" paid: 0
Collisions with busses: 1
Damage/cost: None/10$
times robbed: 1 (To the tune of 13.5)
Money returned by the police (3.5)
EcuadorBaby´s Index Odometer: 54529
Tires: 4 (three rear, one front)
Chains: 1 (broke in New Mexico)
Articles of clothing used as rags: 7
Oil changes: 5
Air filter changes: 4
break pads used: 3 sets
Turn signals burnt out: 3 (they’re cheap aftermarket crap)
1 Chain Guard eaten
1 Rear view broken (and fixed)
Collisions: 4 (2 near Mexico City, both very minor; one head-on in Honduras, also minor. One on Andy's bike)
Times run off the road: 2 (again minor)
Times cleaned carburetor: 2
Times broke down: at least 3 (depending on definition of "brokedown")
Locks lost: 4
Kilometers on the refrigerator luggage rack:
Boat trips: 7 (a river in Guatemala; To/From Isla Ometepe (on El Che); to/from Nicoya Peninsula; to Zao, on Zao - Panama-Colombia)
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