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I’m leaving Cusco in the morning. I’ve been here since April 7th, and I’m ready to hit the road. The only issue is that this is the final leg of my trip. Over the course of the next few days, I’m going to be traveling to Iquique, Chile, to sell my bike. Once the bike is sold I’ll book a… Read more →

So, for the past week I’ve been distracted by some food poisoning, which came hot on the heels of bronchitis. I’ve been a bit of a mess. I’m leaving Lima tomorrow, and I hope to catch up on my blog entries before too long. Friday, March 18th When we last left our intrepid heroes, Josh had just left Baños, and Elizabeth… Read more →

When Josh and I left Quito earlier this week, the plan was to ride together to Tena. He took the lead, listening to directions from his GPS. One of the big problems with GPS is that it’s unreliable. It’s not unexpected for GPS to tell you to go the wrong way down a one-way street. As we left Quito, Josh’s… Read more →

Things are going fairly well. The three of us seem to be adapting to how things work here. Much of this week has been dedicated to finding motorcycles so we can continue our journey. We found some motorcycles. Josh is purchasing a KTM Duke 200, and Elizabeth and I are getting KTM Duke 390 bikes. I’m pretty happy that the… Read more →

I think my most urgent need is for cash in hand. I had $14 USD that I exchanged for pesos last night, and that got me enough money to hail a cab and eat dinner. I’m out of money now, and the most urgent need is getting cash in hand. Some places accept credit cards, but down here cash is… Read more →

According to the display in front of me, we’re finally over Colombia. I’ve been in the air for three hours. I finished reading the Back to the Future screenplay, which I found a little underwhelming. I followed it up with the screenplay for The Great Gatsby, which I found to be much better written. I have an hour to go… Read more →