Dan T. Moore – Journeys

Tierra Del Fuego

  • Day 38-39 – February 11-12

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    In my previous blog, I inquired as to the physics behind the moisture from the Pacific dumping on the eastern side of the Andes rather than the western thus forming the large South American Pacific coast desert. I received the following from Jim Schaefer in my office:

  • Day 35-37 – February 8-10

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    Huarmey, Peru to Pisco, Peru to Nazca Peru to Abancay, Peru We drove from Huarmey to Pisco continuing through the desert on the PanAmerican Highway. This is a beautiful road surrounded by huge skylines and dunes – but not particularly interesting. The road is straight with few curves and we were able to cover a…

  • Day 30-34 – February 3-7

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    Quito, Ecuador to Cuenca, Ecuador to Cuenca, Ecuador, to Macara Ecuador to Chiclayo, Peru to Huarmey, Peru We took the day off in Quito on the 3rd – I caught up on work, and the others went for a tour of Quito. They visited a park which celebrates the equator; you’d assume it is located…

  • Day 29 – February 2

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    Pasto, Colombia to Quito, Ecuador We left Pasto still a little bit upset about missing Cali and exhausted from driving 360 miles and endlessly reconnoitering locations for next year’s trip. Helge is working us like draft animals – gone is the afternoon siesta.

  • Day 23-28 – January 27-February 1

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    Panama City, Panama to Bogota, Colombia to Pasto, Colombia Most of this time was not devoted to riding motorcycles but rather to shipping the bikes from Panama City to Bogota. While we waited for the bikes to arrive, we took the opportunity to tour the cities.

  • Day 18-22 – January 22-26

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    Tegucigalpa, Honduras to Managua, Nicaragua to the Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica to Panama City, Panama In Tegucigalpa, we left our bikes under the watchful eye of this guard brandishing a WWII MI Carbine.

  • Day 16-17 – January 20 & 21

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    La Antigua, Guatemala to Santa Rosa, Honduras to Tegucigalpa, Honduras We got an early start out of Antigua, leaving our lavish hotel behind us as we rode down nearly-deserted cobblestone streets.

  • Day 11-13 – January 15, 16 & 17

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    We departed Taxco and headed for Oaxaca where we spent the night. The next day we went from Oaxaca on to Tehuantepec and finally to Tapachula near the border of Guatemala. There was a large variety of riding – from excellent road surfaces in the mountains with twisty-turnies and smooth banked turns to riding smooth…

  • Day 10 – January 14

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    We had a fascinating stay in San Miguel – Harriet and Derek’s hospitality was superb and we thoroughly enjoyed their friends. We wanted to stay longer, but Helge has us on a “forced march” itinerary. It was great to see Marge – – she turned out to be a godsend for the trip – not…

  • Day 9 – January 13

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    We started the day by changing out the spring on my rear shock absorber. Vincent pulled the shock out in only 15 minutes and we ended up using a moderately heavy spring replacement. We couldn’t use the entire shock assembly because it made the bike too high (I like to be able to touch me…