Chilean Hospitality (2/18/12)
For the past two weeks we’ve been riding north, away from Patagonia and the beauty of nature in the Chilean south. Our goal has been to make good time back to Santiago, because we knew there wouldn’t be much to see and we’d rather spend our time riding in more scenic areas. While the terrain...
Adventures in Panama
Our 8-day ride through Panama was eventful. We decided Panama was a perfect blend of the things we enjoyed in other Central American countries except Costa Rica, but with a few more developments (like drinkable water). Day one crossing the border was absolute chaos! We have not had any problems with any other border crossing,...
Through Honduras (11/20/11)
We had a short stint in Honduras—it only took us two days to ride through. The views were spectacular–mountains all around. Fortunately, we didn’t have to do much climbing over those mountains. We’re not sure what we’re going to do when we have to climb a lot in this crazy heat! Two incidents made Honduras...
Into El Salvador (11-14-11)
We made our first two-wheeled border crossing on Saturday! We were glad to leave Guatemala and make it into El Salvador. It’s not much different here except for a few things: 1-The currency is US dollars, so it makes it easy for us to discern if something is cheap or not! 2-The hotels are slightly...
Getting Sick in Guatemala (11-10-11)
Well, we survived our first trip to the hospital. Day three back on the road turned out to be kind of tough. We got an early start (which is absolutely mandatory here with the brutal heat) and were making great time. But Dave wasn’t feeling that great, and we made a wrong turn that put...
Last week in the U.S. (10/14/11)
We made it to Abbeville! Thanks for all the prayers for speed as we pushed it hard this week to make it in time for a wedding. We arrived safely in Abbeville on Thursday afternoon around 4:30 p.m. Our trip from Nashville should have been about 390 miles, but alas, our Alabama map failed us...
