As I left for Chetumal from Ciudad del Carmen it was with some sadness, knowing that this would be my last long riding day in Mexico. I had fallen in love with just about everything related to this country, the people, communities, food and spirit of Mexico. Yes, I had seen all the news articles, been mocked by friends saying that my head would be separated from my body and all that stuff.
DetailsAfter one night in the pretty town of Veracruz, it was time to go the 409 miles to Ciudad del Carmen in what would be my second last city stop in Mexico. I was already getting a little melancholy about leaving Mexico, it had been everything I had hoped for – great mountain roads, amazing street food, sensational beaches and simply beautiful people.
DetailsMy trip to Veracruz, Mexico was just going to be over 4 hours and 249 miles (400 kilometers), but again I took my time and had a number of stops along the way. The ride took me up to 3,500 metres (just shy of 10,000 feet) and at one stage I was riding through so much deep fog in the highlands.
DetailsRide Day 20 saw me take a short morning trip from Mexico City to the Teotihuacan Ruins. Brilliantly I did not take my helmet camera (The Drift Ghost S) so I was resigned to my GoPro and Phone Camera. I got off to a very early start and arrived just as the sun was rising.
DetailsAfter one night only in Guadalajara, I set my day to ride the 340 miles (547 Kilometres) to Mexico City on Ruta 60 for most of the way. This journey included a lot of toll roads and on my way from the Pacific on the West Coast of Mexico to the Gulf of Mexico on the east coast.
DetailsAfter a few nights in Puerto Vallarta, it was time to move on and make my way across from the east to the west coast with my first stop on this journey in Guadalajara, Mexico. Puerto Vallarta gave me a few nights to take in some tourist sights and relax a little bit before this long trip over quite a few days to Belize.
DetailsI have included my trip across the Gulf of California from La Paz to Mazatlan onboard the Baja Ferry Service to Puerto Vallarta. As this is kind of like a border crossing, I will give as much information as I can. If you have no done some research, there are quite a few horror stories relating to the Baja Ferries service. I, however, had a pretty fantastic experience.
DetailsWhile staying in La Paz, I decided to make a few trips to different areas of southern Baja California Sur. One such trip was a morning ride and swim at Balandra Beach or Playa Balandra. I also wanted to check out the ferry situation which was nearby.
DetailsAfter relaxing a few days in La Paz at Leo’s Baja Oasis, Leo (the owner), decided I needed to go to see Cabo San Lucas and do a little duty-free shopping. This town is also a little mecca for some questionable pharmaceutical goods. It is very much a resort town.
DetailsMy journey from Mulegé to La Paz took me around 8 hours with the first part of the trip spectacularly sweeping along the Atlantic Ocean. I was starting to get into the trip, getting better at packing and unpacking the bike, finding better places to stay, what and where to eat and no longer feeling like I had been through the ringer after each day’s ride.
DetailsThe road to Mulegé was one of the more sensational rides of my journey. The first hour or so out of Bahía de Los Ángeles was simply stunning, and it would be just a taste of things to come jumping from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and back to the Atlantic Ocean again, incredible!
DetailsSo here I was, all ready by morning to get on my bike and head for Bahía de los Ángeles, all packed up and ready to go. And someone had blocked my bike from getting out. I had parked up a short lane, and someone with a pickup parked right behind me, on the footpath.
DetailsAfter spending a few nights near Ensenada, Mexico, I decided to head to Baja California to San Felipe. Much of the trip was offroad, and it was a pretty tough day of riding. The Rever App Crashed, and it actually took around 9 hours.
DetailsIn this post and video on the Mexico Border Crossing, I discuss getting into Mexico through the El Chaparral Border Crossing at Tijuana. This video is for people both wanting to get into the Baja Peninsula from Tijuana (who do not need a vehicle import permit) and also onto the Mexico Mainland (people who do need a vehicle import permit).
DetailsWhat a day for my travels, finally I cross into Baja, California, on my way to El Bajio, Mexico! I could not sleep the night before, as I was pretty excited and a little nervous at the same time. New country, new experiences and my first border crossing.
DetailsSo, finally, I am on my last day across America and heading to Long Beach, California. I crossed through the Mojave Desert and touched on Route 66 but mainly stayed around Route 40, which was a fantastic road.
DetailsAfter spending just one night in nights in Tucson, Arizona, I decided to do a detour and head on up to The Grand Canyon and then see how far I could get towards California and crash the night somewhere close to the state line.
DetailsAfter spending two nights in El Paso, Texas, I decided to head to Tucson, Arizona and take a short detour into Tombstone, Arizona. Rever crashed, so part of the trip is missing from the Rever Map.
DetailsAfter spending the morning taking snaps as the sun rose at The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, I decided the long ride of over 900 kilometers was to get to El Paso in Texas.
DetailsAfter spending just one night ‘relaxing’ in Galveston in a motel that one can only describe as ‘seedy’ I decided to head to San Antonio where I would spend only one night and taking in a few sights, looking back I should have spent a couple of nights here, it was quite a pretty place.
DetailsAfter spending a few nights relaxing and taking in New Orleans, Louisiana I then headed across the border to Galveston, Texas. This was a really cool ride through wetlands
DetailsMy third day of riding took me from Laguna Beach, Florida to New Orleans, Louisiana where I was to spend a few nights to get things together and post a few boxes of gear that was no longer necessary back to my home.
DetailsMy second day of riding took me from Tarpon Springs Florida to laguna beach, Florida and over 346 miles (557 kilometres) and a long 9 hour riding day. Still, the camera was not fixed (I hadn’t had a chance to see footage yet) and still I had a huge load on my bike.
DetailsAfter getting off to a rocky start leaving my wallet at home and only realising this – 30 minutes into the journey, my days 272-mile (472 kilometre) journey began in Miami Beach heading north to Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale.
DetailsHappy New Year 2015 – My Year in Review. I would like to thank all of the people that made this truly a great year for me. The hundreds of locals, tour guides, fixers, family and friends that helped me on this years journey to 26 countries, from my adopted home in Miami Beach, Florida,…
DetailsOne of the things I learnt over the years was to distrust my own motives for coming to a conclusion. It is probably the best advice I have ever had, it speaks to me about my ingrained ideologies, my perceptions of people and places. I have been very fortunate to travel to some of the…
DetailsA look back at all The people, the places and the sights I have seen in the year 2014. Thank you to all my friends and family for making this year a special one. Music: One Afternoon Download it in the links below! iTunes: http://bit.ly/18kzeEp | Amazon: http://amzn.to/1o0JZmq
DetailsAfter traveling to Barcelona a few times, I thought I would try Sevilla (Seville) in Spain, which is on the South Coast and in the region known as Andalusia I booked a lovely Villa on Airbnb.com right near the Alamada De Hercules which is on a very large square with the Rio Guadalquivir River only…
DetailsSicily is the largest Island of Italy on the Mediterranean Sea and it is probably the least developed areas of Italy. On this trip I travelled to Catania and then spent a few nights and days in Palermo, Ragusa and Pozzalo, also traveling up Mount Etna. Hiring a car, (Alfa Romeo of course) I traveled…
DetailsI have travelled to many European Countries, however, only a couple via Ferry. My trip to Malta was via Pozzallo, Italy, a lovely seaside village in the south of Sicily. From there I caught a ferry and took the 1.5 hour trip to Valletta, Malta. I can honestly say that aside from Sydney, Valletta is…
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