May 19-23, 2010 My flight from Buenos Aires stopped in Houston, where I cleared myself through customs. I’d been out of the country 7 months, had 26 extra pages tacked into my passport, and they only said “welcome home”. I DID ask for a stamp and I got it. Karen picked me up at the [...]
May 18, 2010 Wow. Return day is finally here. How do I feel? Nervous, excited, ready. There’s a momentum that is created when you travel and you sort of get caught up in it. I’ve been going through the motions of coming home without thinking about how I *feel* about it too much. Mentally I’ve [...]
Welcome to the Coolest Zoo I have ever been to. I walk past this at the entry… And go straight to the Tigers! Tigers! Is this cool or WHAT! I was in with the elephants all of about 1 minute when they broke out (see the tine electric wide holding them in place?) and the [...]
May 9-18, 2010 Well, let me tell you, 10 days is a looooooooooooooooooong time to sit in one spot after traveling for over a year (and 7+ months of it in Latin America for me)! Let me tell you, 10 days is a looooooooooooooooooong time to stay in a city when you are not a [...]
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May 9, 2010 Breakfast! (Included in the spendy room rate) Get this: the waitress comes by and asks if I want coffee. of course! (Although I never exactly know the country’s customs with regards to coffee–it’s always an experience the first few days figuring out how to achieve strong, yummy coffee. Home run on the [...]
May 8, 2010 Believe me, I was eager to get everything all set and get out of Posadas (Paraguay) after being robbed. Big Bridge separating the two countries. One of the MANY things I enjoy abut traveling on a motorbike is all the, er, liberties you can take. Take this line, for instance…loooooooooooooooooooooooooong. With a [...]
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May 6, 2010 I’d spent about 4 hours on the internet last night, then finished off a cheesy novel in my room reading until the wee hours. Next morning I went to breakfast a little on the late side, wrote some emails over coffee, then went out to my bike. It was something like out [...]
May 4, 2010 Well, it’s never a good time to get a flat tire, but at least I knew what to do when it happened. Check out this bolt I picked up about 40 miles after leaving Tebicuary… That bolt was 4″ long, and the entire thing was embedded in my tire. The rear tube [...]
