Tag Archives: motorcycle roads

Northern Roadside Attraction Ride – Part 1

Posted on July 24, 2012 by greg

I have been working in Northern Ontario for the past couple of months and riding opportunities have been limited to “to and from work”.  Using my motorcycle as a commuting vehicle was driving me crazy, it somehow seems unnatural. I … Continue reading →

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Into the Wind and Rain, and Floods, and Wind and Wind

Posted on March 14, 2012 by greg

I left El Calafate early as I wanted to make good time on what would be the first day of many before reaching Buenos Aries. The weather co-operated most of the morning, not too cold, reasonable winds for Patagonia and … Continue reading →

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Fire, Ice and Fruit

Posted on March 6, 2012 by greg

Tierra del Fuego – Land of Fire After leaving Ushuaia I headed for the border with Chile to cross Tierra del Fuego.  I should have stopped writing about how easy border crossing has become as this one was about to … Continue reading →

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Reaching Ushuaia

Posted on March 1, 2012 by greg

When I woke up on the morning of February 27th in Rio Gallegos, Argentina I had the original plan of taking 2 days to do the 600 kilometers to Ushuaia. For me, 600 kilometers is not far, but I also … Continue reading →

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Argentina – Country #14

Posted on February 24, 2012 by greg

Border crossing have become somewhat routine and uneventful and Argentina, my 14th country was no different.  Line up and fill out a form, stamp,  another line and another stamp: welcome to Argentina. Wanting to get south I just started to … Continue reading →

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Mile 0, for the Second time

Posted on February 13, 2012 by greg

It was a cold, overcast day on August 5th, 2011 when I arrived in Dawson Creek, Canada and had my photo taken at Mile 0 of the Alaskan Highway. 192 days, 42,060 kilometers later on another cold and overcast day … Continue reading →

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Southern Chile & memories of Home

Posted on February 9, 2012 by greg

I woke up to the sound of what can only be described as an air raid siren, like the ones I remember from watching WW2 movies with my Dad. Was it possible that the Nazi’s were bombing Chile? I didn’t … Continue reading →

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The Road Always Curves

Posted on February 7, 2012 by greg

After spending several fun filled days in Santiago with a very good friend from Canada we walked together to the Metro, reminisced about old times and said our goodbyes. A promise was made to meet again soon, another place and … Continue reading →

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Entering Chile

Posted on January 30, 2012 by greg

 Entering Chile had to be one of the easiest and sophisticated border crossings of this entire adventure.  It went like this: Exit Peru – fill out form, stamp form, stamp passport, Adios Peru Enter Chile – Stamp passport, fill out … Continue reading →

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Road to Machu Picchu – Day 3 – Chincheros to Cusco

Posted on January 22, 2012 by greg

I started the day in full rain gear, there were dark clouds off in the distance and I was not going to get caught this time. As I climbed further into the mountains sure enough the rain started. The road … Continue reading →

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