Roads and Transport

Back on the Road again Nov 3 2020

After 6 months at home, we are ready to start travelling again. The dreaming of a Corona Free world in the next year or so seems to be impossible likewise an effective vaccine? SARS, Malaria, Flu have been around for decades and no proper vaccines have been found so far. So why do people believe…

Mexico City to Cancun Feb to March 2020

Feb 12, 2020, we said goodbye to South America, after 3 amazing years with lots of great scenery and culture. Central America is our next destination to explore but due to our truck being right hand drive we had to give Panama and Costa Rica a miss and shipped to Veracruz instead. Despite the many…

2004-2020 16 years on the road exploring the world.

Hi all, 16 years on the road travelling around the world. Last Monday, January 6 2020, it was 16 years ago we left on our 5 year around the world tour. Starting with a small mailing list of around 100 friends & family we now have a list of nearly 2000 people from all around…

COLOMBIA BORDER to DESIERTO de la TATACOA After a great Christmas and New Year at Finca Sommerwind it was time to leave Ecuador. Hans mate, your reputation as one of the best overlander Christmas venues in South America stayed intact. Many thanks to you and your staff. New years eve was no different and the…

Galapagos Islands

Hi all, The orient region of Ecuador was a highlight, but we needed to head back to Quito for our flight to the Galapagos Islands. We parked our truck at Aries Bikes and the Galapagos Adventure was about to start Yesterday we returned from the Galapagos Islands. After nearly 16 years overland travel around the…

PUYO TO THE ORIENTE (ECUADOR AMAZON REGION)

Leaving Misahualli a small remote dilapidated port at the junction of the Napo and Misahualli Rivers our first stop would have been the Sumaco Napo-Galeras National Park with its Volcano soaring 3723 meters above the dense jungle. (thick fog and rain stopped us) Next major town is Coca the gateway to Yasuni National Park. Great town…

ECUADOR PART 2, From the Highlands to the Oriente

We took the short cut to Banos enjoying lakes, volcanic lagoons in turquoise tones and natural sources of thermal waters. Banos is situated in a valley of waterfalls and hot springs and has become a mecca for international backpackers. Very touristy. But for those without transport it is the gateway also to the Amazon. We…

Peru Border to Central Ecuador

The news driving from Peru to the Ecuador border was not very promising as strikes had turned into violence and the president had called a state of emergency. Having been in similar situations during our around the world tour we knew this was not a good time to enter Ecuador. Not to worry, as we…

Lima to Canyon del Pato Sept 2019

Hi all, After 6 months at home (we never stayed home longer than 3 months since 2004) we are back on the road again. After an overnight in Sydney and 3 days in Santiago we arrived in Lima. When the truck was cleared to leave our storage by customs, our first destination was the Cordilleras…