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August 11th, 2013 | Canada

The Cabot Trail…

The weather had improved, and after checking to see how long before the next cold front would come tearing down over Cape Breton, I saw that I had a very short window of opportunity available to me.

We took the short cut to the start of the Cabot Trail via the Englishtown Ferry

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January 24th, 2012 | Argentina

To Comodoro Rivadavia…

All the people I had spoken to about Ruta 3, had but one thing to say:

“It is flat, windy and boring…!! Towns and fuel stops are far apart, and when you reach them, there is no guarantee that you will find fuel anyway…!!”

Armed with this knowledge, I set out from Rio Gallegos, planning […]

January 23rd, 2012 | Argentina

Ride to Rio Gallegos…

Northbound…!!

I left Ushuaia early this morning, and started out on the long road to the town of Dead Horse, Prudoe Bay, Alaska….!! The route that I had planned would cover almost 40 000 km and would hopefully see me up there towards the end of July…

Carl and I say our final […]

January 11th, 2012 | Argentina

Hard Ride to El Chalten…

"Excuse me waiter, but do you really think this is enough meat for four growing boys…??"

Will somebody please remind me what the hell I am doing down here….!!!

Pablo has a "side stand incident"….

We took a 430 km round trip to another section of the Glacier National park today, […]

January 8th, 2012 | Argentina

El Calafate at Last…!!

As usual, my eyelids opened at dawn’s crack…!! It felt as though I had fallen asleep just minutes before…

My Companeros were still dead to the world, and no amount of floorboard-squeak changed their status…

They lay where they fell…!! Tres Machos slumbered on as I packed and loaded the Big Fella…

Making […]

January 7th, 2012 | Argentina

Bajo Caracoles to Governador Gregores…

I was earlier than my companions, having slept like a log after the tough day’s riding the day before…

The much be-stickered petrol pumps at Bajo Caracoles…

Ruta 40 stickers are on everything, confirming it's popularity with adventure seekers the world over…

I left them snoring a medley, and went out […]