Wall frescoe in Governor house in Colima. Yes it is huge probably 20 ft high
Central square fountain in Colima.
We are in Bara de Navada, I think. After awhile they are starting to run together in my mind. Like what day is this, where we are, yada, yada. Gotta love it.
We road some of the best roads I have ever been on today. Imagine riding the road from Port Alberni to Tofino but for the next 5000 klm !!
The driving down here is nuts. As you round a corner at 80 kph there are cars in your lane overtaking trucks uphill on a blind corner !! You have to expect the unexpected all the time and even then I had a close call today.
The area is physically beutifull. The road is overgrown with trees most of the way so sometimes you feel you are riding in a green tunnel. Then you will crest a hill and come out on an open vista overlooking the mountains with the ocean off to your right. Absolutely stunning but you only glipse it as you are trying to concentrate on the road.
All is well with the team. We are getting along well and riding styles are coming out. Typically Dale or I will lead with Brad in # 2 position - this is because we didnt get the chance to fix his speedometer before we left - with me in #3 and Steve picking up the rear. We tend to cluster in twos that way when we are being overtaken by cars, busses, truck, donkey carts etc all they have to do is pass two of us and not all four. Now before you group riding Nazis get going let tell you that down here rules are different than in the North. We did the math last night and as a group of 4 riders our overall footprint is up to 100 meters long. So by breaking it up it makes is safer for us and the other drivers around us. We will let you know the final outcome of this theory in Panama City.
Other than some ongoing issues with Brads bike - carberuator, broken mirror from the fall, etc, mechanically things are going fine. Considering we have beaten the shit out of the bikes for the past 2500 klm it is very good. Knock on wood.
We keep running into another Canadian couple from Nelson. We met them first in Mazatland and again last night in downtown Rincon. They are a day behind us but I think they are stopping in PV.
A note to those reading tomorrow is my annivesary. Karen and I have been married 17 years on January 19. And let me tell this trip would not have happened without her input and encouragement. You gotta love a wife how tell her husband ¨ ok dear, bugger off on a 5 week motorcyle trip to Central America. Take lots of pictures and come home safely¨. I know I do.
Well gotta go. Dinner is next and I am starved.
From the road
Kevan
The driving down here is nuts. As you round a corner at 80 kph there are cars in your lane overtaking trucks uphill on a blind corner !! You have to expect the unexpected all the time and even then I had a close call today.
The area is physically beutifull. The road is overgrown with trees most of the way so sometimes you feel you are riding in a green tunnel. Then you will crest a hill and come out on an open vista overlooking the mountains with the ocean off to your right. Absolutely stunning but you only glipse it as you are trying to concentrate on the road.
All is well with the team. We are getting along well and riding styles are coming out. Typically Dale or I will lead with Brad in # 2 position - this is because we didnt get the chance to fix his speedometer before we left - with me in #3 and Steve picking up the rear. We tend to cluster in twos that way when we are being overtaken by cars, busses, truck, donkey carts etc all they have to do is pass two of us and not all four. Now before you group riding Nazis get going let tell you that down here rules are different than in the North. We did the math last night and as a group of 4 riders our overall footprint is up to 100 meters long. So by breaking it up it makes is safer for us and the other drivers around us. We will let you know the final outcome of this theory in Panama City.
Other than some ongoing issues with Brads bike - carberuator, broken mirror from the fall, etc, mechanically things are going fine. Considering we have beaten the shit out of the bikes for the past 2500 klm it is very good. Knock on wood.
We keep running into another Canadian couple from Nelson. We met them first in Mazatland and again last night in downtown Rincon. They are a day behind us but I think they are stopping in PV.
A note to those reading tomorrow is my annivesary. Karen and I have been married 17 years on January 19. And let me tell this trip would not have happened without her input and encouragement. You gotta love a wife how tell her husband ¨ ok dear, bugger off on a 5 week motorcyle trip to Central America. Take lots of pictures and come home safely¨. I know I do.
Well gotta go. Dinner is next and I am starved.
From the road
Kevan
1 comment:
Hi Kevin, Sounds like a great time so far. Lets try to keep the bike verticle for the rest of the trip. I am leaving for PV on Friday and will be in Bara de Navidad about a week after that. Keep the blog going as it's great to be able to imagine just a bit of how much fun it must be. Bye for now.
Brian Betts
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