Aotearoa to the Andes

The final photo of the bike We rode into Bogota with the knowledge we may not ride out again. This was where we were to, fingers crossed...

For a long time our blog anticipated we would ride from Santiago, Chile to Tijuana, Mexico. We had even discussed the possibility of c...

So I've come to realise I'm all about milestones. It started with travelling a certain amount of kilometres, then it was about ...

Back inland toward Baños, we had a repeat of the ride to Cuenca, only this time the cause was a very badly potholled road. We did at leas...

Ecuador began a little as Peru had when two police officers stopped us and tried to elicit a bribe. Only we didn't know that is what...

With the border into Ecuador fast approaching we passed the 25,000km mark. Our journey began on a concrete parking lot outside the ai...

Almost more exiting than Machu Picchu and the Nasca lines was the knowledge we would get our first glance of the sea in the many mont...

'Whale' I remember as a small child blessed with chicken legs and a high pitched voice, watching a documentary on the Nasca Li...

Llamas keep the grass trimmed to perfection We overheard a guide telling his group as we arrived at sunrise to one of the seventh '...

The good fortune we expected from having a Priest bless our bike lasted all of about half an hour. Crossing the border into Peru we wer...