The Pope’s toilet
10/26/19 – 11/2/19 In my attempts to learn Spanish, I came across a film called “The Pope’s toilet.” It is about a town in Uruguay that will be visited by the Pope. The newspapers predict over a million people will come to see him speak and so everyone in town is scheming how to profit
Lamas to Chachapoyas
10/18/19 – 10/25/19 I was up at five in the morning due to an over achieving rooster. I decided to work on my Spanish a bit and opened up my frequency dictionary, which lists the words of a language in order of the ones most commonly used. I took note that “Dios,” or “God,” is
Iquitos to Lamas
10/12/19 – 10/17/19 You can ride the hundred flat kilometers from Iquiotos to Nauta in a day. Somewhere in the middle though, you will find the Reserva Nacional Allpahuayo-Mishana. It poured most of the day and we were soaked by the time we pulled in. As the rain subsided we took a walk into the
Ruta Andina Chile Route – Seeking feedback
Hello cycling, overlanding, and general travel world, As I write this we are sitting in Arequipa, Peru, and contemplating the coming sections of our ride from Alaska to Argentina. Our original plan was to head toward Lake Titicaca and then into Bolivia to cross the Uyuni salt flats. However, we are getting into the rainy
Iquitos, Peru – Law of the Jungle
10/9/19 – 10/11/19 “I must go back. I have much to learn from these medicines.” If you were going to pick a poster child for taking psychedelic drugs in the middle of the Amazon, Roger wouldn’t be your man. Bloodless cadaverous complexion, brow glistening with sweat, nonstop nasal drip soaking a handful of toilet paper