Horizons Unlimited Travellers' Meetings

Why Come to an HU Motorcycle Travellers Meeting?

You can meet people who don't think you're crazy for wanting to ride your bike to South America or Africa or across Asia, or even around the world! Admit it, all your 'normal' friends and most of your family fears for your sanity! So, this is your opportunity to meet the people who will encourage you in that craziness, share their experiences and advice on how to do it, and maybe you'll meet them again in Mongolia or Timbuktu!

Location for 2005 was in La Boca, the "Los Trentinos" campground as in 2003.

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The Meeting Report

Rally Location - Where was it?

Other Accommodation
Information about the area
Membership
Short History

The Meeting Report

Just in from Oscar Knecht, Meeting Organiser:

"Our meeting was great fun. People from Argentina, Holland, USA, Great Britain, Australia and Mexico showed up to share stories, mates and asados.

The travellers

The La Boca campground was in great shape and we were the only guests, so it was all about bikes there.

During the three days we had a sample of every kind of Patagonic weather, from blazing sun to stormy winds and some rain.

Our activities were also varied: from some Mexican food at the campground, to a great sheep asado at Julián San Martín's estancia, where our host fed, wined and entertained us in great style... Patagonian style that is, we drank from a "bota" and ate with our bare hands. He also gave each rider a sheepskin to alleviate some of our rear end's travel aches.

It was a good experience for all of us here in Viedma, specially for my key assistants my wife Nancy and my daughters Camilia and Floppy. The latter rode her scooter on a highway for the first time, thus becoming a member of the motoquero family.

The travellers were:

Argentina:

Karl Heinz Pfarr, XR650L
Sandra y Javier Kaper (3rd time), SR250, XRV 750
Sergio from la Flórida, XL600R
Luis Carro

England:

Nik Boseley, GS1200
Cynthia Milton, R80G/S
Andy Berwick, GS100 sidecar
Martin Williams, GS1150
Allan Brown, GS1150
Fritz and Bev Davies, R100GS

USA:

Bob and Joan Avery, GS1150

México:

Balam (Juan Carlos) Ibarra, Mexico, KLR 650

Australia:

Mark Deeley, KLR 650

Holland:

Maya Vermeer, copilot

and ex riders: John and Annette Green who are owners of a winery hacienda in San Rafael MENDOZA now! They will buy Marcus' KLR650.

I'd like to thank all of them for coming over. Also a big thanks to my family, Julián San Martín, Balam (for the Mexican cuisine), Fabián for his driving, Luis Carro for letting us use his pick up truck, Busta for lending us his house at La Boca and all others involved in the event.

We are already looking forward to next year's meeting. I think the dates will be approximately the same.

Warm regards

Oscar Knecht, Argentina Meeting Organiser"

Thanks for putting on the meeting Oscar, and especially thanks to your helpers! I hope you all had a great time - all reports I've received said it was fantastic!