http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/castle/ Katie & the Bumblebee en-us Sometimes, well OK, on rare occasion, an innocent event provides an unexpected Ah-Hah Moment. Our innocent event starts out as a need to repair the steering head bearing and ignition circuit on the Chicitita. An internet search reveals a BMW... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/castle/003885.php A side trip to Ouro Prêto, about 100 kilometres south east of Belo Horizonte, turns out to be one of our best diversions. Even the ride down is fun. For two hours, Katie and the Bumblebee thrive on the curvy... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/castle/003884.php Leaving Pato Branco in scattered rain showers, we press on westward to one of the world's greatest natural wonders, Foz do Iguaçu. Located well away from well known large cities like Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro or Asunción, this corner... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/castle/003833.php After an hour of formalities at the Uruguay/Brazil border at Chui, we are on our way in another new country. We ride through lowlands heavily saturated with standing water full of standing cows. Our first night in Brasil is in... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/castle/003814.php We leave Colonia in a steady drizzle. The forecast for the next three days is rain but we must move on. Autumn is creeping up from the south, inching northward day by day like the cold black shadows of sunset.... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/castle/003813.php After enjoying more than a month of sunshine, we ride from Fray Bentos to Colonia del Sacramento in rain. Along the way, the temperature drops from 28 to 15C. Our textile motorcycle clothes keep us dry, thanks to the GoreTex... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/castle/003780.php We're travelling to Uruguay. After a night's stay in the border town of Gualeguaychu, Argentina, we are perfectly poised to do a morning border crossing the international bridge over the Rio Uruguay into Fray Bentos, Uruguay. We want to visit... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/castle/003778.php Having planned our arrive into Cordoba after their famous four-day World Rally of Argentina has ended, we ride into the city of 1.3 million in the 27 C heat of early Monday afternoon. We are here to apply for a... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/castle/003752.php We explore La Rioja province by a loose connection of zig-zags and driving in semicircles. Fine by Joyce, not taken to artifical rules, but not typical behavior for the guy side of the equation. But really, I must admit, we... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/castle/003751.php From San Antonio, Chile we ride north, skirting Santiago through pastoral wine country to the west and north then head east through Los Andes, Chile towards the Argentina border. Our route crosses the Andes mountains at Paso Cristo Redentor, which... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/castle/003723.php Marlen and Maritza, bless their little hearts, tell us not to come back to the Aquaterra Hotel until after 9:30 PM. It´s our last night in Puerto Natales. When we do come in, chilled from the cold night, we are... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/castle/003712.php We cross the Straits of Magellan in a long 20 minutes and bounce ashore onto dry land. Dry land, what an understatement - there is more moisture in popcorn. Dry, flat and arid in the north, Tierra del Fuego, more... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/castle/003687.php It is time to take a one-day bus tour of Parque Nacional Torres del Paine. Why? I`ve got a bad case of cabin fever, having been confined to quarters so long with this damn sciatica. As a kind of trial,... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/castle/003685.php Hey, this is great! I´m back on two wheels! Too bad it´s a wheelchair and not Katie, but it´s a beginning. So it´s training wheels for the next few weeks. But at least now I can get around. For amusement... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/castle/003667.php Our first day on the road with Katie and the Bumblebee is like freedom incarnate. Finally, after 38 (!) days of waiting - either for the bikes to arrive or my sciatica to depart, we´re off. The bikes sing their... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/castle/003663.php