http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/davies/ South America and Beyond en-us Having spent many a day at Dakar Moto HQ, thought it might be time for a quick update. As you'll remember from way back when, last year in fact....though only 5 months ago really, Sandra & Javier run a motorcycle... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/davies/001806.php Tucuman - Santiago del Estero 240 kms Nipped out from the Petite for our breakfast round the corner in the 'locals' cafe. Great value if not exactly a Full English. At least we're onto decent coffee, and now without the... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/davies/001771.php 0 kms After a quick breakfast round the corner we set about taking the panniers off so we could get to the sub-frame, only takes 35 minutes even with them full, so not a bad length of time for 'fixed'... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/davies/001757.php 0 kms A rest day then a cracking (!) ride... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/davies/001756.php A return to Argentina, the worst road of the trip, the first spill, and meeting old friends 0 kms Well for the author this was a distinct no day, Bev was able to operate uninterrupted fortunately and look after me... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/davies/001755.php Virtually 400 kms Like lingerie, the more you pay, they less you get, ...... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/davies/001743.php It's been a while since update. For a few reasons, not that we're in jail I'm pleased to say (sorry you will be seeing us again). We had a stop with no internet followed by two days of mileage crunching... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/davies/001742.php 140 kms A day of many excitements, of which only half can be told at present......for legal reasons, we kid you not! But more on that one tomorrow.... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/davies/001736.php 0 kms Well to be honest writing this few days down the line I can hardly remember the details, but… Started the day late and with slightly foggy heads due to that 2.30 am finish in Norton Rats last night.... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/davies/001733.php 0 kms by m/c, We had chosen Puno as a stopover as it is close to the traditional Titicaca sights. The floating reed islands of fame. Several firms offer tours, but one in our hotel was the same details and... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/davies/001730.php 195 kms Had the place to ourselves on waking as Oscar and Elizabeth were out but they came back to join us for the ride towards Titicaca. We set out together on some of Oscar's direct routes straight up the... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/davies/001729.php 90 kms by bike, 120 kms by car We had made plans to meet Oscar and Elizabeth in La Paz today and stay there with them so had to be up bright and early to get back up the fabled... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/davies/001721.php 100 kms The optional Carettera del Muerte We decided to split La Paz and head out into the country for the weekend before moving onwards to Lake Titicaca.... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/davies/001720.php 418 kms These entries are written day by day, and I rarely go back and edit a day’s entry, other than to add something I'd forgotten the reason I say this is the marked contrasts you can get between one... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/davies/001719.php 464 kms Well San Pedro has been kind to us, just what we needed. Some people find it a desolate dust blown place, but I guess they're mainly backpackers without their own transport. For us it's been a tonic. Completely... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/davies/001706.php