Rosa del desierto and I are near San Augustin, Colombia, she, recovering from fractures resulting from a slide in mud while riding the "trampolin de la muerte" one of those roads that are passable unless it rains - alot and it did. And I, doing all I can to help the woman I love to heal, and reading.

Complicating the adventure is the "paro" cutting all roads in and out of the Colombian state of Huila this consists of week old roadblocks and protests by coffee growers that prevent me from riding our Hondas. The entry permits are running out and it is impossible to get past the roadblocks to the local DIAN office for extensions ... so we wait, we heal, and we listen to the unabridged audio edition of striking Viking's
"One more Day Everywhere."

My humble opinion, using some of Heggstad's owned coined terms, is that the "travel gods" have enabled one man - one very strong and courageous man to speak for the "long riders," and, he does so brilliantly.

My emotions rode along with Heggstad from Japan, appropriate as he was a national martial arts champion, through the world's most dangerous and exotic places, through his loves and his losses, his friends, his intimate thoughts, and his experiences that all of us "long riders" have experienced but perhaps to a lesser degree. The cold of Siberia, the heat of Africa, the pleasures and sadness of southeast asia and the reflections upon it all once home again in California.

He might have been a tough kid, but he became a real man, a gentleman.

And, let us not forget that for 5 weeks or so he was a tortured captive of the revolutionary forces of Colombia. He was famous before he became famous. But, it was not the fame that motivated him, it was his innate tender concern for humanity and a need to understand how governments, not the common man or woman, get it so wrong. His conclusion, well I won't give that away, but the book is worth reading just to have his conclusion surface from within your own experiences and from your own soul.

John Morgan does a good job reading the audible.com edition of "One More Day Everywhere" (unabridged).

Striking Viking, (Glen Heggstad) see his Ride Tales on the HUBB ! might listen to Willie Nelson for on the road inspiration, but I found his book "One More day Everywhere" my inspiration during our own Colombian adventure.


Xfiltrate eat, drink and read

Hola xFiltrate - thank you for the share and please send my best wishes of recovery to Rosa del desertio.

I had put away Glen's book as advised by my wife at the time, who judged his less then perfect character with suspicion. I travel alone now andncurrently feed my own inspiration on Australian lands (it is magical). Glen's may add to the mix, on those nights when the longing to be in company of like souls burns warmer than usual.

Then, it is good to read this thread and share a few lines of beauty; it is good to know there are always people by the fire.

May you all travel safely, and thanks again for these news.

hasta luego.

Alain