Desert 100, Odessa 2008

Yesterday I rode over to eastern Washington to participate on the Desert 100 event put on by Stumpjumpers. This is an annual even that now draws thousands of people. Many families come to camp for the weekend. Saturday is for families, dual sporters and others. Sunday...

Santa Cruz and Santiago, Dec 19, 20, 21

On Wednesday we took the car out to the coastal town of Bucalemu. It was just over an hours drive to cover the distance which was about a third of Chile’s width. We followed the coastal road south for some time before turning around and returning to Santa Cruz....

Arriving in Chile, Nov 18, 2007

We left Lima really early to catch out flight to Santiago. This time we decided to wing it! We didnt have any hotel or plans ready for Chile, instead we used the airport services, found a hotel in Santa Cruz and hired a car. Then we set off to Santa Cruz and what a...

Back in Lima, Dev 17, 2007

The only reason we returned to Lima was that we couldnt get a flight out to Santiago the same day. This time we stayed in Miraflores, considered to be the better part of town. I think I can agree it is better than the colonial district, however it is still noisy,...