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I was just dreaming of stepping into that sea and walking on that beach.Then i woke up to the rain and wind.:computer:Ride safe.
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great photos from a great Trip! I could be jealous, to the hammock on the gorgeous beach! Keep it up, and show us many more such beautiful photos. CU Roland |
roland stay tuned i have another 6 months of this leg of the trip still to ride before i get back to the US and move to the next leg...whatever that maybe, i'm thinking OZ now as Africa is so FUBAR right now
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off to Guatemala in the AM, all i keep hearing is watch out for the dangerous curves, they are a lot different than Belize...
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I have a simple philosophy on a border crossing day, only plan for one thing, the border crossing itself, don�t look for a long day in the saddle just pick a location that is far enough from the border that you are happy with and find a hotel.
So I left the line of hammocks on the beach in Belize http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...SAM2192-XL.jpg and headed west to the border with Guatemala (see next post for full details), it was a relatively easy border, nice and quiet and headed off to Flores. Got a cheap hotel with secure parking for the bike for 100 Q�s ($12.75) http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...SAM2232-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...SAM2198-XL.jpg I have a walk around and take in the sights�damn!!! http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...IMG1772-XL.jpg Next I see a motorcycle shop with a few hundred tires hanging outside, I go inside and he has maybe a 1000 more�on the road south of the border if its in front of you buy it is a good rule to live by, I ask for a 17x140 or a 17x130�no senor! http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...SAM2233-XL.jpg Moral of �this� story if you have the opportunity to have 16, 18, 19 or 21 inch wheel on you bike get them, they had every size in stock for those wheels in this little town �and �cause 17�s are a ***** to find here and expensive too. So Flores and the surrounding area brings me into tuktuk land, ladies carrying things on their heads and cobbled streets. Very cool, but humidity not cool! http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...SAM2238-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...SAM2244-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...SAM2248-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...IMG1769-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...IMG1774-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...IMG1776-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...IMG1778-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...IMG1780-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...SAM2251-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...-copy-3-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...SAM2254-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...SAM2257-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...SAM2270-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...SAM2276-XL.jpg The cops ride around in pick up trucks and their bikes are now amusement rides for kids http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...SAM2282-XL.jpg |
Left Flores in the morning, good roads, nothing too special until I reached a ferry crossing for 5 Q�s just before Sayaxche,
http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...290-001-XL.jpg from there back on a small paved roads heading south thru lots of small towns. As it was Saturday there was a lot of people just walking around, a few towns had markets going on and as they are on the main streets you ride thru the middle of them� http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...309-001-XL.jpg Then into the hills in the rain forest, the paved road just ended heading towards Coban, not sure if I was on the right road or not I just kept riding. http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...330-001-XL.jpg I had to take a photo of this house perched on an outcropping and question WHY? When there is so much space and huts and house were everywhere, why would you balance yourself with a 1000 foot drop under your floorboards http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...336-001-XL.jpg My destination for the day was Lanquin, a small town in the mountains just a few K�s from Samuc Champey (plans for it the next day) The dirt road was good most of the time until it got high in the mountains then lots of areas were washed out, and one area had just had a landslide I was told later, but the views were spectacular all the same. http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...345-001-XL.jpg Coming down around a steep curve I ended up in a small town with a full-scale market going down the main street. I was waved forward by the locals, I was the only motorized transport on the road, but still I was waved on until the market vendors were having to move baskets of goods out of my way for me to get thru�because of trying to get out of the way quickly I forgot to take photos!!! Right in the middle of the market was an army patrol and I stopped to ask if I was heading out on the right road (the soldier in perfect English) I was told keep going straight until the road splits in 7 km�s then take the left the Lanquin. The information was exactly what my GPS showed�he reached out to shake my hand and wished me a great ride!!! Very cool. http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...348-001-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...-2-copy-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...786-002-XL.jpg I got to Lanquin and got a cabana for 120 Q�s on the river�good place to stop La Retiro http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...352-001-XL.jpg |
Keep the story & photo's coming I just love them.:nospamhere:
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it was time to be a tourist...i was staying the El Retiro, a recommendation from Chris at CA Tours in Antigua, its a hostel in Lanquin right on the river with beds from 45 Q's, and cabanas from 85 Q's
http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...SAM2353-XL.jpg its the perfect location to head off to Samuc Champey. they had a tour and i am really weary about arranged tours, basically restriced time due to numbers etc. the tour had openings for 20 people, minimum was 5, it left at 9 am, at 8.50 it had 4 people so i added my name and took with a gude and four young Israeli guys. the road up there only 9 km's took nearly an hours, in the rain trhu the mud and very steep climbs and declines http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...SAM2358-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...SAM2360-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...SAM2365-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...SAM2366-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...SAM2370-XL.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/o...SAM2387-XL.jpg |
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