West Coast of Mexico, on the Pacific

Mexican Mountains and Coast

Mountains and coast. Lots of mountains and coast. Central Mexico is stunningly beautiful, with its distinctive volcanic (post volcanic?) landscape, its coconut-tree lined beaches and seemingly happy (if relatively financially …

Mexican Mountains

Mexican Mountains

This is more like it, with wiggly mountain roads and a cooler climate for this sweaty gringo, the lush-green inland mountains of Mexico are stunning, both aesthetically and in terms …

There's no more road

Mexican Sueño y San Carlos

Hola Mexico! It’s about 30 degrees C in the sun, there are little lizard creatures and roadrunners a plenty and everyone seems relly friendly here. La vida sueño! Arizona was …

Arizona Desert Cactus

Ready for Mexico

Campfires are officially brilliant and they’ve worked themselves nicely into my daily routine. Get up, pack up camp, ride, eat, ride, find a sneaky location, set up camp and then …

Wild Camping in the Arizona Desert

Arizona Desert Camping

Sat by my tent in another covert location next to a dirt road somewhere in the desert, I’ve just realised that it’s only been two weeks since I picked up …

Yamaha XT600 and a UFO

Nevada – Out of this World

California is done and done. I enjoyed northern California with the giant redwoods. Yosemite was really spectacular too, but San Francisco reminded me of why I prefer the open road …

Yosemite National Park, California

Yo San Fran, Yosemite

One of the big waypoints, San Francisco, has now been passed and I can confirm that I am more a countryside kinda guy than I am a city slicker. Northern …

Wild Camping in Oregon

Dear Oregon, I Love You

What an amazing couple of days it’s been. The state of Oregon is one of the most beautiful places I’ve been to. First off, the bike’s indicators are all sorted …

Mount St. Helens, Washington

Gorgeous Washington State

Washington State is simly gorgeous – really pretty. Maybe Ive been lucky with the weather the past couple of days, but I suspect this place would look grand even under …

The Bike is Here!

Today was the day that I was reunited with the bike. After more than two months of waiting and after splurging over $2,600 in shipping and port fees, I have …