Louis the dog

North Carolina Oasis

I found an oasis and made some new friends here in North Carolina. After a fun ‘fire pit party’ on Saturday night, I’ve been hanging out with Chris and Sandy …

Galveston (Texas) Bike Rally 2014

Aint Got the Blues…

After another week of riding and rough camping, I’ve stumped up for a proper paid-for campsite tonight – the appeal of a shower now just too great to ignore. It’s …

Wild Camping in Mexico

Heading North

Spiders…? They’re OK, I guess. Big spiders…? Erm… They’re OK too, I suppose. Big albino spiders that can JUMP? No! Definitely not! They are not on my list of likeable …

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 …