I Brake for Iguana
December 8, 2009 Ixtapan – Acatlán (Mexico) Moving Time= 7:16 Stopped Time=2:38 200 miles I wanted to try to get all the way to Oaxaca today…I had some friends-of-friends there,…
Read MoreExaminer.com Article: MotoAdventureGal update: Canyons, mummies, and butterflies
Ken’s posted his second article about my trip on Examiner.com https://www.examiner.com/x-378-Motorcycle-Examiner~y2009m12d20-MotoAdventureGal-update-canyons-mummies-and-butterflies
Read MoreReserva Monarca (Monarch Butterfly Preserve)
December 7, 2009 Reserva Monarca Well, my bike was NOT happy climbing the last 1000 feet up into Angangueo, so this morning I sucked it up, and did my first…
Read MoreAlmost a regular…
December 26, 2009 This morning, on my way to Spanish Class, I passed the same ancient gentleman, dressed in the traditional Mayan clothing, that has greeted me every morning I…
Read MoreStrawberry Heaven
December 6, 2009 Guanajuato – Angangueo Moving Time= 6:06 Stopped Time= 1:56 219 miles Leaving Guanajuato was easier than I expected: I took the tunnel in front of the hotel…
Read MoreChristmas Eve
San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala The contrast here is making me very sad–I am so very privileged to have the time, leisure, and money to travel and sample the world,…
Read MoreSunday’s Little Adventure
Dec 20, 2009 My Spanish is getting better every day, but I am still a little unsure, when a local tells me that a certain road is dangerous, if it’s…
Read MoreWomen Riders Now
Do you ride a motorcycle? Do you know about Women Riders Now? Genevieve Schmitt, motorcycle goddess extraordinaire and celebrated Moto-journalist publishes this weekly email about women and motorcycles. She’s recently…
Read MoreMy Kingdom for a Tampon
OK, boys, you can stop reading this post right now if you are squeamish about girl stuff. <> First off, I need to say that I’m usually a tough chick….
Read MoreGuanajuato, MEXICO
Zaplatanejo, MEX to Guanajuato, MEX Moving Time: 4:20 Stopped time: 1:15 170 Miles Linda and Joel had waxed poetic about Guanajuato Pronounced Wanna-Watt-o), Mexico, a colonial city with lots of…
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