Riding towards Guayaquil to get our flight to the Galápagos saw our first real problem with the AT. Every 3 miles the bike would sigh and roll to a stop. A mystery. OK, so it was over 30 degrees and I know I get weary in hot weather, but we could measure the distance exactly and quite frankly, the old bike should be able to do more than that! With over 100 miles before we reached the airport and the stress levels rising, the bike limped along at under 40mph, wit...

I'm not sure how we keep changing temperatures so dramatically! From the relative coolness of Otavalo, looking out onto snow covered volcanic peaks to sweating on a caldera walk, then having to put on extra clothing as we enter cloud forest (and this all in one day), we finally settled near Apuela, being welcomed by ace photographer and birder Doug Edwards and his neighbour Grace. A few wonderful days were spent gleaning as much knowledge as possible from Doug o...

Colombia had stolen our hearts somewhat  -  after rushing like mad through Central  America to catch the Stahlratte, we took a long relaxing breath and started to take things slowly to take our time to explore. We have decided that for us, getting to Ushuia before the weather turns would be too much, so we're now picking the brains of various wonderful overlanders that we meet for new and inspiring travel ideas. Alas, with every chance encounter, we are even m...