Days 40,41,42,43,44 - 22nd to 26th August - Mexico Well I guess I better start updating my blog. Didn't know how much hard work it was going to be, I think I needed a break and just travel.Finally made it to Ecuador, South America after crossing five countriesin 11 days. More about that later.I will start with Mexico and then update Central America country by country.Heading to Central AmericaMexico roads have been hit and miss. The winding roads around the co...

Days 40,41,42,43,44 - 22nd to 26th August - Mexico Well I guess I better start updating my blog. Didn't know how much hard work it was going to be, I think I needed a break and just travel.Finally made it to Ecuador, South America after crossing five countriesin 11 days. More about that later.I will start with Mexico and then update Central America country by country.Heading to Central AmericaMexico roads have been hit and miss. The winding roads around the co...

Day 38 & 39 - 20th & 21st August Culiacan to Puerto Vallarta MexPacific DreamsThese early starts are getting tiresome, I didn't thing motorcycling would be this hard but I keep thinking I'm running behind time. I can see some more rest days coming up soon.Again I wanted to get out of this city before the traffic built up but I kind of like the urban mayhem. Eventually found the Auto Pista and started heading south again. I have been a little slack with ph...

Day 37 - 19th August Hermosillo to Culiacan MexLate night and strange accommodationStarted out early again to avoid the traffic but to no avail as it was already jammed with traffic. The GPS map card for Mexico has helped but a paper map is still needed. Hit the Auto Pista soon afterwards and headed towards Culiacan. The Auto Pistas are great, there is little traffic and the roads are in great shape. Roughly every 80km there is a toll booth and the price ranges f...

Day 38 - 17th August Patagonia to Hermosello MexFinally made the leap into Mexico, I think the longer I was hanging around in Arizona the more nervous I was getting. Started out early from Patagonia to Nogales so I could get to the post office and mail some knives I had bought at Tombstone back to OZ. From what I have heard it's not a good idea to carry knives across the border. After that I headed to the border crossing and waited in line at a permit section of ...