Hello Africa.... I’m now in South Africa with bike which arrived in one piece, my helmet however arrived in two pieces after they drove a fork lift truck through it at the airport...!!! South Africa is my favourite country so far.....absolutely perfect in many ways. Superb food and wines, Stunning scenery, great people ,beautiful beaches and some funky animals . I was 6 inches away from the very large mouth of a Great White man eating shark, thankfully I wa...

Hi all, I finally made it to the end of the world, Ushuaia, at the bottom of Argentina. The journey down was loooong and cold but incredibly dramatic scenery made it all worth it. Watching chunks of ice the size of a 10 story block of flats crash into the lake at the Perito Merano glacier in Chile was unforgettable. Patagonia has to be one of the most beautiful places on the planet and home to some pretty funky wildlife that throws itself into the road. The Gu...

Hello... I can't really describe how beautiful it is here in Patagonia so I won't try.... After a few holds ups, one being the very sad passing of Rex, my step father, I am now back on the road and looking forward to the rest of Patagonia in Southern South America. Everything is just fine...I know how boring it is reading someone elses blog so here are the photos......xxx

Oh well....One more little problem is keeping me from continuing on the road. My clutch has now died and it is looking like a costly job.(the bike is with Williamson Balfour the BMW dealer in Conception and I'll update all the bikers out there on their competence once completed). Other than that I've had a few more great experiences, some of which were camping out by the hot springs,miles into the wild, with Lara and Justin, wallowing in hot pools stargazing on ...

I'm now back on the bike after an unwelcome break and very glad to be continuing my journey. Following Che Guevara's trail was fantastic. To be totally alone in the exact spot where he was shot and then the laundry room where has was laid out for the world press to gloat over was extremely powerful. I had to go to a sweet little old ladies house to get the key to the school house where it happened, there were no guards or roped off areas, it was all exactly the ...