On March 20th I leave Gatwick for Buenos Aires and then on to Ushuaia. From there the plan is to travel the Pan American highway to Prudhoe Bay and then to New York, finishing the first week of June. Should be an adventure. I'll be riding my BWM 1200GS Adventurer and taking lots of pile cream. 20K miles in 9 and a half weeks!
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End of year thoughts
Well it's been an interesting year. I have achieved a lifelong dream of carrying out the Pan American trip. Not completed but I plan to do that in 2013. Was it an adventure? In some ways yes, it was. But my true feelings are that if it's an adventure in the true sense of the word then organize it yourself and do not be handcuffed by the limitations of a large group and a tour leader with a differing agenda to yourself. I feel very fortunate to have been with some great guys, in particular Caz and Michelle, Ian Brown and Danny and Becky Clague. We had great times together and good riding fun. Paul Stewart showed me a side of the USA that I would have missed if I stuck with the group and for that I'm very grateful. He is great company and a true adventurer. Would I travel through S America again. A big yes to that, but not on a Nick Sanders trip. Read an interesting article in one of the BIKE mags (or maybe Ride) and reading between the lines that trip was similar with unprepared riders, daft mistakes and injuries. Is an organized trip an adventure. For some yes but I have differing ideas. It will be a few years before I book myself on an organized trip again. And I have too many ideas to restrict myself to that. I wish Nick well with his future trips and I wish his customers a safe journey. If I can help make that journey safer then I will be delighted to talk to anyone. I appreciate Nick needs to tell a story but having read his version of events I feel his poetic license should, by now, have several endorsements and penalty points and maybe even a six month ban for exploiting the truth. I wish him have no fatalities on his trips. Good luck to all who ride with him. I have a few trips planned in 2012 including Spain, Greece via Eastern Europe and Scotland.
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There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.
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Contact for Dan and Becky
Hi Vince,
Do you have a contact number for Dan and/or Becky. Do you know if they are out of Mexico yet.
My new GS is getting a few bits on it now, ready for the next trip.
My Email address is [email protected]
cheers dave
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David.
Just found the site and am going to read from the start.
Have you all given up or just one person and can you tell me why please?
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Glad you made it safely.
A few questions. Is the Adventure still the right bike?
Would you do Bolivia knowing what you know now?
Would you fly completely over central America, it seemed alot of trouble?
I enjoyed your trip, so thanks for the effort in maintaining the blog.
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Some questions
Glad you made it safely.
A few questions. Is the Adventure still the right bike? For me yes! I'm 6 ft 3.5 inches and 16.5 stone and was fit for the trip. It's a huge bike. Probably 330 kgs loaded. More with fuel (33kg full tank). But it was right for me. 55 to 70 mpg depending on altitude, comfortable, smooth and most importantly, effortless. The tank size was a huge advantage and I was the only one who didn't run out of fuel. The smaller bikes are great on piste but struggle doing 400+ miles per day (comfort etc). If all the bikes are the same or similar size/power it's ok but if not it will cause difficulties as the smaller bikes struggle to keep up. In groups it can impact on moral.
But big thing is how sympathetically the bike is ridden and the kit/spares you take with you.
Would you do Bolivia knowing what you know now? absolutely do Bolivia! Just makes sure you know where you are staying and what you want to see. The road to Uyuni was a highlight of the trip.
Would you fly completely over central America, it seemed alot of trouble? Too much trouble with little return. I would fly from bogota to Miami or similar but anywhere in the USA. I would avoid Mexico at all costs. Motorcycling is dangerous enough and the risks of Mexico and central America are too great.
I enjoyed your trip, so thanks for the effort in maintaining the blog.
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Just 200 miles short of 13000 miles; I managed about 60% of the total mileage. But I can and I will complete the trip another time, another year.
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Bikes are ready to ship. Hopefully, next time I see her will be at the end of June in Jim Wolfe's yard
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Wednesday 25th May 2011
Up at 07:00, pack, have breakfast and it's off to the Apple shop. I queue for 1 hour only to find that the iPad I want has not been delivered! So I order on the internet for delivery to home. There must have been 50 people in the queue and it's like that every morning! Apple are onto a good thing! I pick up my new luggage, buy a coffee, check out and drive to the airport. Car drop off is painless and the shuttle to the terminal is good with a real customer service orientated driver. That just does not happen at Heathrow or Gatwick. He loads and unloads all bags, smiling and chatting as he does so. Check in is a breeze, unlike the mike long queue for Thomas Cook. Security is speedy and now it's the long wait until we board. I reflect on the trip. Get a text fromCaroline; Nick's bike is still in Vegas. Not looking good. Apparently we are in this weeks MCN; I ask Maeve to get me a copy.
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