Missive #1- January 23, 2018
Missive #1 January 23, 2018 Upcoming trip to South America Hello again! On January 25th I head to Cartagena, Columbia via Toronto. It is the first leg of a 2 month 12,000 kilometre Globeriders trip from the top to the bottom of the continent. Having completed the Silk Road adventure in 2011 and the Cape to Cairo expedition in early 2017 this is the third leg of the triangle. We depart Cartagena on the 29th and arrive in Ushuaia on March 31st for a total of 62 days. It should be quite a thrill to go to that famous place, Tierra del Fuego! My bike was containerized with 10 others in Seattle and left on December 5th. It has been efficiently packed for the rigours if the trip. I have new Joe Rocket riding gear and have added high intensity Clearwater lights to the front and back for greater visibility on the road. Even though we never travel at night, being that much more conspicuous on the road is a big help. I have studied in detail Helge’s two previous South