Around the World in 800 Days

I had missed the video....you are insane! You were walking across and looking down and all around. I wouldn't have been able to do it!

Healthy Lalo!

I am glad you finally took some meds. Some of those things can really cause bigger issues if left to have time to work.

And, now explain to me why you wouldn't jump out of a plane? I think it is safer than that!

Kim

It's ok to be jealous
Just don't hate me

I know
I think people are missing out on the videos I post.
They are the best!
Any time you see a small picture on my blog, it is a video
Click on it and you will be directed to my video link page.

My only fear is jumping and then falling
I am not really afraid of heights
Trust me, it was really scary.
The trick was not to focus on looking down.

I had lunch with some of my Colombian friends today. We went to one of 4 restaurants that Camillo owns. These guys are the best! later I stopped by the BMW dealer in Bogota and got some stuff to service my bike.
Did you know, that my bike in Colombia is about 90,000,000 Pesos?

Edweird so stoked to see you having a good time. Your earning it!

+ Mucho...

I was staying with a friend in Bogota.
Here's the view from his place.
I didn't want to leave.
I could look at this view all day.
And my friends really took care of me.
They went well beyond the norm to make me feel at home.
They helped me get parts for my bike
We went to nice dinners
Massages
everything
I am forever greatful

I did a full service on my motorcycle in my friend's parking garage.
I checked the valves. Two were a little loose, but I think still in spec. Better than too tight. I changed the oil and filter
Changed the oil in the final drive.
New spark plugs (turns out I was carrying the wrong plus and plug wrench for all these miles and had to buy the correct ones in Bogota.
And cleaned the air filters.
I am good to go for the next continent

Ready to roll
I left Bogota
My bike is fully loaded.
I bought tires there and I am going to carry them in to Ecuador so I can get a few more miles out of the ones I have.
I have about 11,000 miles on the Heidenaus and they are still going.
I bought these Heidenaus from the advice of a fellow ADVrider's advice......Thanks
These tires should get me to Europe!

After leaving Bogota, I got a late start and made it to a little town called Honda. There was this suspension bridge that crossed this fast flowing muddy river. I stood on the bridge and it would shake so much when a truck passed over that it almost knocked you off.

Can you tell which bike is mine?

Colombia has 3 mountain ranges.
They are all part of the Andes (the second highest mountains in the world)
I crossed over 2 of them yesterday. And because I am in the tropics, it rains a lot here in the mountains. And the rain causes landslides. So they are always making repairs to the road. And unlike in the states where you might be delayed 5 or 10 minutes tops, in Colombia, they shut down the road for hours.
My first delay was a 4 hours delay. Fortunately for me, I got there towards the end and made my way to the front of the line. There were 3 construction delays so I didn't make it all that far.

There is a mountain called Nevado de Ruiz. It is over 15,000 feet. I drove up to 13, 200 feet and had to turn back because I was very low on gas. I did find a hot springs to take a dip in at 11,500 feet. I went in naked so.......no pictures of me!

The road was up in the clouds so visibility was limited to 50 feet in some places. I am up 4000 meters at this point

Here I am waiting at the 3 rd delay.
I was mad at the lady directing and stopping traffic. I was at the front of the line of trucks and cars. She opened up the road and I had my helmet off and by the time I got the bike started, about 20 trucks had passed me and I had to follow them down the mountain at 10 miles an hour. I was able to pass some of them though

Great report, keep it coming!

I came up on some stopped traffic. I split lanes to the front of the line. The back up was over a mile long. Splitting lanes on these narrow roads is no easy task, especially with such a big bike and a heavy load. Those tires are up high and make my bike really heavy.
I got to the front and it was not road contruction this time.
It was an accident involving a bicycle.

Here's a couple of pictures of the wait .

Keep in mind that this traffic jam was over a mile long.
I got up to the front. I saw the police doing an investigation of the accident. I got there just in time to see these guys in Haz Mat suits pick up the pieces of this poor guy and put him in to a plastic bag. There were big pieces like legs and a torso. But his head and arms were just a mush of parts. It was really gross!!!
And when they opened the road, it turned in to a race with about 200 other motorcycles that made their way to the front of the line. Of course I won the race as I had by far the fastest bike around