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02-25-2008, 11:00 AM
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MotoXplorers.com
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Location: Lisbon, Portugal
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Until the end of the world - RR now in Patagonia...
Hi guys,
Since 2005 I'm trying to cross all the latitudes possible from Nordkapp in Norway to Ushuaia in Argentina. Here is one photo diary. In 2005 we made it from Lisbon to Guinea thru Dakar; in 2006 we made from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to Ushuaia comming back thru Atacama desert in Chile. 2007 we crossed the Amazon jungle starting in Caracas Venezuela until Rio de Janeiro again passing Machu Pichu and Bolivia. Next June we are heading to Scandinavia to end this trip. In 2005 we made the Lisbon - Guinea trip: We crossed Marroco  Western Sahara  Mauritania..  Gambia..  some rivers...   Senegal...  arrived to Guinea...  and celebrate   Then in 2006 we pack everything and went to Rio de Janeiro...   we head to Iguaçu falls..  crossed Uruguay  ...and Patagonia in Argentina...  thru the Andes...  until the end of the world...  in the way back we passed Southern Chile...  and the Atacama Desert near Bolivia...  back to Rio de Janeiro...  and celebrate again  Work for 9 months, and in 2007 back to South America, this time Caracas in Venezuela, in the same parallel as Guinea...  we start heading South to the forest...  there are nice restaurants in Venezuela  And very nice people to!!  In the forest we had some surprises..   and great hotels...  already in Brazil we passed the equator...  just before enter the Amazon jungle  were we where not very welcome..   Fortunately in the Amazon Jungle was the dry season...  the weather was nice...  the bikes were perfect  and we really felt comfortable in the middle of the jungle  sometimes we had some difficult times...  but other times were just fun, fun fun...  Then we enter Peru...  here was really dry season  and we started to climb the Andes  and saw the Peru treasures   It was cold in the Bolivian Antiplano   so we decided to descend from the Andes  back to the tropics...  there are nice restaurants also in Bolivia  and but we were dieing for one Brazilian beef, so we accelerated...  witch was not a good idea...  to get to the Brazilian "Pantanal"   to meet some new friends    before arrive to Rio de Janeiro  and celebrate again  you can see a small video of my last trips in youtube Now, to complete my goal I have to go now to Nordkapp. I plan to make that trip crossing Europe to Norway and then explore the Artic Circle area in Sweden and Finland before return to South. I’m looking for dirt roads in Norway, Sweden and Finland, if anyone have some advices, GPS tracks or good waypoints I will really appreciate  thanks cazevedo screwed with this post 12-04-2009 at 04:22 AM |
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02-25-2008, 11:09 AM
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What can I say other then great footage, really cool!
Check Portugal too, lots of offroad there, great scenerey! (So I'm told...)
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02-25-2008, 12:29 PM
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Best. Ride Report. Ever!
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Nine mile skid on a ten mile ride. Hot as a pistol but cool inside. |
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02-25-2008, 12:33 PM
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Joined: Apr 2006
Location: New Hampshire
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WOW, that must have been some trip. Great photos.
Lee
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02-25-2008, 12:34 PM
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Totally Normal? I'm not!
Joined: Dec 2006
Location: Banana Republic of Black Gold
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WOW..... BR319 on a big loaded motorcycle... WOW
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02-25-2008, 12:47 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Location: North Alabama
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That mud doesn't look like much fun. I can just imagine the sweating and yelling going on trying to get the bikes out.
Thanks for the photos, that was great. bogey78 |
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02-25-2008, 01:00 PM
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Joined: Jul 2007
Location: Port Kennedy, Western Australia
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Fantastic! Great adventure and pics.
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02-25-2008, 01:23 PM
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Jul 2007
Location: Karlovac, Croatia
Oddometer: 454
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Great adventure!
Put some more photos!What is a name of animal which is giving you a kiss? 
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02-25-2008, 01:30 PM
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Studly Adventurer
Joined: Dec 2007
Location: Point Hope, Sitka & Biorka Island- all in Alaska
Oddometer: 767
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I'm jelous: you lucky bastards!!!!!
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02-25-2008, 01:40 PM
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I'll find my way !
Joined: Mar 2006
Location: Los Angeles, California
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And you're calling yourself "Adventurer"
Top notch photo-report. Thanks for sharing.More pictures please. |
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02-25-2008, 01:42 PM
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MotoXplorers.com
Joined: Sep 2005
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Oddometer: 120
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Quote:
 last saturday, just 20 kms east from Lisbon:  Portugal is one of the last paradises to ride off road in the Europe
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02-25-2008, 01:50 PM
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Nov 2005
Location: bellingham, Quito
Oddometer: 351
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great ride
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02-25-2008, 01:50 PM
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Dances With Drunks
Joined: Jun 2005
Location: Thumping and Popping
Oddometer: 722
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Fantasticr report and photos
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02-25-2008, 01:57 PM
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Tastes Like Chicken!
Joined: Oct 2005
Location: Down...lower....lower..... Yeeaaagggghhhhhhhh!!!
Oddometer: 620
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Wow.
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