always conflicting, looking forward to new experiences but back at home, family and friends we’ll miss. It’s a weird sort of inbetween trip we’re on this time though, not long enough to feel really away, but it’s not a two week holiday either.

Here’s what leaving for a few months on a bike trip looks like…

(Not sure how much of this I’m going to write, typing on a phone screen is one of my least favourite things so this could be brief.)

Sitting on the plane as I wrote this and feeling nostalgic, the morning went without a hiccup, and we had the most gorgeous sunrise coming over the hills to see us off.

The last time we flew to South America we were on a mission to smuggle Betsy out of Peru and then somehow ride home. It’s a shame we weren’t blogging back then because some of the most crazy shit we’ve been involved in went down in those following weeks.

I still remember the conversation I had with Keith (who I barely knew at the time) about our ‘plan’.

“so you’re going to just get to a border and try to cross illegally? Is that really your plan?”

“umm… yes pretty much”

“hmmm”

I was still limping from the broken leg then. Geez.

Anyhow, that was all 14 years ago and so much has changed in the world, but some things are the same too, the Andes are still there, so is Pisco, can’t wait to see them again!

Mmmm Sausage burrito for breakfast…

“oh yuk, I’m gonna see if they have something vegetarian”

Thanks to everyone who came to see us off this past few days, we’ll miss you all.

Busy few days ahead, get over the jet lag, consume Pisco sours, pick up/work on bikes and get everything ready for the trip south, wish us luck!

xxoo