Reflections

1 motorcycle, 1 driver.

Yukatan, Mexico (10/31/2010)
154 days, 24,559 km (15,260 mi), 5 country borders, 10 US states, 13 Mexican states.

Tamulipas, Mexico (10/26/2010)
6 Mayan Ruins (Palenque, Uxmal, Chichen Itza, Cobá, Tulum, and Tikal).

Tikal, Guatemala (11/15/2010)
5036 pictures taken, maybe half kept. 25 videos shot with 17 produced & published. 5 breweries with many beers, tacos, fish, tortas, and burritos consumed; 1 food-borne illness; 7 beetles in my pepper shaker.

Tikal, Guatemala (11/15/2010)
7 days of rain, 147 days of sun, 1 tropical storm (Tomas), 38 degrees Celcius (100 F) high, -8 degrees Celcius (18 F) low.

New Mexico (12/2/2010)
3 0-mph drops. Once by me, once by the wind, and once by the Mexican military.

Boca Chica, Texas (10/25/2010)
3 times stripped for repair, 1 time it needed a repair. 2 expected oil changes, 1 unexpected oil leak, 1 muffler that needed to be repaired, twice (Thanks to the cheap work done at KTM Guatemala), 2 rear brake bleedings, 1 flat tire (from a cracking rear rim).

Belmopan, Belize (11/4/2010)

16,032 km (9,962 mi) on the rear tire, 22,530 km (14,000 mi) on the front.


Experience the journey as it was meant to be followed. Begin with my introduction, then click "Newer posts" at the end of each publication.