Santa Barbara to Buenos Aires, and then some...

a less dramatic motorcycle diary... I rode a Suzuki DL650 motorcycle from California to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Over the years I continue to ride, taking trips from Buenos Aires to Machu Picchu, Patagonia and Ushuaia Argentina, Chile along the southern spine of the Andes to the northern border, through the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, excursions throughout Argentina, and North to the Amazon region of Brazil. Most recently rode Chile's austral ruta 7. Nick Neuburger

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Big Trees in Northern California

Cruised south along the coast to Avenue of the Giants; Amazing! Did twistys 'till I was tired of them and headed inland to see family. More later.
Nick
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Thursday, October 16, 2008

New Toy, Strom II

On Tuesday I bid on and won an auction for a 2006 V-Strom. Almost identical to Mr. Moto - the seller (Dave) had even outfitted it with most of the stuff I had/wanted; about $2k in add-ons.
I got up at 4:30 this morning and boarded the 6 AM flight SBA to Medford Oregon where the Dave met me at the airport. A test drive and 90 minutes later I was making tracks for the coast.
The guy suggested that route 299 was one of the best motorcycle roads in california and I have to agree. The weather is glorious right now - a wonderful warm spell that should last through the weekend.
I pulled over when I hit the coast; going to spend the night in Arcada. Tomorrow I'm going to do a slow scenic trip down the coast through Fort Bragg and the Great Redwoods.
A great day!

Nick
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