https://ourodysseyoverland.com/photos/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/feature_seaofsands1.jpgSea of Sands - Mt Bromo, IndonesiaRiding the Sea of Sands to Mt Bromo, East Java Indonesia2023-04-05T23:41:58+00:00weekly0.6https://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/06/30/dear-brazil/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc09651.jpgFi holding on tight and sampling life as a passenger on a mototaxi in Rio.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc09348.jpgParaty, on the Brazillian coast, is a UNESCO World Heritage town.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p5150094.jpgMatt taking a steep curve.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p4300236.jpgDuring the wet season, you can canoe through the tree canopy in the flooded forest. This was our guide, James.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc07337.jpgWe met Omar and Gilmar in a carpark on the island of Chiloe, Chile in February. They were riding BMW motorbikes from Brazil, covering 7,000km in 17 days. Gilmar offered to mind our bikes whilst we travelled to the Amazon. We enjoyed a delicious BBQ with Gilmar's family and Omar in Porto Alegre.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc07184.jpgThe impressive Jesuit mission ruins of San Miguel from the 18th century.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p6080042.jpgAntonio, Max, Fi and Rod. Antonio and Rod made us feel welcome at their motorcycle travellers hostel in Foz do Iguacu. Here we also met Max, another Aussie, completing a 360 degree trip around South America.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc01413.jpgA blue macaw in flight.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p6040028.jpgAnd of course - Iguacu Falls, from the Brazillian side.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p5260096.jpgSunset - Christ the Redeemer is in the top left of the photo.2023-04-05T23:35:56+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/12/06/us-national-parks-panoramas/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/banner-bryce.jpgBanner-Brycehttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc09886.jpgZion National Park (The Narrows), Utahhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc09606.jpgBryce Canyon National Park, Utahhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc09362.jpgHorseshoe Bend, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizonahttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc09110.jpgLower Antelope Canyon, Lake Powell Navajo Tribal Park, Arizonahttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc08903.jpgYoesemite National Park, Californiahttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc08845.jpgGrand Canyon National Park (South Rim), Arizonahttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc08610.jpgDeath Valley National Park, Californiahttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc08372.jpgMonument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizonahttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc08164.jpgCanyonlands National Park (Needles), Utah2023-04-05T23:31:11+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/11/30/exploring-canadas-west/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc05157.jpgWe watched this little guy having a great time frolicking in the meadows on Whistler Mountain.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc05110.jpgMore stunning hiking around Whistler: looking out over Cheakamus Lake.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc05105.jpgEnjoying an awesome hike to Girabaldi Lake, near Whistler.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc04747.jpgNo one could fail to be inspired by the magnificent Butchart Gardens, Vancouver Island.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc04649.jpgTotem poles are monuments created by First Nations of the Pacific Northwest to represent and commemorate ancestry, histories, people or events. Stanley Park in Vancouver has a collection of ten totem poles, mostly replicas of originals that are now housed in museums for preservation.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc06232.jpgSnow was dusting the tops of the Rockies as we rode south from Calgary.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc06202.jpgWe met Colin and Cathie on a ferry in Nicaragua in January and spent a wonderful week in Calgary with them and their daughter Alison.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc06167.jpgWe had replaced Fi's headlight five times since Ecuador and in Calgary, with Colin's invaluable help and local knowledge, we found the right spare part once and for all.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc05819.jpg......and Queenslanders Mike and Jo, who have published two books about their overseas motorcycle travels.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc05810.jpg...Susan and Grant Johnson, the creators of Horizons Unlimited who convinced us that our crazy dream was achievable....2023-04-05T23:30:54+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/11/17/the-day-of-the-dead/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1010685.jpgThe giant kite festival in Sumpango, Guatemalahttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1010582.jpgIt was a riot of colour and life in the cemetaryhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1010476.jpgThe days' activties often take place right on top of the graves.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1010373.jpgEach kite is constructed by a professional kite designer who is assisted by a team of up to 50 people from the community. Each kite takes months of work to complete.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1010032.jpgThe larger kites are judged based on their size, innovative design and meaning. This year the grand prize was 45,000 quetzals (US$5,800). Smaller kites can enter the flying competition. The kite which stays up the longest and travels the farthest wins a prize.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1000826.jpgFamilies prepare for All Saints Day in Antigua's public cemetery.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/kites1.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc09964.jpgWe have lift off!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc09926.jpgThe colourful images and messages reflect key issues faced by Guatemalan society today. This one says "Now being a mum is not a game".https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc09887.jpg2023-04-05T23:30:40+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/10/13/touring-the-us-west-coast/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc04377.jpgRoss and Wendy, our new friends in Snohomish, gave us a precious jar of vegemite. Our supply ran out in Costa Rica!!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/fourth-of-july-parade.jpgWe were in Astoria for the 4th of July. Everyone dressed up to celebrate.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc04255.jpgClearly enjoying the warmer weather, these little guys (chipmunks) were everywhere...https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc04228.jpgDSC04228...so were the big guys! This was our first encounter with a black bear, Mount Rainier National Park.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc04106.jpgA view of Mount St Helens. It had remained dormant for over 130 years when scientists started recording renewed activity in early 1980. On May 18, 1980, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake triggered the largest landslide in recorded history at that time: travelling at 177 to 249 km per hour, four cubic kilometres of rock and glacial ice spread over 62 square kilometres. Fifty-seven people were killed and 200 houses, 27 bridges, 24 km of railways and 298 km of highway were destroyed.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc04065.jpgIn Astoria we stayed with Loren and Myrle who we'd met whilst travelling in Mexico.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc04061.jpgWhat a treat! Loren's divine smoked salmon....even Matt loved it.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc03937.jpgAstoria, Oregon lies near the mouth of the Columbia River. This bridge connects the town to the state of Washington on the other side.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc03914.jpgLoren loves fishing and here he is showing off just one of the day's catch.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc03834.jpgMore great riding in Mount Rainier National Park.2023-04-05T23:28:50+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/08/15/culture-shock/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc04273.jpgFi with Wendy, one of our new friends in Snohomish, Washington.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc04143.jpgAfter 18 months of attendants filing our tanks, we're back to doing it ourselves. We'd forgotten how to do it.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc03966.jpg....as are micro-breweries. Yeah!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc03809.jpgThe bear locker! These provide essential safe storage for campers not travelling with lockable vehicle storage.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc03802.jpgWe saw this sign everywhere but rarely could we identify an extraordinary risk.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc03394.jpgWe met on a rooftop in Mexico and, two months later, were warmly welcomed into Loren and Myrle's home in Astoria, Oregon.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc03292.jpgDSC03292Hmm, the pistol you bought at Walmart might have a "potential safety problem"....https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc02317.jpgWe met Dan in the Mt Hood Information Centre and he invited us to have dinner with him and his wife Connie. They then offered us a room for the night on their blueberry farm.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc02178.jpgNanny state?https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc02102.jpgWe thought about saving our cups for tomorrow but someone beat us to it.2023-04-05T23:28:09+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/07/20/baja-california/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc03284.jpgSunset at Ensenada - Salud!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc03242.jpgHigh tempretures along with Mexico being out of favour with American travellers are leaving campsites like this one empty.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc03240.jpgA roadside shrine on the Bay of Conception.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc03192.jpgOur campsite by the Sea of Cortez (or Gulf of California) at Los Barriles.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc01367.jpgWe reached our 40,000km mark just before the US border.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc01344.jpgOn the Ruta del Vino celebrating our final dinner in Mexico and Latin America - with a local white of course.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc01176.jpgLooking up to a tall cactus. The cacti in this area are the tallest in the world.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc01163.jpgThe 350km "gas-gap" between Gerrero Negro and El Rosario is an obvious opportunity for some.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc01047.jpgThe Jesuits came to Baja too. This mission in Loreto was founded in 1697.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc00956.jpgOur new Brazilian riding friends that we meet on the ferry.2023-04-05T23:27:41+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/07/06/viva-la-vida-en-mexico/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mexico-culture3.jpgCooking class in action and some of the results.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mexico-culture2.jpgMaking a mole, one of the most representative dishes of Mexico. Pollo Encacahuatado.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mexico-culture1.jpgShopping for cooking class ingredients: chillis, algave worms, cactus leaves and pumpkin flowers.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mexico-culture.jpgLa Catrina is an iconic figure in Mexican culture representing death and the way Mexicans face it. The figure has been portrayed in many different folk art styles - these are some that were on display at Mexico City's Museum of Popular Culture.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc00060.jpgWaiting. Anyone having a party in San Luis de Potosi can drive past the Plaza del Mariachi to pick up some musicians for the night.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc02712.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc02563.jpgColonial charm in Guanajuato.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc08907.jpgAt the Casa Azul, we saw an exhibition named after this drawing, Frida Kahlo's self-portrait entitled "Appearances can be deceiving". The drawing shows her thinner right leg due to childhood polio and the corset that supported her broken spine, hidden beneath her iconic fashion style.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc02148.jpgMore examples of great architecture. The Bellas Artes Palace in Mexico City.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc08604.jpgThis man shares his love for one of Rivera's most famous murals with a group of school children. The work is Rivera's 'Man, Controller of the Universe' which decorates one of the walls in Mexico City's Palace of Fine Arts. He told us that he regularly visits and sits in front of the painting for hours.2023-04-05T23:27:27+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/06/11/the-wonders-of-the-mexicos-ancients/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc08318.jpgThe Sun Stone of the Aztecs. It weighs 25 tonnes.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc08308.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc01080.jpgDSC01080https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc08437.jpgThe replica of Pakal the Great's tomb.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc01972.jpgThe body of Pakal was decorated with jade.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc09081.jpgThe Pyramid of the Sun is at the back!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc02361.jpg....and the restored Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc01846.jpgNAM's replica of the Temple of the Feathered Serpent at Teotihuacan....https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc01274.jpgDSC01274https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/banner-mexico.jpgbanner-Mexico2023-04-05T23:27:03+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/05/16/guatemala-the-heart-of-the-maya/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc03771.jpgA chicken bus ride to Guatemala City. We thought the bus was full at this point, then passengers stood in the aisle while vendors and the bus conductor walked up and down. We endured this hour long ride six times.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p3300009.jpgPriceless views for US$10 a night.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p3160053.jpgJaguar crossing. The road into Tikal.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p3140002.jpgNew friends, overlanders Doris and Torsten from Germany.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p3080210.jpgThe best hot shower we've ever had.....yep, this was a hot waterfall in a forest setting. Paradise.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc06060.jpgWatching Volcan Santiaguito, near Xela, let off some steam.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc05109.jpgThe streets of Antigua are towered over by Volcan de Agua.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc05016.jpgPollo Campero - the national dish of Guatemala. Had to try it. Once was enough.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc04097.jpgNew vs Old. Air filters were a spare part we couldn't find anywhere in Central America, so we bit the bullet and imported them from the US. By the time they arrived, we REALLY needed them!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p3230069.jpgMen often wear non-traditional clothing.2023-04-05T23:26:01+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/05/21/the-faces-of-guatemala/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p4060280.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p4040200.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p4040120.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p3290141.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p3290118.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p3290063.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p3230083.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p3230055.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p3220057.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p3220045.jpg2023-04-05T23:24:56+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/04/22/losing-your-drivers-licence/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc03761.jpgDSC03761https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p4060271.jpgThe wake - not much left to see here.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc04591.jpgThe procession carried andas - platforms with religious images. They can weigh up to several tonnes. Groups take it in turns to carry them. The bearers are grouped according to their shoulder height so the platform stays level.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc04580.jpgThe lifespan of an alfombra is short. The procession shuffles over them on its way past.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc04534.jpgThe smell of incense was everywhere.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc04530.jpgWho let the dog out?https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p4060209.jpgGathering for another procession.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p4060016.jpgEveryone helped out to make them.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc04278.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p4060346.jpg....or flowers....2023-04-05T23:23:48+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/04/12/crisscrossingtheandes/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ooo-video-2-banner.jpgbanner_video22023-04-05T23:23:27+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/03/26/rifles-ruins-and-rebels-honduras-and-el-salvador/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p2220066.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe best pupusa chef in Suchitoto. Pupusas are deliciously thick corn tortillas.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p2210013.jpgA view of Lago Suchitlán from Suchitoto, El Salvadorhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p2210009.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASuchitoto is considered the cultural capital of El Salvador. We stayed at a convent that has been converted into a centre for the arts by the incredible Sister Peggy. She opened and runs the centre to heal the horrible scars left on the community by poverty, violence, war, and familial collapse. Local youth are invited to participate in free classes and workshops taught by volunteers on a huge range of topics, artistic mediums and technologies.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p2170053.jpgCopán is also famous for its stone stelae, mostly commissioned by the ruler 18 Rabbit (AD 695-738). They recorded important events and dedications.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p2170030.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p2110275.jpgChurch in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p2100227.jpgMonday's headlines had pedestrians captivated: wanted dead or alive, the 10 most dangerous Hondurians.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/honduras-el-salvador1.jpgChoco bananas, twenty-five cents each.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/honduras-el-salvador.jpgThis is considered the best example of Copán's intricate style of sculpture. The figure is Copán's 13th ruler, 18 Rabbit.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/el-salvador-vid03.jpgOur motorbikes are severely under-utilised. 2023-04-05T23:22:35+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/03/04/nicaragua/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1230076.jpgOur arrival into Nicaragua was met with strong winds from across Lake Nicaragua.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc03021.jpgThe Ruta del Café is where we reached our 30,000km mark.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc02955.jpgFrom the top of the cathedral there are views all around León, including Iglesia de El Calvario.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p2030610.jpgIt seemed you didn't sit in Nicaragua unless it was on a rocking chair. From dusk, rocking chairs were pulled out onto the road to watch the world go by.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc02888.jpgLeón's cathedral is the largest in Central America. Construction started in 1747.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p2030599.jpgLaguna de Apoyo, formed in an old volcano crater.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p2010417.jpgSeveral sunglass vendors wait in line for this sale to fall through.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p2010354.jpgThis stone portal was the only original remaining part of the Fundación Casa de los Tres Mundos left after it was destroyed by the fire set by William Walker.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc02722.jpgMen at work on a building rooftop.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc02712.jpg... instead, a repair will have to do.2023-04-05T23:22:08+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/02/14/spotting-wildlife-in-costa-rica/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1070090.jpgBus stops provide great shelter along the road when the rain starts to fall.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bug-tour.jpgSome of the critters spotted on the night tour, from top left: gladiator tree frog; common basilisk; tailess whip scorpion (this is actually a spider), Bolivian wandering spider; trapdoor spider and leaf beetle.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1190007.jpgWarning: sloths crossing.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1170118.jpgIn the nursery of the Sloth Sanctuary.This little one had recently had her hair shaved for an operation so she was wrapped in cloths to keep warm. She looked pretty content to us.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc02257.jpgMeeting a two-fingered sloth at the Sloth Sanctuary near Cahuita.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1170041.jpgCommon basilisk, also known as the Jesus Christ lizard because it is able to run on the surface of water.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1170027.jpgFogged out at Volcan Irazu.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1170025.jpgWe met Freddie by chance in a motorbike parts shop and spent a couple of nights in a caravan in his backyard in Orosi.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1140149.jpgOur visit coincided with our one year anniversary of being on the road - an awesome place to spend it!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/p1140128.jpgCapuchin monkeys were everywhere.2023-04-05T23:21:50+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/01/22/crossing-over/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc01283.jpgWoman overboard!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pc160029.jpgSailing into the sunset on the Stahlratte. Our motorbikes are wrapped up, on the left side of the deck. Although the ship can carry 19 motorbikes at a time, ours were the only two on this journey.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/vlcsnap-2014-01-21-18h18m05s98.jpgRiding across Centennial Bridge with a view of the passage cut through the continental divide and a ship in the distance.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/vlcsnap-2014-01-21-18h14m54s242.jpgBeautiful asphalt road, but what a rollercoaster!!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc01770.jpgWe visited Finca Dracula near Volcan. The farm grows many different species of orchids, this one is from the dracula family of orchids. They are spectacular plants.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1030231.jpgIn Boquete we spent many happy hours chatting to Marilyn and Doug from Homer, Alaska. Matt almost didn't get his motorbike back!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/p1020225.jpgThe town of Boquete was preparing for a flower and coffee festival the following week.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pc270172.jpgTime for a facial at El Valle's warm springs.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc01697.jpgAnd a Blue-Crowned Motmot. Gorgeous!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pc250077.jpgMore critters. This one is a very cool dude - a horned marsupial frog.2023-04-05T23:21:31+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/01/06/reflections-on-south-american/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pc150012.jpgThe view to Bocagrande, Cartagena.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pc150001.jpgCecil B is loaded onto the Stahlratte, the boat taking us to Panama.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pc140071.jpgCelebrating our wedding anniversary with sunset drinks at the Cafe del Mar (don't worry, Fi was there too!).https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pc140041.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pc140029.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pc100128.jpgThe clock tower by day..... https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc01194.jpgThe joys of finding a champagne bar, with outside seating and superb crowd watching potential.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc01122.jpgPlaza Trinidad was our favourite place to hang out at night.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc01121.jpgAwesome street food!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc01065.jpgCastillo San Felipe de Barajas fortress was built by the Spanish in the 16th century.2023-04-05T23:20:28+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/12/23/watch-our-movie-the-first-six-months/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ooo-video-1-banner.jpgOOO Video 1 Banner2023-04-05T23:19:38+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/12/14/discovering-el-dorado/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc00822.jpgThe hummingbirds of Minca.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pc010124.jpgThis was our cabaña at Palomino on the Caribbean coast.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pc010108.jpgPalomino Beach, site of our first ever swim in the Carribean Sea.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc00718.jpgSitting at breakfast one morning, Fi was thrilled to spot our first iguana!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc00686.jpgThe Chicamocha Canyon. Up to 2000 metres deep, it is Colombia's answer to the Grand Canyon. It just appeared out of nowhere on our way to Giron.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc00628.jpgThe church and quiet streets of Barichara.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pb230344.jpgWhilst this area is in central Colombia, it was once at the bottom of the ocean. You often see rocks with the odd fossil used in the construction of pavements and walls. Here is the floor of a local monastery.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc00550.jpgVilla de Leyva, a small colonial town that has been declared National Monument. It boasts the largest plaza in Colombia.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pb200254.jpgInside the Salt Cathedral at Zipaquirá. Salt has been mined in this area since the 15th century. Miners started work on the original salt cathedral in 1950 however it was closed in 1990 due to safety concerns. It took four years to carve this new salt cathedral, dedicated to the patron saint of the miners. The cross in the photo is 16m tall.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc00218.jpgLunch! Fresh limonada and tamales.2023-04-05T23:18:31+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/12/07/rightfully-proud/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pb090412.jpgIn Supia our hotel was near a bakery. We had fun watching the cake delivery men ride past our balcony. This guy was delivering two cakes, balancing one in each hand! https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pb060278.jpgRiding through the Valle de Cocora.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pa310172.jpgThis little man kept us company whilst we waited for a bus. We were obviously quite strange and amusing to him!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pa300145.jpgIt is a 14km walk through countryside like this to reach all the tombs. This region was once a FARC stronghold, limiting tourism development. Since they've moved out, visitor numbers have apparently increased, but we saw no other visitors on the walk.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pa300122.jpgWe visited Tierradentro, famous for its underground tombs. They are believed to have been built somewhere between the 7th-9th centuries. The tombs are unique within the Americas and they have found about 100 scattered in the hills surrounding Tierradentro.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pa250033.jpgOur first site in Colombia, the spectacular Sanctuary of the Virgin of Las Lajas, built over the gorge of the Rio Guaitara.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc09851.jpgDon Elias has worked with coffee since he was 12 years old.Don Elias showed us around his coffee farm. He has worked with coffee since he was 12 years old.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc09610.jpgPopayán - full of classic Spanish colonial architecture.Popayán - full of classic Spanish colonial architecture.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc09595.jpgOur visit coincided with Halloween. They took their zombie make-up seriously, but most couldn't hide the fun they were having.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pb120004.jpgParque Biblioteca de España (library park) in the suburb of Santo Domingo, located high in the hills above Medellin, but now only about 30 minutes away by cable car. Note the lack of side windows - the architect’s intention was to disconnect people from their reality of poverty outside, allowing them to dream a new reality inside. Natural light floods into every level of the building through the clever use of skylights.2023-04-05T23:17:55+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/11/26/passing-through-ecuador/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc09235.jpgThis is one of the five tzantza (or shrunken heads) we saw on display in Cuenca, from the Shuar culture of the Amazon. The skull is removed and the flesh boiled in water enriched with herbs containing tannins, dried and moulded to retain its features. Traditionally, the heads came from enemies of the tribe. The head shrinking process harnessed the enemy’s spirit to thereafter serve the shrinker, who wore the head as a necklace. The eyelids and lips were sewn shut to prevent the spirit from escaping. An eerie sight!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pa190087.jpgVolcano Tungurahua with an impressive plume of ash, just above the town of Baños.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pa170044.jpgThese two workers try in vain to sweep up the volcanic ash from their carpark.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pa170041.jpgOther than the volcano, Baños is famous for, well, baños (thermal baths).https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pa170031.jpgThe Pastaza River at Baños.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pa170017.jpgReady to face the ash. Masks were virtually mandatory on the days we were in Baños.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pa160016.jpgMeeting new people can happen anywhere. On this occasion we were flagged down by Adrian (on the left) and Lauren, who recognised our New South Wales number plates. They were riding with Jeremy (middle) from France.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc09489.jpgAt the equator. La Mitad del Mundo. Fi on the south, Matt on the north.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc09405.jpgBasilica del Voto Nacional, Quitohttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc09358.jpgThe Capilla del Hombre (Chapel of Man) and Guayasamin Museum, Ecuador's most famous artist, in Quito.2023-04-05T23:17:31+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/11/11/rules-of-the-road-peru/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/peru-driving-086.jpgThe size of your truck doesn't always dictate the size of your load.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/peru-driving-072.jpgTo close a lane, a load of dirt or gravel is usually dumped in the way. In the darkness, it took a moment to realise that the road was actually to the left...https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/peru-driving-062.jpgPot holes were sometimes difficult to avoid.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/peru-driving-059.jpgAs soon as we crossed into Peru, the dogs became vicious car chasers. Just as odd, this stopped when we entered Ecuador.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/peru-driving-053.jpgWe don't know how most of the vehicles passed the emmissions test. Truck and bus exhausts were right at breathing level too.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/peru-driving-046.jpgBreathe in!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/peru-driving-034.jpgRoadworks and delays became an opportunity for local vendors to make a sole or two.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/peru-driving-031.jpgTruck loads weren't always covered or tied down. The possible consequences would be obvious to many.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/peru-driving-027.jpgThis official demanded, for no apparent reason, that we drive on the footpath.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/peru-driving-017.jpgMoving obstacles on the road.2023-04-05T23:16:57+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/11/01/king-of-bling/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc06749.jpgMoche vasesMoche portrait vases with stirrup handles. It is believed that these are portraits of the same person, made by different artists at different times. Historians have been able to learn a lot about Moche life due to the excellent craftsmanship of their cermanics.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc09156.jpgMuseo Tumbes Reales de SpianThe Lord of Sipan's bling is showcased in the Museo Tumbes Reales de Spian. The museum was built to ressemble a Moche pyramid. You enter at the top and wander through the treasures in the order that archeologists discovered them - too cool.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pa0902881.jpgLord Sican's TombWe couldn't take photos of Lord Sipan, so here's a photo of one of the findings from the Lord of Sican's tomb (different culture but equally as blingy!).https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pa080207.jpgChan Chan, PeruChan Chan was the capital of the Chimu people. Here's the cermonial courtyard built around 1300 AD, with recreated wall designs (sea otters and seabirds) and statue.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc09105.jpgHuaca de la LunaAcross the desert lies where you can see the enormous colourful friezes outside the pyrimid. The whole in the top was created by Spanish looters.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pa070172.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc08969.jpgLeaving Laguna 69https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p9300096.jpgLaguna 69, PeruLaguna 69 - it really deserves a more imaginative name.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p9300083.jpgLaguana LlaganucoFrom Huaraz, we spent a day around the Lagunas Llanganuco.....https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p9270065.jpgCarved heads belonging to Chavin.2023-04-05T23:16:41+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/10/14/riding-south-americas-route-66/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc08214.jpgWarnings about dangerous curves were everywhere along the highway.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc081991.jpgDSC08199https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p9100156.jpgThe Apurimac River, en route to Abancay.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p9090130.jpgOld and new roads - the new Interoceanic Highway appears on the left of the photo, the old road is featured in the centre of the photo.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p9060041.jpgSundowners at our jungle hut in Puerto Maldonado - heavenly!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p9040002.jpgOutside of Urcos (in the Sacred Valley), a sign welcomes you to this section of Interoceanic Highway. Sao Paulo is just 4,600km from here.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc08331.jpgFinally, the sea. We hadn't seen the Pacific Ocean since southern Chile, seven months ago.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc08302.jpgTraversing the desert. The highway actually cuts through one of the Nazca line figures!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc08271.jpgHitting the desert of Nazca. Cerro Blanco is the world's tallest sand dune. You can just see the highway snaking its way on the far left.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc08199.jpgThe highway passes through a vicuna reserve. A relative of the llama, vicuna wool is prized for its warmth and softness. During Incan times and today, they are protected by law.2023-04-05T23:16:08+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/10/14/sacred-valley/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p9010250.jpgThe evaopration salt pans of Maras.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p9010233.jpgRiding back to the hotel. It doesn't get much better!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p9010208.jpgThe strange terraces of Moray. The Inca were able to get a 15 degree celsius temperature difference between the top and bottom layers. This meant they could experiment growing different crops at different climates (they think).https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p8290041.jpgA classic doorway.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p8280005.jpgIn the highlands we had our first snow of the trip.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc07435.jpgThe Temple of the Sun, the only round building at Machu Picchu.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc07207.jpgThis was the view of Machu Picchu from the top of Putucusi. The squiggly line is the road the buses use to take you up there.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc06948.jpgThis giant wall was being constructed at the time of the Spanish invasion.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc06938.jpgThe ruins at Ollantaytambo.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc06882.jpgCusco's beautiful main plaza with Cusco Cathedral on the left2023-04-05T23:15:51+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/09/22/from-the-highs-to-the-lows-of-bolivia-and-back-again/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p8180018.jpgLocals were out in their finest to watch the parade. Bolivian women take great pride (and get very competitive) in their headwear and dress.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p8120061.jpgBeautiful jungle scenery along the road to Villa Tunari.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p8110039.jpgOne of the local crops farmed in this region is the coca leaf. Locals use the coca leaf to chew, and to make tea. It is also used in the manufacture of cocaine. Bolvia's president, Evo Morales, was once a coca farmer himself. He has sought to protect the rights of farmers involved in the legal production of the coca leaf whilst cracking down on cocaine production and smuggling. Coca leaf is still used to flavour Coca Cola (cocaine was once a key ingredient of the drink).https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p8100247.jpgOne of the dedicated local staff at the refuge.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p8080100.jpgWe'd been getting lots of great info from a travel blog and just happened to meet the authors, Ken and Ebru, at the hostel in Villa Tunari. The days slipped by quickly as we shared stories and swapped information over drinks and meals. They convinced us to ride the road from Cuzco to Puerto Maldonado in Peru - thanks guys, it was awesome!!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p8070098.jpgShedding the layers in the humid lowlands of Bolivia.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc06590.jpgIt's cheaper than insurance, but the Blessing of the Automobiles is big business in Copacabana. Once decorated, a priest from the cathedral will pour alcohol on your vehicle and bless it for the journey home.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc06582.jpgLooking out over Copacabana and Lake Titicaca - time to say goodbye Bolivia!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc06482.jpgTime stands still on the beautiful Isla del Sol on Lake Titcaca.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc06372.jpgLa Paz's most fascinating market: the witches' market, including llama foetuses, which are buried in the foundaton of a new building as an offering to Pachamama for good fortune.2023-04-05T23:15:05+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/09/13/potosi-bolivia/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc05610.jpgThe city of Potosi as seen from half way up Cerro Rico, near the Catholic church built on the mountain.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc05589.jpgThis miner, at the end of a long narrow tunnel, hand drills a hole with a hammer and chisel, soon to be filled with dynamite.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc05598.jpgSome of the tourists (and Matt fourth from right) getting to know the miners. You can see the miners are chewing coca leaves because they have a big bulky wad inside one of their cheeks. Notice also the bottle of pure alcohol.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc05603.jpgGetting the rock out of the mine is usually carried by the miners (typically about 40kg each on their backs). Where tracks have been layed, these trolleys are used. They have no brakes and pick up a lot of deadly speed. On the wall behind you can see llama blood from some recent sacrifices to Pachamama.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc05652.jpgA sample some of the first coins minted in Potosi. The minting process improved dramatically over the two centuries the mint was operating.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc05676.jpgThis chest was used to transport the silver. The elaborate locking system was a masterpiece and included a fake lock on the front to help foil the pirates. When occaisionally a shipment of silver to Spain was lost, it was considered by them a national disaster.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p8020010.jpgCerro Rico towers over the city of Potosí, the highest large city in the world at 4000m. The mountain is now around 300m lower than when the Spanish arrived due to mining.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc05399.jpgAs we neared Bolivia's National day, we got to witness some public dance rehearsals. The masks were very nice.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc05462.jpgBefore entering the mines, we were taken to the miners' market. Most miners today need to buy their own tools and equipment. That's dynamite in the hands of our tour guide wih a 30 second fuse. Anyone can buy it.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc05466.jpgAnother important supply for miners - 96% pure alcohol for drinking and sharing with Pachamama and Tio in the mines. We've also seen this used as a cleaning product in hotels!2023-04-05T23:14:52+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/08/25/spanish-school-dropouts/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc05026.jpgThe place to be after school in Sucre. No Playstations here.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc04995.jpgWe were in awe of these stunning textile artworks produced by some Bolivia's poorest communities. The traditional designs go back many centuries.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p7230070.jpgIn Sucre, zebras teach the public how to cross the road safely.....by stopping and having a chat in the middle of the street.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc04978.jpg'Ll' is pronounced as a 'y' in Spanish.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p7190029.jpgPizza night at our hostel - the wood fire oven is blazing (top left).https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc04956.jpgCelebrating six months on the road in Sucre, Bolivia.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc05361.jpgFione showing 10 fingures and 5 toes. We officially hit 15,000km just outside of Sucre.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc05359.jpgThe roads out of Sucre were blockaded by protesting locals. They wouldn't even let an ambulance through and the Police advised roads would be blocked all day. Luckily, the ambulance driver knew an alternative route and showed us the way. The back roads were steep, slippery pebbled roads and unpaved tracks. In the end, this route was blocked too. After much deliberation and consultation with other locals, it was decided we could pushed our bikes through this blockade. One hour after leaving our hostel, we were out of Sucre. Not bad as Bolivian blockades go!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc05306.jpgThe streets of Sucre.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc05264.jpgThe magnificent mask museum. Masks play a major part in Bolivia's numerous folklore festivals.2023-04-05T23:14:30+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/08/05/bolivia-south-west/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p7070120.jpgVery happy we didn't ride the bikes through the rocks, water and ice.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc04021.jpgOur wonderful travelling companions from Ireland, Germany and UK.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc03851.jpgA typical inhabited adobe village.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc03720.jpgFeeling slighty daunted by this view into Bolivia from Argentina.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc04866.jpgWe stayed in Tupiza for a few days. This is a view of the township and the dramatic mountains that surround it.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p7090472.jpgThis lady ran to sell her drinks (topped with whipped cream) to the passengers on a passing bus.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc04768.jpgMany rusting trains lie in a graveyard outside of Uyuni.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc04740.jpgMatt takes a flying leap over the Andes.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc04677.jpgSunrise on the Salar de Uyuni from the Isla Incahuasi.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc04464.jpgDSC04464A vincuna2023-04-05T23:14:10+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/07/19/high-in-argentina/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p7010080.jpgWhat does this make you think of? We thought of rasberry ripple ice cream!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p7010066.jpgBleak highland sceneryhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p6300005.jpgAltitude equals cold. Wear every layer you have. Don't forget that the air is thin so you still need to breath through it all.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc03223.jpgWe, and our bikes, made it to the highest point on the road at 4,170m. Altitude sickness started to kick in.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc03161.jpgThe seven coloured hill in Purmamarcahttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02972.jpgPajcha Museo in Salta showcased an incredible private collection of indigenous art and textiles. This exhibit was entirely made out of bird feathers.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02313.jpgMore along the Quebradahttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02267.jpgThe ampitheatre rock formation along the Quebrada de Cafayate. One of out most scenic rides in Argentina.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc02159.jpgThe Ruins of Quilmes. The largest pre-Columbian settlement in Argentina dating back to 850AD.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/p6170215.jpgWhen we stop, we are often surrounded by curious well-wishers. "Buena Suerte!"2023-04-05T23:13:47+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/05/28/a-night-at-the-opera/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc08212-1.jpgDSC08212We scored two of the last tickets to that night's performancehttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/vlcsnap-20130502-1.jpgvlcsnap20130502The sign language interpreter who stole the showhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc08318.jpgDSC08318It all ended with a gunshot and confettihttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc08281.jpgDSC08281Then there were chickenshttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc08272.jpgDSC08272The show opened with snails - these were Fi's favouritehttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc08318-002.jpgIt all ended with a gunshot and confettihttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc08247.jpgDSC08247It was a full househttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc08241.jpgDSC08241The opera seemed to be a family affairhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc08237.jpgDSC08237The orchestra warming uphttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc08224.jpgDSC08224Matt stepping out in his evening best!2023-04-05T23:11:14+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/06/07/slow-boat-to-belem/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p5060473.jpgTypical houses of the Amazon delta.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p5060445.jpgBuckets of prawns went for 10 reals (AU$5).https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/p5030353.jpgBeing a porter requires strength and a good sense of balance!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc08842.jpgFour nights later we reached our destination: the city of Belem, at the mouth of the Amazon.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc08765.jpgA little community in the Amazon delta.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc08755.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc08721.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc08663.jpgThe town of Monte Alegre.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc08579.jpgThe meeting of the waters near Santarem, where a tributary (the Tapajos River) meets the muddy waters of the Amazon River.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc08494.jpgOne of the towns along the way - Parintis.2023-04-05T23:10:16+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/04/23/buenos-aires/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p3310004.jpgNeed a feather duster? San Telmo Markets.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc05971.jpgReunion in Buenos Aireshttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p4160038.jpgA typical street in the old town of Colonia, Uruguayhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p4160028.jpgModern art at the brickworks in Colonia, Uruguayhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc07013.jpgOur farewell from Buenos Aireshttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc06973.jpgSunday night tango in Plaza Dorregohttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc06461.jpgCongreso Nacionalhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc06266.jpgArgentina was proud of the new Popehttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc06209.jpgWe were lucky enough to catch an orchestra rehersal of Carmen inside the Teatro Colonhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc06115.jpgEverything got a clean in Buenos Aires2023-04-05T23:07:45+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/04/11/riding-the-ruta-3/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc059241.jpgA welcome sight on arrival in Buenos Aires - Matt's mumhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc057861.jpgWe met Peter and Kay in Australia before we left. They have now taken their Harley into 193 countries and travelled over 610,000km.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p3280093.jpgDinner in the clubhouse with our new familyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p3190018.jpgLoading the bikes each morning. Have we got everything?https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/p3180001.jpgMorning coffee stophttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc05918.jpgAn impromptu tango lesson from Jorge, Azulhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc05904.jpgArgentina means mate. We haven't yet acquired the taste for it.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc05874.jpgPet rabbits at La Posta.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc05824.jpgThe national flags of guests were raised in front of the clubhouse at La Postahttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc05601.jpgBasic maintainance was part of the daily routine2023-04-05T23:07:16+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/03/24/el-chalten/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc05217.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p3110021.jpgAutumn colours were appearinghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc05079.jpgGlacier Grandehttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc04927.jpgMirador Condor above El Chaltenhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc05362.jpgLeaving El Chalten - the cloud obscures all the other surrounding peaks making it clear Cerro Fitz Roy is the boss.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p3130090.jpgMirador Rio de las Vueltas (and Matt)https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p3130071.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc05185.jpgFirst view of Cerro Fitz Royhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc05169.jpgDSC05169https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc05138.jpgOur campsite2023-04-05T23:06:56+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/03/21/el-calafate/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc04860.jpgScotch chilled with glacial icehttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc04852.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p3070100.jpgFeeling small - see the people on the lefthttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p3070095.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p3070052.jpgWe ate a picnic lunch at this lagoon on the ice.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc04701.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p3070042.jpgQuieres agua frio?https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc04690.jpgThe black/brown colour is dust that has blown down from the mountainshttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc04627.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc04565.jpgPerito Moreno Glacier2023-04-05T23:06:26+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/03/08/torres-del-paine/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p3020172.jpgFinally the towers (Torres)https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p3020171.jpgStretching our legs with a 20km walk to the towershttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p2280093.jpgNo ice sculptor can compete with nature's artworkhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/p2280075.jpgIcebergs on Lago Grey (that's Matt)https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc04513.jpgLeaving the parkhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc04489.jpgThe trail followed the valley toward the towershttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc04388.jpgNearly there. Fi negotiating the "path"https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc04232.jpgDSC04232https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc04211.jpgMirador Condor. No wonder they hang out here.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc04058.jpgThe icebergs break off and drift from Glacier Grey in the background2023-04-05T23:05:20+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/02/26/chilean-fjords/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p2220041.jpgOnboard the Evangelistas to Puerto Nataleshttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc03735.jpgThe end of the journey - Puerto Nataleshttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc03646.jpgOne of the many narrow channels we passed throughhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc03551.jpgPuerto Eden - our only stop on the 4 day voyagehttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc03497.jpgDSC03497https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc03448.jpgCheap ferry servicehttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc03415.jpgDSC03415https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc03405.jpgGlacier Tempanos - the orange boat gives it some scalehttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc03276.jpgDSC03276https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc03381.jpgBanner_Glacier2023-04-05T23:04:59+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/02/26/volcano-osorno/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc03127.jpgMatthttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc02922.jpgLake Llanquihuehttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc02908.jpgThe AndesThe Andes range from up highhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc02788.jpgVolcano Osornohttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc02663.jpgBanner_Vn_Osorno2023-04-05T23:04:15+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/02/25/chiloe/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p2150047.jpgInside same church (Castro, Chiloe)https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p2150040.jpgThey know how to paint churches in Chiloehttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc02587.jpgChiloe is also known for itshttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc02558.jpgWorld Heritage Church at Vilupulli, near Chonchihttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc02604.jpgBanner_CastroCastro Palafitos2023-04-05T23:03:51+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/02/10/road-trip-begins/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p2040072.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p2030056.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1300032.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAVolcano Lanin on Chilean sidehttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc02123.jpgDSC02123On top of Cerro Llao Llaohttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc02015.jpgDSC02015Feeling small in a big landscape near Confluenciahttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc01977.jpgDSC01977Lago Trafulhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc01847.jpgDSC01847Camping near San Martin De Los Andeshttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc01807.jpgDSC01807First water crossinghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc01600.jpgDSC01600Ruta 5 in Chilehttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc02162.jpgBanner_Cerro-Llao-Llao2023-04-05T23:03:16+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/01/22/valparaiso/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1210010.jpgValparaiso Art 3https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1210006.jpgValparaiso Art 8https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc01019.jpgValparaiso Art 7https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc00906.jpgValparaiso Art 6https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc00899.jpgValparaiso Art 5https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc00897.jpgValparaiso Art 4https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1210030.jpgValparaiso Art 9https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1210026.jpgValparaiso Art 2https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1210025.jpgValparaiso Art 1https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/banner_valpo.jpgBanner_Valpo2023-04-05T23:02:33+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2012/12/18/the-story-so-far/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/banner_cetho.jpgbanner_cethoCetho Temple, Central Java, Indonesia.2023-04-05T23:02:21+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/videos/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/banner-video1.jpgbanner-video1https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/banner_lovina1.jpgbanner_lovinahttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/banner_lovina.jpgbanner_lovina2022-11-15T09:05:44+00:00weekly0.6https://ourodysseyoverland.com/maps/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/northmap-2014-08.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/southmap-2014-08.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/spotwalla.jpgspotwallahttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/southamerica2.jpgSouthAmerica2https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/current-location.jpgCurrent-Locationhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/southamerica.jpgSouthAmericaOur intended route through South America2019-01-06T23:30:53+00:00weekly0.6https://ourodysseyoverland.com/2017/09/29/day615/2017-10-22T07:50:36+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/10/24/it-had-to-happen-in-the-end/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc01547-2.jpgAnd back to when everything was new and shiny.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc09002.jpgA well earned beer we say!https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc01547.jpgThe day of departure in Valparaiso. Our bikes were looking new and clean.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc01465.jpgBack to where it all started - kilometre zero of our trip at the shipping depot in Valparaiso, Chile.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/banner_sf.jpgbanner_sf2015-09-20T03:06:24+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2015/01/02/the-grand-finale/2015-09-20T03:05:20+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/10/28/the-final-act/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p4040161.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p3260021.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc04351.jpgDSC04351https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/banner-camino.jpgbanner_camino2015-09-20T03:04:48+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/11/14/video-part-three/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ooo-video-3-banner-2.jpgbanner-video3full2015-09-20T03:03:48+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/12/14/another-mans-treasure/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/daveguatetrip2011-011.jpgA bee-line of bright yellow garbage trucks stands out against the dull background of the Guatemala City rubbish dump.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/steve-baroch_adults_oct-10.jpg`https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0250.jpghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0109.jpgWorkers claim the right to the contents of a rubbish truck by placing a hand on its side.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscn1616.jpgWorkers sift through the rubbish for anything they can recycle or resell. Edible rubbish may provide a meal for a worker and their family.`https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscn1020.jpgInfections, respiratory conditions, landslides, rubbish-slides and vehicle accidents are some of the dangers workers face daily here. It is a harsh reality that some workers may not make it back out at the end of the day. This photo shows where one of the canyon walls recently collapsed.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/daveguatetrip2011-041.jpgSome work in this ravine which lies below the dump. It is easier to find metals here as they sink to the bottom of the contaminated water. It is far more dangerous, and lucrative, to work down here.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/daveguatetrip2011-024.jpgWhilst the workers salvage as much as they can for resale, the remainder piles up. As the garbage degrades, methane accumulates, poisoning the air and creating a serious fire risk. In 2005 a fire did break out and burnt for days, covering the city with smoke. Only then was some effort made to improve conditions for the families living here.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/banner-dump.jpgbanner-dump2015-09-20T03:00:45+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/12/25/the-trailer-for-our-grand-finale/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ooo-video-4-banner.jpgOOO Video 4 Banner2015-09-20T02:59:58+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/10/10/preview-for-our-third-video/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ooo-video-3-banner.jpgOOO Video 3 Banner2015-01-02T21:05:11+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/09/07/the-story-of-two-nuts/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/will.jpgWill from Colorado on his journey through South America. https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc05799-001.jpgTwo nuts. Matt (right) handing over the nuts to Dave (left)https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc06346.jpgOur bikes in the US without the nutshttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc06340.jpgDave's KLR 650https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc06336.jpgWe met Dave again by chance at a small Canadian/US border crossinghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc06040.jpgFi showing good handling skillshttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc05799.jpgMatt handing over the nuts to Dave in Nakusphttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc01570.jpgOur bikes early in the trip showing off their nutshttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/banner_nuts.jpgbanner_nuts2015-01-02T21:04:55+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2014/04/28/our-second-video/2014-05-23T17:27:10+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/about/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/feature_eastjava.jpgNear Cetho Temple, Central JavaOn the way backdown from Cetho Temple, Central Java, Indonesia.https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/feature_fire2.jpgfeature_fire2https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1150381.jpgP1150381A quick self portrait before leavinghttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img00197-20110410-0903.jpgIMG00197-20110410-0903Arrived at Wingello Camp Sitehttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/p1150402.jpgp11504022014-10-25T16:30:51+00:00weekly0.6https://ourodysseyoverland.com/2012/08/27/our-travel-blog-is-here/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/banner_kanangara_fi.jpgKanangra-Boyd National Park, NSW, AustraliaFiona riding the road out of Kanangara Walls2013-07-20T22:51:42+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/01/26/delivery/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc01432.jpgDSC01432https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc01428.jpgDSC01428https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc01449.jpgDSC01449https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc01442.jpgDSC01442https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/banner-ausday13.jpgBanner-AusDay13Riding from the depot back to Valparaiso.2013-07-20T22:28:14+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/2013/05/16/crossing-a-border/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/banner_brazilborder.jpgbanner_brazilborderThe open border between Uruguay and Brazil.2013-07-20T22:14:09+00:00monthlyhttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/playlist/2013-04-15T01:17:10+00:00weekly0.6https://ourodysseyoverland.com/links/https://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/feature_javabaliferry.jpgIndonesian Island HoppingBoarding the ferry from Java to Balihttps://ourodysseyoverland.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/feature_dishclose.jpgfeature_dishclose2013-05-17T23:58:31+00:00weekly0.6https://ourodysseyoverland.comdaily1.02023-04-05T23:41:58+00:00