A New Bike and all ready to go

Firstly if you wish to know where we are in the world just click on the SPOT tag and that will give a track of the last 7 days . If you click on the SPOTWALLER tag it will give a track of the whole trip from start to finish . Once you have opened the map , it is best to click onto the Satellite Tag to go onto the Google map .

With only seven weeks to go now we are all ready to go and start the new adventure .

I have bought a new bike (a Triumph Tiger 800XC ) in Guatemala (thanks to Julio and all his help) . I was going to buy a cheap second hand bike and sell it once I got to Rio or BA which ever I finish in . But Julio said one day , why not get a new one and take it home with you when you finish . I was going to have to buy a new Bike when I got home anyway . So it made sense to me not to waste money and the hassle of having an older bike and to try and sell it at the end of the trip . Anyway right of wrong that is what I have done , so it will be waiting for me at Julio's place when I get there .

Photos

1 Charlie , she said "why is Basil aways in da blog and not her" , so here you are Charlie

1. Basil playing at the beach

2. Queenstown South Island New Zealand

3. Ruth and I hiking down south , it was snowing and windy and bloody cold that day . You can tell we are having a great time ! , you can see Ruth's brother Doug in the back ground saying to himself "come on stop buggering a round taking photos , its bloody cold , lets get out of here" .

4. A native Parrot call a Kaka , they are very friendly and love to pull all your gear to bits if left outside at night . They are only down South and usually only seen in the Mountains . In this photo we were down on Stewart Island (below the south island ) we were feeding them chips , but got a telling off from the Conservation people .