Expedition 65: A Wander Through Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru

[Scott Brady]

After Peru, I crossed back into Ecuador and mostly ran pavement to Quito. Don't think pavement in SA sucks, as most routes off the PanAm are twisties for days. . . I also finally washed the GS. It is truly amazing how effective the 1200 GS is for travel, particularly in the 3rd world. For me, it comes down to safety, a combination of the acceleration, braking, and handling. The upright riding position on a large bike commands a different respect and response from third-world drivers. They know you are different- maybe police, maybe someone important. . . it results in just a little more caution on their part and sometimes that makes all the difference.

The $4 total detail

 

[Ryan Ronning]

Looks like an amazing trip

 

[kins18q]

Good stuff

Cool trip with great pictures! We are on the road right now with Baja on the menu next. We hope to make it to South American on a trip in the future. This report is reminding us that South America is a good idea!

 

[Scott Brady]

One of the funniest things on the planet is when your buddy drops his bike, on the pavement, in the middle of a village on a Sunday. Hee hee

Of course I didn't help- who would take the photo?

 

[unkamonkey]

Looks like good fun you are having. Keep it up. I've put many bikes down, all dirt bikes except for that Suzuki 380. But no photos of any so it none of them ever happened. I never did put the Harley down but it had the scrapes from canyon bashing on it.

 

[Adventurous]

Cool! Not a motorcycle guy at the moment, though that's probably more out of a lack of opportunity than desire. It's trips like this one that make me wanna learn how to ride.

 

[Scott Brady]

I thought it was a good idea to cross back into Colombia the day before the historic vote on the FARC. I navigated massive lines on the Ecuador side to exit the motorcycle. Colombia was all but shut down. Only being a tourist got me access to immigration. It was a madhouse. . .

Then I thought it would be an even better idea to ride through the guerrilla region of the south on the DAY OF THE VOTE and why not make it more interesting by running the Death Road.

Mauricio cross a landslide area on the Colombian "Trampoline of Death" (what the locals call it)

 

[Scott Brady]

When your filling falls out after eating a guinea pig- you fix it yourself

 

[Judoka]

"I think everyone needs to travel off a motorcycle, at least once. You realize that most of the crap we bring in the trucks is entirely unnecessary. I was completely self-sufficient with all of my camping gear and all of it would fit in the passenger seat area of my SUV.
Simplicity is kinda wonderful."

There is so much truth in that man! Sometimes it seems the less you have with you, the more opportunities for adventure you find!
Enjoying the report! Safe Journey.

 

[Judoka]

When your filling falls out after eating a guinea pig- you fix it yourself

Where is the IPA ?:beer:

 

[Scott Brady]

Where is the IPA ?:beer:

I went straight to the Scotch

 

[Scott Brady]

That time I almost got killed by a couple Canadian hippies on the Colombian Death Road

They were awesome and we had a good laugh after they narrowly missed making me a hood ornament

 

[chuppie]

" I LAUGH(ed) IN THE FACE of the DEATH road"
Scott Brady 10/22/16

Enjoying the heck out of this one....

 

[Scott Brady]

I finished the trip in the Tatacoa Desert of southern Colombia. Reminded me of home.

And with that, the trip was over and I was on a plane back to Phoenix.

Thanks for following along!

 

[Judoka]

Thanks for bringing us along Scott !