Firstly, an overlooked incident from the time of my last missive, whilst on mountaineering “manoeuvres” (no Jon, you are not and never have been in the army, Cub Scouts yes) in the Peruvian Andes. We’d been warned about thefts in our particular valley (Ishinca) and on the basis that we made […]
Alaska to Mexico by Bicycle – Pt 4 – Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada to Helena, Montana, USA
“What do you mean you ‘don’t take tents’? You’re advertised as a campsite and the road signs show a picture of A TENT!!!” say I, incredulous in the least. “I’m sorry but we don’t take tents, we’ve had some trouble with vandalism from ‘tenters’. There’s a site which does take tents […]
Alaska to Mexico by Bicycle – Pt 5 – Helena, Montana to Denver, Colorado, USA
I value the top of my bonce, my head, my noggin, my tête, my skull, my scalp. So, why is it that I stabbed a broken, dagger-like tree branch (still attached to pine in question) into the top of it? Yup. And I wasn’t even riding my bike at the […]