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**saralou** · #1 20 Jul 2012

Follow us on our travels, adventures, and misadventures as we go out there to see what there is to see. Check out our blog posts, photo stream and youtube channels. You can sign up to follow our trip. We have information on our bikes, gear, and route maps.

Find us here: Cross country bike ride | Adventure touring by motorcycle | World Wide Ride

Sara & Daniel Pedersen

Vancouver to Inuvik, Alaska, Alberta, Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...ide-ride-65365

Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi,Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...e-ride-65365-2

USA border to Mexico City http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...e-ride-65365-3

Mexico City, Oaxaca, San Cristobal de las Casas http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...e-ride-65365-4

Palenque, Calakmul, Belize, Cichen Itza, Uxmal http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...e-ride-65365-5

Tabasco, Puebla, Morelia, Monarchs, Guatemala, Sumec Champey http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...e-ride-65365-6

Guatemala http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...e-ride-65365-7

Guatemala, El Salvador http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...e-ride-65365-8

El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...e-ride-65365-9

Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-10

Panama, Bocas Del Toro, Home to work after 10 months http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-11

Gear review, Shipping the Darien, Bogota http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-12

Colombia & Ecuador http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-13

Ecuador & Galapagos http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-14

Coast of Peru and Chile http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-15

Chile, Argentina, & Dakar http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-16

Ruta 40, El Calafate, El Chaiten, Ushuaia http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-17

Antarctica http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-18

Antarctica, Torres del Pines, Ruta 40, Caraterra Austral http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-19

Isla Chiloe, Mendoza wine festival, Santiago, Easter Island http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-20

Easter Island, Cordoba, Moto GP, Alta Plana and Antafogasta de la Sierra http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-21

Antafogasta, Northern Argentina, Salta, Bolivia, Salar de Uyuni http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-22

Bolivia, Potosi, Sucre http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-23

Peru Cusco Machu Picchu http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-24

Peru Sacred Valley, Mountains, and Canyon del Pato http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-25

Peru Canyon del Pato, Arequipa, Colca canyon http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-26

Bolivia La Paz, the death Road, South to Purmamarca http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-27

Buenos Aires, El Salvador, and home after another 10 months http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-28

El Salvador, Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-29

Brazil mountain and Canyons http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-30

Uruguay http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-40

Spain http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-41

Morocco http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-44

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Britain http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-51

Ireland Isle of Man http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-53

Scotland http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-ride-65365-54

Netherlands http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-56

Germany http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-57

Iceland http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-57

Faroe Islands http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-62

Sweden http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-63

Norway http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-64

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Finland http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-67

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Sweden http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-68

Denmark http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-69

Germany http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-70

Belgium http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-71

Luxembourg http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-71

Germany http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-72

Rizlern and Oktoberfest http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-74

Italy Passes http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-75

Lichtenstein Switzerland http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-76

France http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-77

Spain http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-81

France Monaco http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-82

Italy http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-83

Corsica http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-86

Sardinia http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-87

Sicily http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-88

Albania http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-90

Greece http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-91

Macedonia http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-92

Bulgaria Serbia Montenegro http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-93

Croatia http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-94

Austria http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-96

Slovenia http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-96

Hungary http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-97

Romania http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-98

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Poland http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-101

Czech Republic http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-103

Germany 2017 http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/ride-tales/finding-freedom-world-wide-ride-65365-103

**saralou** · #2 20 Jul 2012

FINALLY we are on the road…..and now for our first blog post. The trip started well with a night at Thom’s in Kamloops. Delicious.. I know I said I was not going to post what I had for breakfast. We headed off to the Two Dude Ranch to drop off the truck and more stuff. We have had two fantastic days of mostly sunny and very scenic riding. We stayed on Lac La Hache last night and then just north of Vanderhoof tonight. To those that scoffed that I brought suture material…..didn’t make it 1 day and I already needed it. Thank you so much to all of you that have supported us in pursuit of this dream!

**saralou** · #3 20 Jul 2012

How is it possible that we have never been to northern BC and the Yukon! This land is massive and spectacular. We followed the Gold Rush trail thru 100 mile, Burns Lake, and Dease Lake. The highlight has been the ride into Stewart, BC with the valley dripping in green and dotted with dozens of waterfalls streaming down the steep sides. The Bear glacier comes down to meet you at the bottom of WINDY hill. We visited Hyder, Alaska at mile zero then headed north to the Yukon. We were lucky with timing and met up with Deb Hewson as we passed through Marsh lake going in opposite directions. Stay tuned for the next Fishy post!

**saralou** · #4 20 Jul 2012

We set out from Whitehorse on a three- hour tour………well we drove 90 minutes with a stop at Jake’s Crossing for lunch and a bear encounter. Trolling on the Teslin River for the “big one”, Daniel landed an almost 20 pound trout. We headed for the shore where our master guide/chef Uncle Bruce whipped us up a 5 star meal over an open fire. With the stunning Midnight sun still shining, we had time for some target practice. Leaving the comfort and hospitality of Whitehorse behind we headed north to the frontier town of Dawson City.

**saralou** · #5 20 Jul 2012

Dawson city did not disappoint! We loved this friendly gold rush town. The buildings are as colorfully painted as the characters that live here. This place is very biker friendly. We toured the engineering marvel the Dredge #4, panned for gold, and ate Canada Day hotdogs. We stayed at the hostel across the river and used the free ferry to commute. Sara led a historic walking tour of the old town. We met up with fellow travelers Miquel (retracing the path of the great Spanish explorers) and Alicia (Attempting to be the first Spanish woman to circumnavigate the globe by motorbike). Now we are off to conquer the mighty Dempster.

**saralou** · #6 20 Jul 2012

The Mighty Dempster

Sara: It was all smiles and sunshine as we started out from the mile zero sign up to Tombstone. We had an amazing view from the campsite. We hiked up the Klondike river trail to see the ice still on the river. There will be no photos from the day up to Eagle Plains because it poured rain all day. The riding was challenging at best. The mud was 4 inches thick for several hours and was like trying to drive in peanut butter. Thank goodness for our rain over suits!

Daniel: A little note about Sara is in order here. Wow was the mud bad. Like hardcore for the big guy bad. Like OMG we may not make it and why are we doing this stupid Dempster highway bad. Okay with this in mind picture tiny Sara on a very big machine, loaded to the max and weighing over five hundred pounds. Wow what a trooper. My wife is officially a hardcore adventure rider forged out of the mud of the Dempster at its very worst.

Sara: Eagle Plains “lodge” is quite the place as some of you will know. The locals say being stuck here is like being stuck in a dentists chair. The sun was finally out though and shining almost 24 hours a day. The first big landmark of the trip was crossing the Arctic circle . 50 km further north we entered the NWT. We included a photo of the “good mud”. We had 2 ferry crossings. Finally we arrived in Inuvik! We checked into the Arctic Chalets and the owner Olaf gave us his truck to get to the North Mart before it closed. There was so much mud on the bikes that both fans were so clogged they were not working. Thanks again to Olaf and his power washer. We toured the town sights, including the igloo church, the visitor’s center, and the Jak’s tower look-out. We went to the cloud 9 at the airport for musk-ox chili and dipped our toes in the Mackenzie River at the east channel. We had dinner at the Mackenzie Hotel. We set off early to get on the road while the sun was still shining. Stopping for a snack we took in the glory of the vista. Having travelled over 900 kilometers so far on the Dempster we had only happened upon six small rabbits. Disappointing to say the least. Just when we thought the northern highway was not going to reveal its wild inhabitants wow did we get treated to an arctic spectacle. Fifty kilometers north of the Arctic Circle in the gleaming sun and green tundra we happened upon a massive herd of Caribou. This day was adventure riding at its very best.

Dempster Humor

1 km = 1.6 Dempster kms
hitting the pavement in Inuvik = your first kiss

**globalklr650** · #7 24 Feb 2013

Looks great
Amazing pictures.
How bad are the roads there?

**saralou** · #8 24 Feb 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by globalklr650

Looks great
Amazing pictures.
How bad are the roads there?

In general not too bad. Even a small hole or bump in the dark can be a nightmare. That said the road in Honduras near the Nicaraguan border is awful.

Sara

**globalklr650** · #9 24 Feb 2013

Ok thanks.
Just with a super overweight KLR with 2 people we are always concerned about the road south to Argentina.

**saralou** · #10 25 Feb 2013

Make sure you have a good bash plate to deal with the tope hell that is Mexico. Tope are "speed bumps", but can be all shapes and sizes. Some are very high. I scrape over about 20%. The triangle shaped pointed ones are the worst. There can be hundreds in a day....AHHHHHHH

Sara

**saralou** · #11 25 Feb 2013

There are also a lot of political messages in this Sandinista Party stronghold.

Leon Nicaragua 54 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Leon Nicaragua 52 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Leon Nicaragua 50 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Leon Nicaragua 51 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

We did a lot of wandering and taking in the sights.

Leon Nicaragua 45 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Leon Nicaragua 46 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Leon Nicaragua 25 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Here was a first for us this guy actually got a ticket for not wearing his helmet.

Leon Nicaragua 55 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Here is Daniel skyping his parents in Hawaii.

Leon Nicaragua 56 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

This is how you order a drink in Nicaragua. You get a bottle, a bucket of ice, a bowl of limes, and a bottle of coke for $3.60.

Leon Nicaragua 58 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

We stopped for our first Nicaraguan gas at the UNO.

Playa Quetzal 1 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

**saralou** · #12 25 Feb 2013

Trying to beat the heat in Leon we headed for the beach 20 km away, where it is just as hot at 36 degrees, but at least there is a breeze.

Playa Quetzal 2 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Playa Quetzal 3 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Walking down the beach for lunch we could watch the locals surf.

Playa Quetzal 4 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Playa Quetzal 5 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Now we really needed to retreat from the heat by heading up into the hills near Estali. It was very hot riding the whole way, but It was almost 10 degrees cooler when we arrived.

Screen Shot 2013-02-24 at 4.38.57 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

There is quite a nice cathedral here also.

Estali 7 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

These huge pigs were actually walking him!

Estali 12 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

We rode up thru the hills to Somoto, which is near the Honduras border.

Estali 13 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Estali 14 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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DSC07437 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr