Eco-Escuela
The school is great. I know a lot more Spanish than I thought I did, but I still don’t understand anybody but my teacher. I’ve been reading the children’s book “The Little Prince” in Spanish. I made it through about five paragraphs in about three hours last night (with a dictionary), but I remember most of the vocab that way. Mi familia de San Andrés es buena. The mother’s name is Francisca. She has had more estudiantes than she can remember in 13 years. She clearly loves to have us. My teacher’s name is Julia and she is great too.…
Flores, Guatemala
I made it to Flores alright. The plane was a Cessna Caravan from Belize to here. I’m headed to the Spanish school early tomorrow so there won’t be any new posts for a few days. I will take some pictures.
Headed to Guatemala
Merry Christmas everybody. I’m headed out tomorrow to San Andrés, Guatemala. It’s near Flores on Lake Petén Itzá. It’s also close to Tikal which is one of the largest Mayan sites. I’ll be studying Spanish for a few hours each day at a school called Eco-Escuela where I’ll be staying with a local family. I won’t have Internet access in San Andrés, but I’ll try to check e-mail and update this blog every few days in nearby Flores. I plan to cram as much Spanish into my brain as I can in one week, but if it goes well and…
Belice y Guatemala
Things are going ahead for my trip to Belize and Guatemala. I’ll be heading out on Christmas and getting back on the 10th of January. Hopefully I’ll get some photos up during the trip so check in during that time. I’m not sure how often I’ll have Internet access, but I expect to have it every three or four days. I don’t have much of an itinerary so far (you’re not surprised are you?). I expect to head toward Tikal in Guatemala the day after I arrive in Belize and then work my way back. I may try to trek…
Cass Railroad
Here’s a quick note to let you know that I made it home alright. The last three days were a lot of fun. I’ll post more and add some photos after I’ve gotten some sleep. I met my father and brother Ryan in Cass, West Virginia. Dad is a bit of a train nut, and has a small railroad inspection vehicle that is able to ride the rails. There’s a group of people who have these and rent time on various railroads to go for rides. The park service operates a scenic railroad in Cass with steam locomotives, and we…
Willville
The last message took a day to post. The email must have been sent via Pony Express. Last night I stayed at a motorcycle camp run by a guy named Will. It sounds like he’s done a lot of motorcycle touring and decided to build the place he was always looking to stay at. A couple of differences from the usual campground are that there are no cars allowed and there’s only one campfire. Most campgrounds create cubicles for each group to keep to themselves. At this place, it wasn’t even clear where one site ended and the next one…
Wheels Through Time
Here are some photos from the Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley, NC.
Horizons Unlimited in NC
This morning I’m heading to the Horizons Unlimited meeting near Ashville North Carolina. After a pit stop at the bike shop I should be on my way. I’ll head out to Harper’s Ferry and then down to Shenandoah National Park, where I’ll take Skyline Drive and then the full length of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It will be a lot of time in the saddle, but it should be fun. I should be able to post some text from my phone during the trip, and I’ll add some photos afterward. Update: June 17th I’ve made almost Roanoke. Last night I…
Motorcycle Travel Club
I found a group of motorcycle travellers called Horizons Unlimited. They’re meeting in North Carolina in the middle of June. It looks like fun. I’ll probably take two days to ride down there from Baltimore. The KLR 650 does well on the highway, but I don’t want to do 600 miles in one day.