Monthly Archives: October 2014
Mototaxi Junket: Day 4
Mototaxi Junket, Day 4: Drove 220km through the most beautiful stretch of “cloud forest” in the Amazon region of Peru, heading east toward Tarapoto and the ancient Inca ruins nearby. My mototaxi/ducky mobile is holding up nicely after getting the … Continue reading
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Rubber Ducky Preview! Day 4
Loading Rubber ducky preview! If you donate to my charities (SOS Children's Villages and Cool Earth), you also get to sponsor a rubber ducky which I will give away to a child I meet on my journey. Here are some … Continue reading
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Mototaxi Junket: Day 3
Day 3 of the Mototaxi Junket complete! Back to a tiny bit of society after two days driving precarious mountain roads on a rickety machine slightly more powerful than a riding lawnmower. Two mechanic visits and 15 hours of driving … Continue reading
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Mototaxi Junket: Day 1
Made it to Chulucanas, Peru after a loooong first day of mototaxi driving, and a few breakdowns. But so much for sleeping. The regional election results got announced and there has been honking and shouting and chanting in the streets … Continue reading
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The Starting Line
…and we’re off! More updates to come along the way, when I can find an internet connection. You can seem my progress LIVE here via my SPOT Tracker. Or check my Instagram page or Facebook profile, which I’ll probably update … Continue reading
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The Duck Bucket Challenge! Donations page is LIVE!
A month or so ago, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge went viral and raised millions of dollars for ALS Research. In that challenge, people dump a bucket of ice water over their head and then challenge three other people to … Continue reading
Mototaxi preparation with my Peruvian friend Pepe
I had a great day of junket preparation with my Peruvian friend Pepe! Pepe was an exchange student in our home town Owego, NY in 1989-1990, and he’s kept in touch with his hosts (the Gray family) and my mother … Continue reading
My chariot for the next two weeks
Mototaxi: Acquired! I will be driving this hunk-of-junk 3500km across the entirety of Peru. I just finished my first test drive, and it is as terrible as expected. The drive chain connects to the rear left wheel, so it constantly … Continue reading
The Mototaxi Junket starting line
I made it! After a little mishap of discovering that the Adventurists had moved the starting like 77km away from the listed starting line in Piura, I have arrived at the Luna Nueva hotel in Colån, Peru. It’s a quiet, … Continue reading
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