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I took all the duckies out to play…
It’s still not too late to Donate…help me reach my $3000 goal by the end of the rally! We’re currently at $1420 out of the $3000 that I hope to raise…help push me above the 50% mark today. One of … Continue reading
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
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
Duck Day in Ithaca
On my last morning in the U.S.A. before catching my flight to Peru, my sister Clara and I had a few hours to kill in Ithaca. So we made this movie trailer of our GORGES day with our new rubber … Continue reading
Purchasing tons of rubber duckies at the last minute – harder than it sounds
After clearing it with my Mongol Rally 2011 teammates, I’ve decided to bring back THE RUBBER DUCKIES! During the Mongol Rally, we had everybody who donated to our charities name and “adopt” a rubber ducky. Then we gave those duckies … Continue reading
I’m in! The most last minute Mototaxi Junket entry ever
This morning, I got this email: Hey Pete, Sorry for the massive delay getting back to this. A team has dropped out of the Junket and the guys in Peru have confirmed that we do indeed have a spare mototaxi…. … Continue reading