Entered Mexico through Texas' Nuevo Laredo border before proceeding through Monterrey and a long stay in Guanajuato. Circled Veracruz, CDMX, and Valle de Bravo before falling sick with Hepatitis in Oaxaca. Continued through Chiapas before encountering border troubles in mountains before Guatemala.

Circled Antigua onto Lago Atitlán. With COVID lockdowns mounting, continued through Guatemala City and towards Honduras.

Traversed rural Honduras with fear of further upcoming lockdowns across Central America. Nicaraguan border corruption led to challenges in Tegucigalpa and mountain crossing in the East.

Central American went into full lockdown. Retreated to northern border region and found work picking coffee on a small farm. Stayed for 3 months, completing the winter harvest. With no hope for further advancement south due to border closures: sold bike in Nicaragua, fled to El Salvador, flew to Colombia.

Arrived in Medellin. Found new bike to continue journey, then circled country before returning to rural Antioquia to work at a school. Border closures increased across country, leaving me stranded again. Stored motorcycle, learned to sail, sailed across Caribbean then Atlantic ocean. Returned to motorcycle in January, 2022.

Ecuador's border finally opened as Peru's closed. Rode around the country, staying in small, rural communities along the way. Tried to enter Peru through river entrance in Amazon, but failed. Retreated north to Colombia.

Entered Colombia's border outpost in the Amazon: Leticia. Boarded cargo boat on the Amazon river and float 1,000 miles east to Manaus, Brazil. From here, rode 900km across rainforest on abandoned military trail. Rain, heat, and isolation made this the most difficult challenge yet.

Entered through Amazon region at Puerto Maldonado before traversing Andes north through rural communities to Huaraz. Continued south along coastline, then Puno to Bolivia.

Circled northern mountain communities in Bolivia before proceeding south to Salar de Uyuni. Border challenges with Argentina made for one of the most difficult crossings yet. After three days waiting outside, Argentina allowed me to enter.

Explored northern Argentina and proceeded south through desert on Rt. 40 to Mendoza before climbing Andes again into Santiago.

Entered Santiago, proceeded south to Patagonia, began Rt. 9: La Carretera Austral. Many ferry crossings later, entered Argentina again via General Carerra / Chile Chico. Now in the Arctic.