Tenosique, Mexico to Antigua, Guatemala April 30, 2014 – May 20, 2014 Thundershowers in Tikal Our first destination in Guatemala was the famed site of the Tikal ruins, where some of the highest mayan temples can be found poking their…
DR650SE Sprockets and chain
Durability and versatility were the two main criteria behind our choice of chain and sprockets for our DRs. Chain We decided to stick with a 525 chain. The reason is quite obvious, it last longer than a 520 chain. There…
Through Honduras in a day
Perquin, El Salvador to Somoto, Nicaragua May 26, 2014 Honduras has been cancelled Honduras North coast is well worth a detour. Way back in 2009 I had a chance to visit that region thanks to my good friend Santiago who…
Mud bath & bent sprocket
To keep you entertained while we work on our next post covering the Guatemala-Nicaragua leg of our adventure, here is a short story of a recent Costa Rican escapade. I was particularly excited to finally reach Costa Rica for an…
Entering El Salvador at Las Chinamas
Gateway to the “Flower Route” [map style=”width: 300px; height:300px; float:right; margin:10px 0px 10px 10px; border: 1px solid black;” marker=”yes” markerimage=”http://www.wolfandzebra.com/files/map_pin.png” lat=”14.017620″ lon=”-89.906870″ maptype=”OSM” z=”6″]La Ruta de Las Flores in El Salvador came highly recommended by other travellers. The road goes…
Venturing on Atitlan south shore with Motopasaran
To recover from our two weeks of intensive Spanish language immersion, The Zebra and I spent the week-end touring el Lago Atitlan. After about one and a half hours of very entertaining twisties leading to Patzun and a river crossing,…
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Entering Guatemala at El Ceibo
Not a backdoor but close [map style=”width: 300px; height:300px; float:right; margin:10px 0px 10px 10px; border: 1px solid black;” marker=”yes” markerimage=”http://www.wolfandzebra.com/files/map_pin.png” lat=”17.259563″ lon=”-90.987861″ maptype=”OSM” z=”6″]We crossed the border into Guatemala at El Ceibo on Apr 30, 2014 and had a wonderful…
Bajaferries – schedule & rates
The ferry we took from La Paz to Mazatlan only rides on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. It departs La Paz at 5pm to arrive the next day at 11am. The price 2006.80 Pesos for the bike plus 1102.00 Pesos for…
Tuning the Zebramobile at motolab
Originally from Canada the Zebramobile benefits from an adjustable carburettor needle. In our search for another such needle for the Wolfmobile, we were referred to Derek from motolab in Redwood City, CA. A phone call and a blip of the…