I was recently working on the Zebra 2000 Yamaha R6 and found myself horrified at the unbridled growth of hoses and pipes connecting the 4 carbs to the rest of the machine. In an attempt to clean things up on…
Chile route
Cottage in Provence
Provence, France July 10, 2015 to August 30, 2015 The Wolf built a house of bricks…almost Once upon a time there was a rabid Wolf who had decided to add a story to his French house. He applied his design…
South Africa visa extension
March 17, 2015 Pretoria, South Africa For passport holders from most countries, visiting South Africa is pretty straight forward. Just show up at the border and receive a 90 days tourist visa waiver, voila! Things get more complicated for those…
Durban’s Big Swing
The Zebra and I were chilling out in the Drakensberg when a magazine randomly tossed on a table caught my attention. Featured was a picture of the gorgeous Moses Mabhida stadium with written in a large font “Come experience the…
Chilean Ferries
Carretera Austral We first heard of the Carretera Austral from a fellow traveler in Nicaragua. Intrigued we started digging out information and learned that this name designed the section of road connecting Puerto Montt in Southern Chile to Villa O’Higgins.…
El Camino de La Muerte
A bit of context By the time we reached La Paz in Bolivia we had already ridden on some rather impressive roads. Most of them gloriously unknown, a few affectionately nicknamed to reflect their perceived lethality. None though seem to…
No hay gasolina
San Pedro de Atacama to Taltal, Chile October 3 – October 5, 2014 We left Potosi well prepared. Collectively our 2 DRs were carrying close to 52l of fuel, enough to cross the Salar de Uyuni, make our way South…
Deep Canyon to High Summit in Peru
Our first week in Peru has been quite amazing. We elected to forsake the coast in favor of the Andean mountains. After several hundred kilometers of dusty trails we reached the Canon del Pato, a 60km road squeezed between the…
Entering Peru at La Balsa
Go East young man! [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=”-4.977242″ lon=”-79.115623″ maptype=”OSM” z=”6″]Our thwarted attempt to enter Ecuador in the Valle Guamuez at La Hormiga had left a bitter taste…