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CUENCA, Ecuador

25.11.2009, 122. Tag

Cuenca , Ecuador, 2.200 m

Die eigentlich schoene Strecke war gepraegt durch Regen, 100km Baustelle mit mehreren ca. 15 min. Stopps, die jeglichen Reiseschnitt versaut haben.

Manchesmal seemed to me the view breathtaking, which could not be because of the rain or fog. My altimeter showed almost 4000 meters. Aha, so.

power outage in the south of Ecuador is not uncommon. When I arrived it was dark in Cuenca.

http://www.exploringecuador.com/deutsch/de_ar_cuenca_ekuador.htm

speedometer: 33,060 km route today: 390km distance, total: 23,060 km

24.11.2009, 121st Days

Baños, Ecuador, 2,000 m

In Quito has soled Fernando and his crew the new Yami. Was urgently necessary. That cost for assembly and Motorradwaesche about a third of the tire price in Germany.

He advised me, through the Andes, not to drive along the coast to Peru and to make a trip to Baños, because of the distance and the beautiful view of the volcanoes. Much to see there was not, however, because of rain clouds, windboengetriebenen sand clouds, or tiefhaengenden. A few km of the trail to be built. A good opportunity to test the Gelaendetauglichkeit the new tires. Today, deep sand on the program.

Baños is built on an intermediate plateau.

The sugar water production from left to right. Sugar cane - peeled, washed - in the press - sugar water in the bottle, ready. Next step: Rum

speedometer: 32,670 km route today: 270km distance, total: 22,670 km

23.11.2009, 120.Tag

Quito, Ecuador

The border crossing into Ecuador is a special experience. A rollercoaster of methods. The exit from Colombia is quite simple, the customs officer is very friendly and helpful. Not 10 minutes. Then, Ecuador. There, it costs no money, only time and nerves. All present borders makes a very important face. Nothing else. Even on appeal and asking for information they were only in one direction: 'aqua', / 'da'. One had the entry forms in hand, she could not deliver, because he was just cleaned the shoes. The shoeshine boy was fast. The responsible person (the being looked so) for the import permit for my bike took an hour to fill out the form on the computer. Together we made it as fast as he could do with the German papers, nothing. Finally, we have compared to his order, each entry character by character, before he dismissed me with a hand-waving. However, there was a man.

On the south side of the earth!

Quito shortly before I run over the equator. No one's noticed. Previously, I had asked some Ecuadorians to the equator. She replied blankly, that I was already in Ecuador. You do not know that their country is named after him. For them there is only the Latitudo Zero = 0 Latitude.

Panamericana is now less spectacular than yesterday, but windy. To the 0th Latitude is blowing in a gusty wind that Yami can sometimes violently swinging through the bends. My folding helmet is not completely closed, which caused different depending on the position of the head noises. I have invented a new musical instrument: The Andean organ. Because of the ubiquitous overtaking oncoming traffic at blind turns, unfortunately I can not concentrate on my compositions. In Quito I think

Fernando workshop. It leaves me now with tires, looking for hotel (it's raining, clear). On this occasion I get two finally have a rain suit. My dear Rukka suit is for my work useless. A bad buy. In addition I will discuss in more detail in my final criticism. Who wants to have before my report, may be by email to contact me, before he / she spends a lot of money for a product that holds only limited promise to advertising.

speedometer: 32,400 km route today: 340km distance, total: 22,400 km

22.11.2009, 119th Days

Ipiales , Colombia

Here are impressions of Popayan.

On the way to the south I meet Stephan Steven from Germany and from England with their BMW 1200GS. They bought their motorcycles in Venezuela, ride it in stages through South America. Let them stand at the end of the stage, continuing their journey when they leave and return money. The 'easy ride' with the two he really enjoyed it. Yami can compete with the 'Gummikuehen' locker. The landscape vermittelt einen grandiosen Eindruck. Steile Talenschnitte erinnern an das Engadin, nur tiefer, laenger und gruener. Die Berge sind hier bis zum Gipfel bewachsen, teilweise bis auf 4.000 m.

In Ipiales, near the border with Ecuador, separate our paths. You do still cross the border. I make a side trip to Las Lajas (no, not again in Panama). The village is built in the gorge

The old

Haeng-

bridge itself is

for

vertigo-free

not

well

use

and famous for its picturesque church, which is built on the pillars of a bridge. The more than 100 steps there, I see as recreational sports.

unter der

Kirche

speedometer: 32,060 km route today: 340km distance, total: 22,060 km

Good Phrase For New Job

Popayan, COLOMBIA

21.11.2009, 118th Days

Popayan, Colombia, 1,800 m

day of rest. Lubricate outer chain and some follow on Yami is to do nothing. A laundry would be necessary, but I would have to return about 2 times a 25 cm high curb. No, perhaps on Monday. Both tires are completely finished, but to Quito (about 600 km from here) think they have yet.

The tour shows the white city already in Weihnachtsstimmung.

@Manfred: Herzlichen Glueckwunsch zu Deinem Geburtstag!!

20.11.2009, 117. Tag

Popayàn , Colombia, 1.800 m

Zum ersten Mal in den Anden. Auf der Strecke Giradot - Neiva - San Augustin - Coconuca - Popayan ging's zunaechst auf der Hochebene (1.700 m) zwischen 2 der 3 Anden-Gebirgszuege to Neiva, then in the eastern Andes to San Augustin. All at a relatively good road, with one exception: The human race will again harassed by Topes (speed bumps). Friendly / pleasant run the police and military checks. There will still be guerrillas. Every time I surrounded by the whole corona, and answer their questions astonished. One is always there, which obviously keeps me completely crazy for. If they have enough demand, I may continue with their good wishes. The track between San Augustin - Coconuca - Popayan is located on my map as the best road. Of the 130 km over the pass at 3,000 m height of 110 km are not even under construction! Pure material testing. For the first time in weeks, it's raining today not. So I create the distance (130 km) in 3 hours. Need 12 trucks, buses and off-road car 7th Just in time before dark I'm coming. Tomorrow is the first time Yami Inspection announced. Incredibly, what endures. A nice day with driving fun and magnificent Hochgebirgsausicht comes to an end.

SO zeigte die Karte.

Durchgaengig

gute Strasse.

So the sketch

the Tourist Information in

San Augustin.

The thin Lines are roads under construction, then there are gravel roads or planned, then was paved prior years' time a path through the landscape, now to deal only with Passenger vehicles.

The road was so good that I chose to not hold. 'Keep on running' was the motto. Therefore there are landscapes only in my memory.

Yamis

appearance

shows the state

haul

.

@ Werner: Congratulations on your birthday!

speedometer: 31,720 km route today: 560 km distance, total: 21,720 km

19.11.2009, 116.Tag

Girardot, Colombia

Nothing special. To Bogota required to pass through on its narrow side, alone, more than 2 hours.

speedometer: 31,160 km route today: 180km distance, total: 21,160 km

Suggest Name For Culural Fest

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA


18.11.2009, 115th Days
Zipaquirá , Colombia, 2,700 m
trip to the salt mine. One part is shut down, and made available to visitors of the church turned into a place of pilgrimage. The type of salt differs totally from that, as in Stone Hall. While there whole sticks of pure salt exist, the purged 'just' yet gepuhlt from the mountain / is, here's the salt in thin wires supported between more diverse rock. To win a ton of salt, it must be of 20 tons Gestein gespuelt werden, das zuvor aus dem Berg gebrochen wird. Muehsam, oft toedlich. Darum die Religiositaet.

Nein, nicht die

Kirche, Eingang.

Die 'Kathedrale'

ist innen.

Wegen der Dunkelheit

leider nicht zu

fotografieren.

Dead Man

speedometer: 30,980 km route today : 90km distance, total: 20,980 km


17.11.2009, 114th Days
Bogota, Colombia
I'm Yami again. With 'NEM taxi and the air way bill to the International Cargo Terminal. Where can I get more papers. With which I have to inch in the national freight terminal that can explain to me none. After half Hour I have more papers. Back to the International Terminal (1 km). There is Yami. A few more stamps and signatures, and I may go with it wherever I want, almost. The only way out for us by the people over the entrance stairs (1 m)! Barely outside it's raining buckets again. The drive through Bogota is a dream for masochists. Everywhere is built. This is sorely needed. Nevertheless, I am always surprised by ugly holes in the road. In the city the same bus as before chaos in the larger cities. Exhaust filters do not know. The dirt is filtered by humans and animals.


16.11.2009, 113th Days
Bogota, Colombia
Monday, public holiday, the tariff does not work today. Ban in the city - Dia de bicicleta (Fahrradtag) and time for walking, starting at noon in the rain - from> into the museum.

The clever solution,

the smog-ridden

city a

Ver-

puff-

treat yourself to pause.

Why not fix the

?

11/15/2009, 112. Tag
Bogota, Colombia

14.11.2009, 111th Days
Bogota, Colombia
take the cable car to the Montserrat. From 3,100 m altitude has a good view of the city. Click here as in any place of pilgrimage: the church, Devotionalienlaeden, Kitchbuden and 'restaurants' en mas

13.11. 2009, 110 Days
Bogota, Colombia, elev. 2700 m
Now I drive the route Las Lajas - Panama City itself, and from there to the new airport. First, I give Yami from the freight company in the cargo terminal. This is surprisingly simple. I can leave everything to the bike, just wondering if my tank was empty. No one checks this by taxi, by a place which is actually only be described as a slum, to the passenger terminal. This is new and provides a maximum contrast to the surroundings of the airport.
comes an hour late to the machine in Bogota. The entry goes Ratz-Fatz and very friendly: "Bienvenido a Colombia, Caballero," Zoellner said the skin and the stamp in the passport, it is 22:00 h, the official taxi agency to. It's raining. The output provides an army of unofficial taxi and hotel agents. With an I negotiate a price for 3 days. A taxi to drive me to a private pension. The lady of the house wants the agreed price for a day. I give her the half, the next day looking for a cheap place to stay. In der Gelegenheit merke ich, dass die gestrige Taxifahrt doppelt so teuer war wie normal. Der Wechselkurs ist so einfach wie gewoehnungsbeduerftig: Fuer einen US$ bekommt man 2000,- (zweitausend) Pesos.

Tacho: 30.890 km Strecke, heute: 340km Strecke, gesamt: 20.890 km


11. / 12.11.2009, 108. / 109.Tag
Las Lajas, Panama
Rueckfahrt nach Las Lajas, Waschtag; der ist dringend noetig. Im Internet finde ich eine Flugverbindung fuer Yami und mich: Am Freitag, den 13.
Alternativ waere die Reise mit einem Boot moeglich. Das kostet 2/3 der Flugkosten, dauert irgendwas zwischen 3 und 6 Tagen, in Cartena werden die Mopeds standardmaessig 2 Tage 'beschlagnahmt' bis die Zoellner their paperwork have been resolved and the salt-water-related Korrossionsrisiko is high. So pilots.


10.11.2009, 107th Days
Panama City, Panama
Baerbel & Christian take me in their car to the concert with Die Toten Hosen. The concert is sponsored by the Goethe Institute. The prices at home I would never have gone to the event, here it has given me a lot of fun. These guys make really good mood. Thank you, Baerbel & Christian!

09.11.2009, 106th Days
Las Lajas, Panama
Due to the advertising of Kalle and Alex and I drive to the Honduran border small bungalow resort 'Paradise Hotel'. Baerbel & Chris welcomed me very friendly, I get a very nice, clean 'hut' at very good price. For a long time, I enjoy really hot shower, a rarity in Central America. The entire stay is very pleasant to me. So much so that I do exceptionally advertising:> http://www.paradiseinn.de/ <. Siehe auch die Link-Box am Ende der Seite. Tacho: 30.550 km Strecke, heute: 330km Strecke, gesamt: 20.550 km

Rollercoaster Retinal Detachment

Granada, Nicaragua & Costa Rica

08.11.2009, 105. Tag

Ciudad Neily , Costa Rica, an der Grenze zu Panama

Why this place is called 'Ciudad' (= town), carries me has not yet been developed. It rains continuously for lunch, as most of the week. This is absolutely nothing going on at all. Whether it's is the weather? The trip here went over the mountains (2000-3000 m altitude) was Troedel for the same transport, wet and cold. I have only one set of dry laundry, dry the clothes do not have to tomorrow I'll probably look for a laundry with dryer. Part sporig already smells. Good thing I do not perceive my smell, who knows ...

speedometer: 30,220 km route today: 400km distance, total: 20 220 km

07.11.2009. 104. Days

San Jose , Costa Rica

If things do not just raining, do the police laser checks between Liberia and San Jose. With 25,000 - I'm here Corones. Today, times and rightly so. I was really a bit too fast and I can catch me when overtaking prohibited.

Thommy's here. He makes a Costa Rica tour. Easily manipulated by an accident, we have met here.

Danke fuer den Tipp, Thommy, habe viel Spass, mach' schoene Bilder, damit wir viel zu erzaehlen haben, wenn wir uns wieder sehen.

25.000,- Corones sind 40 US$.

Tacho: 29.820 km Strecke, heute: 290km Strecke, gesamt: 19.820 km

06.11.2009. 103. Days

Playa del Coco , Costa Rica

Jim advised me Jimbo's Hotel 'La Vida Loca' = crazy life. The hotel is not one, but a bar on the beach-in rain-can only be achieved over a bridge, or driving through water. The beach itself is idyllic in the rain.

Hans (his name is really so)

enjoy the natural shower.

Jimbo ist ein netter Canadier, sein Koch Amerikaner, dessen Essen nicht zu empfehlen. Warum macht Jimbo so was? Liegt vielleicht an seiner Kundschaft. Die Bude war voll, nur mit Pensionaeren oder Aussteigern aus Canada, den USA und Deutschland. Keiner machte den Eindruck, als wuerde er / sie dem Leben einen Inhalt geben. Ein Bier, das Essen, ein Schwaetzchen mit ein paar Leuten, nix wie weg. Wehmuetig denke ich an die Gespraeche mit Alicia und Vicente in Mexico.

Tacho: 29.530 km Strecke, heute: 220km Distance, total: 19,530 km

04th - 05 11.2009, 102 Days

Granada, Nicaragua

I am a bit gestromert by Granada.

The city does not as a sad impression as Leon and the others crossed places. It is a shame that only a criminal family and then the CIA-backed Contras with this beautiful country and friendly people have made.

And I did something that I would not previously have dreamed: I'm Harley down. 3-Finger Jim (the guy called wirklich so ), Besitzer von 3 oder 4 Harley Davidsons, hat mich zu einer Rundfahrt der besonderen Art eingeladen. Zuerst dachte ich, ich solle als Sozius mitfahren. Denkste. Er schmeisst einen seiner Eisenhaufen an und laesst mich fahren. Nicht ohne mich vorher meine Stiefel anziehen zu lassen und mir einen harley-gerechten Pisspot zu verpassen. Meinen Helm konnte er nicht akzeptieren, sowas passt nicht auf eine HARLEY. So sind wir mit 2 Harleys durch Granada und Umgebung gebrattelt. 50% der eingesetzten Energie wandelt das Teil in Laerm um. Die Fahrbahneigenschaften werden unmittelbar an die Wirbelsaeule weitergeleitet. Ein -unerwartetes- Erlebnis der besonderen Art. Willi und Harley; Sachen gibt's, die gibt's eigentlich nicht.

But it was nice with 3-Finger Jim. He is a US-Ami from Alabama. He lives here because he, as he says, can live in freedom, is a gifted chef of Cajun cuisine as well as classic rock and country musicians.

03.11.2009, 100th Days

Granada, Nicaragua

The highlight of the day: Instead of staying on the road to 'All' go, I'm about 60 miles along the 'road' to Managua en ... -Ja eigenlich what? Driving was not. Motocross either. Nor pothole searches that were just there, always and everywhere, no sense to want to avoid them. Soon I had the bow 'out. Simple go with 100 things straight and let the Yami do the rest. For my spine, it was the best. To Yami I was already worried me, but she has mastered the ordeal well. The mill excited me more and more what endures everything! In Granada tighten a few screws, that's it. If that's just so people would simply.

speedometer: 29,310 km route today: 190km distance, total: 19,310 km