Mexico Ride 2008 Pics
Day Six (Thursday May
22, 2008)
Fresh Squeezed
Sea Urchin
Riding to the market
We stopped for a little
jugo (juice) in the market
She posed for us while
in the market
This little piggy is already
at the market
Anybody for a little cow
tongue?
These boats are local
charter boats
Checking out the ferry
to Baja (just in case we decide to extend our trip?)
Transportation for everyone
Local fisherman parking
area
slicing up the day's catch
Steve has made friends
with our personal tour guide and pick-up (tour bus) driver
Stan is out killing time
Don had fish tacos for
lunch
This couple is having
a drink at the swim-up bar
hmmm................who
took this picture?
Our bikes hanging out
under the tree at the edge of the lobby
We're going up to the
very top of this building to meet Glen Heggstad (The
Striking Viking). He is on the top floor at the Penthouse. Don had
made contact with Glen and had arranged for us to go by and say "hello".
Chatting with Glen with
his World tour pictures in the background. Glen has ridden around the
world to some very remote places on a motorcycle. I read his book in preparation
for my trip to South America.
Stan, Don, Glen and Steve
On top of his building
at his hot tub
A view of Mazaltan from
Glen's condo
Glen is leading us to
dinner
Walking to the street
cafe
Steve, Don, Stan, Glen
and Bo enjoying good company and dinner
This young lady sold us
a rose during dinner
Notes for today:
-
We had one extra day to spend wherever. We chose to spend it here. It turned out to be much more than just a rest day. We got a great tour of the city. I had intentions on meeting Reed Roach (from Dallas) today to visit and share road stories, but we never caught each other. We were both at my hotel at the same time, but just didn't see each other. Stan and Steve described an orange motorcycle that came out of the parking lot at the same time they were returning from a walk. Don and I had been sitting at the beach area hoping Reed could make it by and just flat missed each other?
- We met Glen Heggstad today. Don made the arrangements and it was much more than a pleasure hearing his many stories of his life-long adventures and some of his more recent travel adventures around the world. He was extremely giving of his time, home and experiences. It was a valued meeting by all of us.
- To learn more about Glen you can go to his website that is posted above. If you have a lot of time and want to be entertained while learning more about Glen, then go to this forum link: The Adventure Riders Forum
- This page starts in the middle of a long list of interviews with known riders. This link starts out rousting Glen out for the interview lead by Packmule. The interview takes several weeks with a question here and there while forum members comment along the way. It takes time, but Glen gives some complete answers (with documentation in some cases) to his past.