Colombia!

As you know from following the blog (and perhaps from reading 5000 Miles At 8000 RPM), two of the riders who accompanied us were Juan Carlos and Gabriel, who are from Colombia.   They were sponsored by AKT Moto, the RX3 Colombian importer.

Good buddy Gabriel

Good buddy Juan Carlos in California

One of the reasons the Colombians accompanied us on the 5000-mile Western America Adventure Ride is that they wanted to learn from our experience because they are doing a similar tour in Colombia later this year.   You can probably guess where this story is going…I’ve been invited on that ride, and yes, I’m going!

Here’s the route…

My good buddy Juan Carlos sent the Colombia itinerary to me, and it’s looking like this:

1. Medellín – Coveñas 500 km (10 horas Aprox.)
2. Coveñas – Mompós 180 km (5 horas Aprox.)
3. Mompós – La Playa (vía El Burro) 270 km (10 horas Aprox.)
4. La Playa – Barichara 370 km (9 horas Aprox.)
5. Barichara – Villa de Leyva (vía Arcabuco) 200 km (5 horas Aprox.)
6. Villa de Leyva – Honda (vía Zipaquira – El Rosal) 320 km (9 horas Aprox.)
7. Honda – Santa Rosa de Cabal (entrada al nevado) 250 km (9 horas Aprox.)
8. Santa Rosa – Medellín (vía Filandia – Quimbaya – Anserma) 350 km (10 horas Aprox.)

It’s going to be a blast, and I just can’t wait!   It will be in the month of December, and I’ll keep you posted about this exciting adventure on the blog as details emerge.

Another thought…are any of you up for a quick 4-day relaxed ride through Baja?   I’m thinking of a 4-day run entering Mexico in Tecate.   We’d run down to and spend the first night in San Felipe on the Sea of Cortez.   Day 2 would see us riding south on the new highway on the Sea of Cortez side, taking the 23-mile dirt road through Coco’s Corner across the peninsula to Catavina, where we’d spend the second night.   Day 3 would be an exploration of the Pacific side picking up the wreck made famous in Clem Salvadori’s book Motorcycle Journeys Through Baja, and spending the night either in Ensenada or one of the small towns on the way up to Ensenada.  After that, we’d head north and ride home.

Clem Salvadori’s photo of the Isla Del Carmen shipwreck

My photo of the Isla Del Carmen a few years ago

This would be a Thursday through Sunday ride, about 40 miles of it would be on dirt roads, and it would most likely be in late October or early November.  Let me know if you have an interest in doing this by writing to me at jberk@cscmotorcycles.com.