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    • Leg 1-6: Europe
      • Leg 1 – April 2012 – U.K. Wales, Isle of Man,France, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania
      • Leg 2 – July 2012 – Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey
      • Leg 3 – November 2012 – Turkey & Georgia
      • Leg 4 – May 2013 – Georgia, Ukraine, Crimea, Russia
      • Leg 5 – September 2013 – Ukraine Poland Germany & Denmark
      • Leg 6 – Mei 2014 – Denmark, Norway, Lapland, Finland Sweden
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      • Leg 12: Southern USA
      • Leg 13: Northern USA
      • Leg 14: Northern America
      • Leg 15: Alaska
      • Leg 16: West Coast of North America
      • Leg 17: Utah
    • Leg 18-19: Central America
      • Leg 18: Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
      • Leg 19: Panama, Columbia, Ecuador
    • Leg 20-23: South America
      • Leg 20: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
      • Leg 21: Peru, Chile, Argentina
      • Leg 22: Chile & Argentina
      • Leg 23: Argentina

Leg 13: Northern America: USA

3rd December 2016 / Johan Fleischer / 0 Comments

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About the “BIG ONE” tour

In October 2013 Fleisch was going to turn 50, and he thought it would be a good idea to celebrate this momentous occasion with an equally momentous motorbike ride from London to Cape Town South Africa. So the journey began…

The Journey

  • Home
  • About the tour
  • Current Trip
  • Leg 1-6: Europe
    • Leg 1 – April 2012 – U.K. Wales, Isle of Man,France, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania
    • Leg 2 – July 2012 – Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey
    • Leg 3 – November 2012 – Turkey & Georgia
    • Leg 4 – May 2013 – Georgia, Ukraine, Crimea, Russia
    • Leg 5 – September 2013 – Ukraine Poland Germany & Denmark
    • Leg 6 – Mei 2014 – Denmark, Norway, Lapland, Finland Sweden
  • Leg 7-10: Asia
    • Leg 7 – September 2014 – Finland, Russia
    • Leg 8: Siberia & Mongolia
      • Packing & Latest Gadget & a Promise
      • Dinner in Samara
      • Arrive in Samara
      • Leg 8 : Monday 18th Admin Day
      • Sat. 6 June to Motorbike Festival & Storage 88km
      • Admin Up-Date
      • Leg 8 Day Two : Admin Nightmare
      • Our Photos of Yesterday and Today
      • Samara to Sterlitamak via Ponomarevka
      • 532km Day’s Story
      • Thursday 21 May 423km to Uchaly via Beloretsk
      • Monday 25th to Novosibirsk 671km
      • Photos of the Day
      • 24 May to Omsk 460km Total Kilometers 30 000
      • Photos of The American Bikes Day
      • 23 May to Ishim 409km
      • Friday 22 May to Kurgan 511km
      • Photos I missed Twice !
      • More Photos
      • Tuesday 26th to Achinsk via Tomsk 669km
      • Photos of 2 days ago of our two pilots crash-landing day
      • TV 2 Link of News Interview with us.
      • Wednesday 27th May, to Krasnojaks 189km
      • Video : Fleisch’s tumble
      • Photos
      • Our Evening
      • Explanation : photos posted today
      • A Siberian stove
      • Thursday 28 May to KTM 9km to Kansk 230km
      • Friday 29 May to Zabituy 720km
      • Sunday 31 May to Listvyanka 74km
      • Saturday 30 May to Irkutsk 181km
      • Monday 1st June back to Irkutsk 80km
      • Tuesday 2nd June to Ulan Ude 478km
      • Wednesday 3 June to Darhan Mongolia 385km
      • Preparing the bikes and re-packing
      • Thursday 4th June to Ulan Bator 268km
      • Friday 5th of June riding through the city 36km
      • Facts About Lake Baikal
      • Mongolian Throat Singing and Dancing
    • Leg 9: Mongolia, China, Laos
      • Day 151 Leg 9 Friday 14th August – 402km
      • Day 152 Leg 9 Saturday 15th of August 52km
      • Day 153 Leg 9 Sunday 16th of August 299km
      • Day 154 Leg 9 Monday 17th of August 295km
      • Day 155 Leg 9 Tuesday 18th of August 22km
      • Day 156 Leg 9 Wednesday 20th of August 497 km Erenhot to Datong
      • Day 157 Leg 9 Thur. 21st of August 422km Datong to Pingyao
      • Day 158 Leg 9 – Fri. 22nd of August 372km Pingyao to Hancheng
      • Day 159 Leg 9 – Sat 22nd of August 351km Hancheng to Zhouzhi County
      • Day 160 Leg 9 – Sun. 23rd of August 482km Zhouzhi County to Guang Yuan
      • Day 160 Leg 9 – Mon. 24th of August 277km Guang Yuan to Chengdu
      • Day 161 Leg 9 – Tue. 25th of August 485km Chengdu to Xi Chang
      • Day 162 Leg 9 – Wed. 26th of August 255km Xi Chang to Panzhi Hua
      • Day 163 Leg 9 – Thur. 27th of August 385km Panzhi Hua to Jinning
      • Day 164 Leg 9 – Fri. 28th of August 401km Jinning to Pu Er City
      • Day 165 Leg 9 – Sat 29th of August 263km Pu Er City to Me Lang
      • Day 166 Leg 9 – Sun 30th of August 173km Me Lang to Mang Xai (+ One Border Crossing)
      • Day 167 Leg 9 – Mon 31st of August 15km Mang Xai Looking for Storage
      • Leg 9 – Tue. 1st of Sept. No More Riding – Start Flying Back
    • Leg 10: Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore
      • Packing for Leg 10, our Route and much more information
      • Day 172 : Thursday 12th May
      • Day 173 Vientiane to Maung Xay (by plane)
      • Day 174 Maung Xay to Luang Prabang 205km
      • Day 175 Luang Prabang to Vangvieng 240km
      • Day 176 Vangvien to Undon Thani 260km & Border Crossing
      • Day 177 Udong Thani to Nakhon via back road past Chaiyaphum 370km
      • Day 178 Chaiyaphum to Chao Samran Beach 427km
      • Day 179 Chao Samran Beach to Champon Beach Restort 347km
      • Day 180 Champon Beach Restort to Phuket 499,3km
      • Day 181 Rest-day Phuket 12km (by dive-boat)
      • Day 182 Phuket to Satun 505km
      • Day 183 Monday the 23rd Satun to George-town (and a border crossing) 251 km
      • Day 184 Tue 24th Georgetown to Klang (Port-town of Kuala Lumpu) 404km
      • Day 185 Klang to Malacca 193km
      • Day 186 Malaka to Kuala Lumpur (via shipper in Klang) 222km
      • Day 187 From Down-Town KL to Customs Yard 65km
      • In Closing
  • Leg 11: Africa
    • “RSA Bikes are Back” and Up-date on Lesotho, New Member, New Bikes
    • Thursday 17th Jhb to Memel 320km
    • Friday 18th Memel to Sani Top Chalets 460km
    • Saturday 19th Sani Top to Quachas Neck 302km
    • Sunday 20th Quatchas Neck to Malealea Lodge (near Maseru) 397km
    • Monday 21st Malealea to Johannesburg 498km
  • Leg 12-17: Northern America
    • Leg 12: Southern USA
      • 12 January 2017 Up-Date on the New Bikes and Bells
      • U.S.A Here We Come (some already there)
      • Friday 21st April : Houston Texas
      • Friday 22nd Tex’s House to Tex’s Ranch
      • Day 190 Sunday 23rd April : “A Day at the Races” – 372km
      • Day 191 Monday 24th April : From the Ranch to the House to the Factory
      • Day 192 Tuesday 25th April – Houston “We dont have a Problem
      • Day 193 Wednesday 26th of April Houston to Avery Island 491 km
      • Day 194 Thursday 27 April Avery Island to New Orleans 287km
      • Day 195 Friday 28th April New Orleans to Pensicola via Perdido Beach 396km
      • Day 196 Saturday 29th April 2017 Pensacola to Perry 478km
      • Day 197 Sunday 30th of April Perry to Everglades City 711km
      • Day 198 Monday 1st of May Everglades City to Key West 407km
      • Day 199 Tuesday 2nd of May Rest-day in Key West.
      • Day 200 Wednesday 3rd Key West to Stuart 524km
      • Day 201 Stuart to Orlando 325km
      • Day 201 Orlando to Saint George 725km
      • Day 202 Saturday 6th of May Saint George to Cary 440km
      • Day 203 Sunday 7th May Cary to Blowing Rock 427km
      • Day 204 Monday the 5th of May Blowing Rock to Chattanooga 601km
      • Day 205 Tuesday 9th May, Chattanooga to Murfreesboro 322km
      • Day 206 Wednesday 10th of May Murfreesburo to Nashville 38km
    • Leg 13: Northern USA
      • Packing For “Lucky Leg 13” (Amidst Storm Irma)
      • Lucky Leg 13, Day 207 From Storage to Down-town Nashville 67 km
      • Leg 13 Day 208 Nashville to Boone 639 Km
      • Leg 13 Day 209 Boone to Bridgewater Virginia 528 km
      • Leg 13 Day 210 Bridgewater to Annapolis 307km
      • Leg 13 Day 211 Annapolis to Asbury Park 417 km
      • Leg 13 Day 212 Asbury Park to Norwalk 178km via day in NYC
      • 2nd Blog of Day 212 – Dog and Tex’s Past 2 Days
      • Leg 13 Day 213 Norwalk to Dartmouth 440km
      • Leg 13 Day 214 Bangor to Nova Scotia 299km, and 2,5 hour Ferry Ride
      • Leg 13 Day 215 Digby to Sherbrook 579 km
      • Leg 13 Day 216 Sherbrook to New Glasgow via Cape North 701,6 km
      • Leg 13 Day 217 New Glasgow to Edmundston 673km (New Brunswick Provence)
      • Leg 13 Day 218 Edmundston to Montreal 713km
      • Leg 13 Day 219 Montreal to Oakville (Just outside Toronto) 628km
      • Leg 13 Day 220 Oakville to Elma 186km
    • Leg 14: Northern America
      • Leg 14 Eventually Here !!!!
      • Leg 14 “The Eagle Has Landed” (and an up-date on some Admin.)
      • Leg 14 Blog Test (lets hope the problems has now been solved)
      • Leg 14’s Fishy Story
      • Leg 14 Day 221 – Buffalo, back into Canada, to Toronto 158km
      • Leg 14 Day 222 Wet Wet Wet Toronto to Kilarney 471km
      • Leg 14 Day 223 Killarney to Saute Ste Marie 427km
      • Leg 14 Day 224 – Ste Marie to Green Bay 553km
      • Day 225 Wed 25th July Green Bay to Two Rivers 351km
      • Day 226 26th July Two Rivers to Oshkosh 135km
      • Day 227 Friday 27th July 0km
      • Day 228 Sat. 28th July 5km
      • Day 229 Sunday 30th July Oschkosh to Mankato 606km
      • Day 230 Monday 31st Mankato to Pierre South Dakota 683km
      • Day 231 Tue 31st July Pierre to Rapid City 328km
      • Day 232 Wed. 1st August Rapid City & Sturgis (Playing Tourists) 382km
      • Day 233 Rapid City to Worland 741km Thurday 2nd August(160km done yesterday evening)
      • Day 234 Friday 3rd August Worlands to Red Lodge 349km
      • Day 235 Saturday 4th August Red Lodge to West Yellowstone 375km
      • Day 236 Sunday 5th of August West Yellowstone to Polson 658km
      • Day 237 Monday 6th August, Polson to Kalispell 352km
      • Day 238 Tuesday 7th August Kalispell to Republic 610km
      • Day 239 Wednesday 9th August Republic to Oak Harbour 494km m
      • Day 240 Thursday 9th Oak Harbour to Seattle 231km
      • Day 241 Friday 10th August Hotel to Mount Renier to Storage
      • Final Post Leg 14 Photos, Report on Trip Home & Exciting News
    • Leg 15: Alaska
      • Planning For Alaska, Leg 15 & Texans Visit to South Africa
      • Packing through the Chaos!!!
      • Day 242 Storage to KTM to Hotel 11km
      • Day 243, Olympia (Seattle) to Cache Creek Tuesday 16th July798km
      • Day 244, Wednesday 17th July Cache Creek to Alaskan Highway Junction (Via Mackinzley and McLeod Lake) 698,9km
      • Day 245 Thursday 18th July, Junction to Fort Nelson 702km
      • Day 246 Friday 19th July Fort Nelson to Watsons Lake 535km
      • Day 247 Saturday the 20th of July Watson Lake to Whitehorse 485km
      • Day 248 Sunday the 21st of July Whitehorse to Tok 661km
      • Day 249 Monday the 22nd of July Tok to Fairbanks 361km
      • Day 250 Fairbanks to Wiseman Tuesday 23rd July 477km
      • Day 251 Wiseman to Dead Horse Wednesday 24th July 394km
      • Day 252 Dead Horse to Wiseman Thursday the 25th July 409km
      • Friday 26th July Day 253 Wiseman to Fairbanks 462km
      • Saturday the 27th of July Day 254 Fairbanks to Chena Hot Springs 115km
      • Sunday the 28th July Day 255 Chena Hot Springs to Denali National Park 301km
      • Monday 29th July Day 256 Denali National Park to Whittier 508km
      • Tuesday 30th Day 257 Whittier to Cooper Landing 224km via Sterling
      • Wednesday 31st July Cooper Landing to Tok 726km Day 258
      • Thursday 1st August Tok to White Horse 678km Day 259
      • Friday 2nd of August, White Horse to Teslin, 262km, Day 260
      • Saturday 3rd of August, Teslin to Dease Lake, 501km, Day 261
      • Sunday the 4th of August, Dease Lake to Smithers 641km, Day 262
      • Monday the 5th of August, Smithers to Valemount 709km, Day 263
      • Tuesday the 6th of August, Valemount to Lynden (Washington State, just over the border) 776km, Day 264
      • Wednesday the 7th of August, Lynden to Kent (a Seattle Suburb) 305km, Day Number 265
      • Thursday the 8th of August, Kent (a Seattle Suburb) to Airport, in Uber Still Day Number 265
    • Leg 16: West Coast of North America
      • Leg 16 (Yes, it happening) Seattle to Denver Colorado
      • DJ Run 2022 (Good reason for me to Practice to write the Blog)
      • Why, why why ?????
      • Tuesday 19th April Johannesburg to Seattle
      • Day 266, Wednesday 20 April Seattle to Astoria via Mount Helen About 400km
      • Todays Photos & Up-Date
      • Day 267 Thur 21April Astoria to Winston 460km
      • Day 268 Friday 22nd April, Winston to Burney’s 552km
      • Day 269 Saturday 23rd April, Burney’s to Santa Rosa 525km
      • Day 270 Sun. 24th April Santa Rosa to Grovelands via SF 334km
      • More Photos of Today
      • Day 271 Monday 25th April Grovelands to Oakhurst 228 km
      • Day 272, Tuesday 26th April, Yosemite to Kernville 441km
      • Day 273 Wednesday 27th April, Kernville to Las Vegas via Death Valley 545km
      • Day 274 Thursday 28th April (Rest Day) Las Vegas to Las Vegas via Red Rock Canyon 89 km
      • Day 275 Friday 29th April Las Vegas to Duck Creek Village 511 km
      • Day 276 Saturday 30th April Duck Creek Village to Bluff 509km
      • Day 277 Sunday 1st May Bluff to Saguache 534km
      • Day 278 Monday 2nd May Saguache to Denver 325km
      • Day 279 Tuesday 3rd May Hotel to Bike Wash to Storage 23km
      • Thursday & Friday the 5th & 6th of May Final Post Leg 16
    • Leg 17: Utah
      • Tuesday 9th August : Cheap & Nasty Flights = Long Traveling Time
      • Day 280 Wed 10 August Hotel to Storage to KTM Workshop & Bac to Hotel 64km
      • Day 281 Thur. 11 Aug Denver to Leadville 279km
      • Day 282 Fri 12th Aug Leadville to Moab 654km
      • Day 283 Sat 13th Aug Play Day In Moab + Arches National Park 183km
      • Day 284 Sunday 14th August Moab to Salt Lake City 483Km
      • Day 285 Monday 15th Aug Hotel to Land Cruiser Museum, Lunch Restaurant, Hotel, Dinner Hotel 142km
      • Day 286 Tue 16th Aug Salt Lake City to Vernal 439km
      • Day 287 Wed. 17th Aug Vernal to Walden 498km
      • Day 288 Thursday 18th Aug Walden to Alliance 496km
      • Day 289 Fri 19th Aug Alliance to Colby 542km
      • Day 290 Sat 20 Aug Colby to Manitou Springs 491km
      • Day 291 Sunday 21st Manitou Springs to Trinidad 405km
      • Day 292 Monday 22nd August Trinidad to Childress 654km
      • Day 293 Tue 23rd August Childress to Denison 472km
      • Day 294 Wednesday 24th Aug Denison to Dallas via Fort Worth 220km
      • Day 295 Thursday 25th August Dallas to Katy 455km
      • Day 296 Friday 26th August Richmond to Houston Airport via KTM 185km
  • Leg 18-19: Central America
    • Leg 18: Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
      • Up Date Leg 18
      • Preparation In Full Swing (plus a new Gadget)
      • Day 297 Wed. 3rd May KTM Workshop to Tex’s House 36km
      • Day 298 Thursday 4 May Home Day 25km
      • Day 299 Friday 5th May Houston to Red Ranch (near Bellville Texas) 197km
      • Day 300 Saturday 6 May Red Ranch to Farmers Market and Back 19km
      • Day 301 Sunday 7th May Red Ranch to Reynosa Mexico 592km
      • Day 302 Monday 8th May Reynosa to Tula via Montemorellos 613km
      • Day 303 Tue 9th May Tula to Las Poza 297km
      • Day 304 Wed 10th May Las Poza to San Miguel de Allende 341km
      • Day 305 Thursday 11th of May San Miguel de Allende to Cholula 477km
      • Day 306 Friday 12th of May Cholula to Oaxaca 435km
      • Day 307 Saturday 13th May Oaxaca to Huatulco 427km
      • Day 308 Sunday 14th May Huatulco to Tuxtla 527km
      • Day 309 Monday 15th May Tuxtula to Coatepeque Guatemala 467km
      • Day 310 Tuesday 16 May Coatepeque to San Salvador (El Salvador) 427km
      • Day 311 Wednesday 17th May Sight Seeing Around San Salvador 268km
      • Day 312 Thursday 18 May San Salvador to Choluteca Honduras 368km
      • Day 313 Friday 19th May Choluteca to Miramar Nicaragua 227km
      • Day 314 Saturday 20 May Miramar to Coco Costa Rica 334km
      • Day 315 Sunday 21st May Coco to San Jose 251km
      • Day 316 Hotel in San Jose to Airport Hotel via Car Wash, Bonded Store 25km
      • Tuesday 23rd May Final Blog Leg 18
    • Leg 19: Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador
      • Leg 19 Central America Part 2 (Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador)
      • Day 313 Wed. 7th February Arrival in San Jose, Storage to Hotel 600m
      • Day 314 Thursday 8 Feb San Jose to Dominical Beach 207km
      • Day 315 Friday 9 February Dominical Beach to Drake Bay 192km
      • Day 316 Saturday 10th Feb Rest Day in Drake Bay 0km
      • Day 317 Sunday the 11th go Feb Punta Marenco Lodge to Pavones via Golfino 225km
      • Day 318 Monday 12th Feb Pavones to Sons via Boca Chica 332km
      • Leg 19 Day 319 Tuesday 13th Feb Sons to Chitre Panama 244 km
      • Leg 19 Day 320 Wednesday 14th Feb Chitre to Panama City 273km
      • Leg 19 Day 321 Thur 15 Feb (Hotel, Shipping Agent, Airport, KTM, Canal Museum Dinner Hotel) 128km
      • Leg 19 Day 322 Friday 16th Feb Panama City to Bogota (800km by Plane) Hotel to Cargo Terminal 32km
      • Leg 19 Day 323 Saturday 17th Feb Rest Day Bogota Colombia 0km
      • Leg 19 Day 324 Sunday 18th Feb. 2nd Rest Day – Bogota 0km
      • Leg 19 Day 325 Monday 19th Feb Customs to Hotel 4,5km
      • Leg 19 Day 326 Tue 20 Feb Bogota to Garzon 446km
      • Leg 19 Day 327 Wed. 21st Feb Garzon to Pasto 398km
      • Leg 19 Day 328 Thur 22nd February Pasto to Ibarra Ecuador 219km
      • Leg 19 Day 329 Friday 23rd Feb Playing Tourist, Auto Spa 184km
      • Leg 19 Final Blog Saturday 25th February : In Closing
  • Leg 20-23: South America
    • Leg 20 – Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
      • Leg 20 : The Packing Has Started !!!! Only 13 Days Before We Fly
      • Day 331 Tuesday 6th of August, Overland Camp to Colombian\Ecuador Border and back 275km
      • Day 332 Wednesday 7th August Ibara to Papallacata 215km via Quito
      • Day 333 Thursday 8th August Papallacta to Misahualli 202km
      • Day 334 Friday 9 August Misahalli to Macau 223km
      • Day 335 Saturday 10th August Macas to Cuenca 253km
      • Day 336 Sunday 11th August Cuenca to Vilcabamba 285km
      • Day 337 Monday 12th August Vilcabamba to San Ignacio (Peru) 221km
      • Day 338 Tuesday 13th August San Ignatius to Cutervo 241km
      • Day 339 Wednesday 14th August Cutrevo to Cajamarca 221km
      • Day 340 Thursday 15th August Cajamarca to Trujillo 312km
      • Day 341 Friday 15th August Trujillo to Santiago de Chuco 191km
      • Day 342 Saturday 17th August Santiago de Chico to Cabana 158km
      • Day 343 Sunday 18th August Cabana to Yungay 225km
      • Day 344 Monday 19th August Cabana to San Luis 129km
      • Day 345 Tuesday 21st August San Luis to Cajacay 261km
      • Day 346 Wednesday 21st August Cajacay to Lima 321km
      • Day 347 Thursday 22nd August Hotel Vila Santa to KTM Dealer\Storage 3,7km
      • Sunday 25th August Final Post For Leg 20
      • Statistics Leg 20
    • Leg 21 – Peru, Chile, Argentina
      • Less than a month before Leg 21 starts
      • Packing, for 2 Back-to-Back trips = Chaos
      • Monday 17 March Johannesburg, via San Paulo (Brazil) Lima (Peru)
      • Tuesday 18th March ; City of Lima (Customs Office, Shops, Restaurant, Oros-Sundowners)
      • Wednesday 19 March Lima to Huacachina 305km
      • Day 349 Thursday 20 March Huacachina to Puquio 321km
      • Day 350 Friday 21 March Puquio to Abancay 326km (Peru)
      • Day 351 Saturday 22 March Abancay to Ollantaytambo 221km
      • Day 352 Sunday 23 March Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu, 1,5 hours by train)
      • Day 353 Monday 24th March Machu Picchu to Ollyantaytambo (1,5 hours per train)
      • Day 354 Tuesday 25 March Ollantaytambo to Sicuani 263km
      • Day 355 Wednesday 26th March Sicani to Putina Via La Rincon 401 km
      • Day 356 Thursday 27 March Putina to Puno 142km
      • Day 357 Friday 28 March Puno to Tarata 407 km
      • Day 358 Saturday 29March Tarata to Chilean Border 139km
      • Day 359 Sunday 30 March Chilean Border to Iquiqui ( via a hotel in Arica) 336km
      • Day 360 Monday 31 March Iquique to Calama 402km
      • Day 361 Tuesday 1st of April Calama to Susques 406km
      • Day 362 2 April Susques to Salta (via mountain road,) 323km
      • Day 363 3rd of April Salta to Cafayate 202km
      • Day 364 Friday 4 April Cafayate to Belen 291km
      • Day 365 Saturday 5th April Belene to San Jose de Jachal 574km
      • Day 366 Sunday 6 April San Jose de Jachal to Mendoza (via Storage) 439km
      • Day 367 Monday 7 April Hotel in Mendoza to Car Wash to Storage 57km
      • Tuesday 8 April “In Closing” Final Blog
    • Leg 22: Chile & Argentina – South America Part 3 – Chile & Argentina
      • Day 368 Monday 17th November Storage in Mendoza to Tyre Shop, Fuel-Station 4,3km
      • Day 369 Tuesday 18th November Storage to Hotel in Mendoza Central 39km
      • Day 370 Wednesday 19 November, Mendoza to Malargue 336km
      • Day 371 Thursday 20 November Malargue to Las Lajas 519km
      • Day 372 Friday 21 November Las Lajas to San Carlo de Bariloche 529km
      • Day 373 Saturday 22nd November S C de Bariloche to Osorno 245km
      • Day 374 Sunday 23 November Osorno to Hornopiren 266km
      • Day 375 Monday 24th November Hornopiren to Chaiten 65km Plus 69km by Ferry
      • Day 376 Tuesday 25th November Chaiten to Puyuhuapi 212km
      • Day 377 Wednesday 26 November Puyuhuapi to Villa Cerro Castillo 334km
      • Day 378 Thursday 27th November Villa Cerra Castillo to Puerto Gradual 232km
      • Day 379 Friday 28 November Puerto Gradual to Perito Moreno 198km
      • Day 380 Saturday 29th November Perito Moreno to Gobernador Gregory’s 378km
      • Day 381 Sunday 30th November Gobernador Gegores to El Calafate 355km
      • Day 382 Monday 1st December El Calafate to Storage, to the Glacier Park and back to Hotel 176km
      • Day 383 Tuesday 2nd of December Hotel to Port of Bandera back to Hotel 102km
      • Day 384 Wednesday 3rd December : Hotel to Auto Spa and Storage 4km Final Blog for Leg 22
    • Leg 23 – Argentina – South America Part 4 – Argentina
      • Packing for Leg 23 Test Post
      • And so it starts, Leg 23 LOADING !!!!!!
      • Day 385 Monday 2 February Storage to Hotel 3,7 km
      • Day 386 Tuesday 3 February El Calafate to Puerto Natales 385km
      • Day 387 Wednesday 4 February Puerto Natales to Rio Grande 601km
      • Day 388 Thursday 5 February Rio Grande to Ushuaia 235km
      • Day 389 Hotel to the train, to the Harbour and back to the hotel 67km
      • Day 390 Ushuaia to Rio Grande via Almanza Fishing Village 303km
      • Day 391 Sunday 8 February Río Grande to Rio Gallegos 402km
      • Day 392 Monday 9 February Rio Gallegos to Puerto San Julian 362km
      • Day 393 Puerto San Julian to Comodoro Rivadavia 458km
      • Day 394 Wednesday 11 February Comodoro Rivadavia to Puerto Madryn 447km
      • Day 395 Thursday 12 February Puerto Madryn to Viedma via Balneario El Condor 537km
      • Day 396 Friday 13 February Viedma to Bahia Blanca 281km
      • Day 397 Saturday 14 February Bahia Blanca to San Carlos de Bolivar 464km
      • Day 398 Sunday 15 February San Carlos de Bolivar 345km
      • Day 399 Monday February 16th Buenos Aires “Rest Day”
      • Day 400 Tue. 17 Feb. Buenos Aires to Ferry Terminal in Uruguay 6km by bike and 51 by Ferry
      • Day 401 Wednesday 18 February Colonia del Sacramento to Montevideo 205km
      • Final Post for KTM Tour of the World and of Leg 23
      • Epilogue

About the “BIG ONE” tour

In October 2013 Fleisch was going to turn 50, and he thought it would be a good idea to celebrate this momentous occasion with an equally momentous motorbike ride from London to Cape Town South Africa. So the journey began…

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