WEEK 15 : 8th Feb - 14th Feb 2002
Trip Distance (km) Quote of the Week Country
14,917 Do you want to go diving today Boxy - No! - was the reply as he wiped hangover dribble from his chin
 Honduras - Nicaragua
Utila - Tegucigalpa - Managua (Nicaragua) - Granada - San Jorge - Moyogalpa

Memorable Moment


After deciding on taking a shortcut we were on route from La Ceiba to the capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa. For about 20 miles we rode through small villages in the mountains only to find the road deteriorate to a mere donkey trail. "can't be too hard" was the general consensus, so onward we pressed past sheer drop offs, facing steep cliff faces and coincidently along the road completely washed away. Within an hour Bob (names changed to protect the guilty) had slid down an embankment, got trapped underneath an upside-down bike, damaged both pannier boxes and was in great need of Matthews assistance (your bike was unscratched Jamie). However we still pressed on, only to meet two locals who in no uncertain terms told us we were crazy and that we would need at least 4 blokes to lift the bikes over the hazards that lay ahead. With tails between our legs we progressed back down the mountain past the villagers who observably knew 2 hours earlier they would be seeing the Goneriden crew again shortly

 

Pictures of the Week

Competition

Tallest Story
Winner was an ex Kiwi , now Nicaraguan resident, of his run-in with the 'special police', his jail experience and escape from near certain death, and subsequent feasting with the president of the Country.

Highlight

After spending 3 days in Utila, we are now qualified Advanced Open Water Divers and in doing so gained a achievement unrelated to our motorbikes

Risk Activity

Attempting the theoretical mountain road finding conditions severely underestimated on our behalf. Risk factor 9/10

Lowlight

After serious negotiation on prices of selective animals (parrots, lizards, monkeys) with the roadside salesmen we had to pass up the opportunity of owning any due to the lack of room to tie then onto the bikes

Road Tally

This week there was two damaged panniers, 1 dented ego, 1 flat tyre and one fluffy little house dog that ended up having a very bad day.