November 22, 2013 I flew from Portland, Oregon to Guatemala City, Guatemala. I cycled to Antigua, Guatemala and climbed most of the way up Volcano Pacaya . Then I cycled through El Salvador and Honduras to get to Nicaragua . In the town of Leon I was hit by a Taxi and had to fix my trailer in the hotel that night. I continued as far south as San Jorge, Nicaragua and took a ferry to Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua. The island has 2 volcanoes and I climbed the higher one, Volcano Conception. I ended my cycling trip at Managua international airport. On this trip I cycled 710.07 miles in Central America in 14 days. I flew back to Portland, Oregon on December 8, 2013.
November 15, 2014 I flew from Portland, Oregon to Quito, Ecuador . I cycled the Andes in Ecuador reaching an elevation of 12,678 feet above sea level before returning to sea level. Then I spent 3 days on the Galapagos Islands. Then I took a bus to Piura, Peru and cycled through the Sechura desert to Trujillo, Peru . I then took a bus to Lima, Peru. On this trip I ended up cycling 827.72 miles through Ecuador and Peru in 20 days. I flew back to Portland, Oregon on December 5, 2014.
