August 23, 2019 Marty and I flew from Portland, Oregon to the Galapagos Island in Ecuador. We spent 5 days on a tour boat checking out the birds and reptiles on the Galapagos Island. We flew to Quito to visit the Equator and the historic district in Quito. Next, we flew to Cusco, Peru to visit the Sacred Valley and archeological sites. Then we went on a three night, four day Inca trail hike to Macho Picchu. On September 7, 2019, I started my bike and bus portion of this trip. I took a bus from Cusco, Peru to Nazca, Peru. I then cycled to Paracas, Peru and met up with Marty (she was on a bus trip from Cusco to Lima). We visited Islas Ballestas where we saw penguins, sea lions and hundreds of sea birds. Then we traveled by bus to Lima Peru which is the last link in my American Journey (At that point I had traveled from the Arctic Ocean to the Southern tip of South America). We flew back towards Portland on September 14, arriving in Portland the following day and taking the max back to my place. On this trip, I cycled about 260.83 miles, covered 246 miles on boats and 1,360.88 miles using ground transportation traveling through Ecuador and Peru in 24 days.
August 8, 2022 I flew from Portland, Oregon to Honningsvag, Norway. I visited the northern most point in Europe at Nordkapp, Norway. Then I took a bus to Skaidi, Norway and cycled to Umeå, Sweden. Next, I took a train to Kramfors, cycled to Norrfällsviken and from there cycled to Gävle. Then I took a train to Stockholm, spent three days in Stockholm and then flew back to Portland, Oregon. On this trip, I cycled about 1081.55 miles and traveled about 384 miles using ground transportation. I traveled through Norway, Finland and Sweden for 23 days.
