THE WANDERING WURST

             Chapter 8: Ending on a high note  Buenos Aires - Asuncion - Iguazú - Montevideo - Florianópolis - Quito - Galapagos - Denver  The days at this point were melting together. It had been a week now since I took off in Ushuaia and it was hard to distinguish between the different days of riding. Barely enough rest to stay awake during the rides, and not enough to progress the healing from my two accidents over the past month and the chronic muscle tension from months of riding. By now, every part of my body is affected either directly or through referred pains.  To keep my spirits somewhat up, I tried to imagine that every day would get better. Not trying to be overly dramatic, but it was the perfect opportunity for the world to show me that there is always another level of hardship waiting around the corner.  This time in the form of either torrential downpours or sweltering heat.  Impendin...

          Chapter 7: Crashes, crosswinds,  and the long road through Patagonia   Gosh, another chapter full of photos, experiences, stories, and connections made—some for life, some short-lived. One is not necessarily better than the other, and none will be forgotten, ever. You may be wondering, when does this trip ever end? Believe me, I'm feeling it too. In my bones, my head, and my bank account...and the machine is slowly breaking down right under me.  The route covered in this chapter represents a bit a less than a quarter of the entire trip. You can imagine how many days and even weeks of driving we had to do just to reach the next destination, nothing to do, nothing to look at, just a boatload of silent helmet noise and time to think. Lots of it!  But, let's start at the beginning, shortly after Santiago we had to stop in Villa Baviera, aka COLONIA DIGNIDAD. Built by Nazis and supported by the Chilean dictator P...