Beiträge von McHeizer

Hello again this time from Nicaragua
...pics next time

Unfortunately we won't see the opening "futbol-mundial" match in Costa Rica
But we have a goal: to hit Alaska by End of June! -> so we don't have that much "spare" time...

Basically Stefan needs to get back to Germany by then.
My return...? Not sure...you'll see

Hey ho!

today just some cheers from very relaxed Costa Rica!
We are staying in a really cool Backpacker - I can reccomend!

Hang loose!

- The impressive Panama Canal
- It was time to release our Nugget out of the port: everything went really smoothly and easily! Happy we are
- And now it's time to drive across the Bridge of the Americas to move on!

- From Quito we flew to Panama
- Buses Panama City-style! You have to experience the ride with them - it's like a party bus with tuning exhaust, etc!!
- This is how our room looked like ...err almost
- Panama-city: downtown and hotel-district

@ pattycake:
this one is for you

El Commandante - schoen dich hier zu finden!
Ja wir sind selbst auch happy und ein bisschen stolz dass alles so gut lief bisher!
Peru ist auf jeden Fall beeindruckend - danke fuer deine Tipps nochmal!
und disculpe ...du weisst schon...for not posting anymore - aber nach dem Trip gerne - da duerft ihr mich ausbeuten

Jruesse aus Mittelamerika!

Sure dude!
The Swiss-division just keeps follwing us - I cannot help it

In Quito there is another chance of stepping on the Equator-line
Here with a big monument and again lots of fun shooting pictures

At the museum there were several experiments with less gravity, forces from north and south levelling each other, water not rotating while flooding, etc. Very interessting!

BUT we didn't leave all the way without visiting the capital of Ecuador.
We took a public bus to Quito -> a 9 hour bumpy ride over night!
Very pleasant city at 2800m
- sunny and warm in the morning - cloudy and fresh from the afternoon on.

We and the Nugget(!) are leaving the Southern American continent after:
- 40 (driving) days
- 16.000 kilometers
- 54 degrees of latitude (from Tierra del Fuego to the Equator)

We are timing-wise as well as distance-wise more or less at half-time. So we are in good shape
Having fun and doing well!

From Lima we drove further up north to eventually hit Ecuador after 3 days of driving again in the mountains with beautiful views!
Our goal here was the coastal town Manta
Reason for that is: we ship our beloved Nugget to Panama since there is no through road from Colombia to Panama.
Even with all the shipping logistics and formalities to handle (puuh :o) there was still some time left to actually drive to the Equator
Here some evidence:

You crazy bone-heads!
But that's why I like you guys!

Greetings back from (meanwhile) Ecuador!!!

From Lima we moved on north towards Ecuador

Here some varios impressions:
the closer to the Ecuator we are the more tropical the landscape gets

From Nazca we drove down to Lima
One of the prettiest cities so far - however pretty hectic and with a strong threat of pickpockets, etc.

Lima was on the most important and wealthy cities in the 18th century until a grand earthquake destroyed it totally.
So what can be seen today is rebuilt from that time plus some remains of the old town.

OK, some more travel news:

From Cuzco we drove west into Nazca to see the famous Nazca Lines.
We took one of the small airplane-rides to see everything from above. The hole thing was part of the fun, since the captain did some aerobatic stuff on the way back to Nazca.

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Original von pattycake
Erik! Hey, I got signed on but not as COBabe (couldn't stop laughing at that one!). Love the pics! Glad to hear you are having a great time!

Hey pattycake! good to see you here at last

@ Tyson: good point!
We had a good friendship before and so far it's even getting stronger. So no worries

Hey super - danke Michi!

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Original von chouca
nice pictures Eric! Looks like you had Machu Picchu to yourself.

Yeah there was really not that much going on, considering the amount of buses hauling the people up the hill.

We are really enjoying ourselves!

the famous Machu Picchu:
was really amazing and fascinating!!!

We travelled there by train from Cuzco and back (appr 4h each way)
They charge the tourists badly for that.
But we meet a lot of nice and interesting people!

- our car on an old wodden ferry-boat
- Lago Titicaca (with Copacobana)
- Cuzco!
Cuzco is really pretty and nicely refurbished and everything - but a little too touristic for my taste