Dual Sport Riding
May 20, 2009
It turns out riding a dual sport motorcycle is nothing like riding a bicycle and contrary to what you might think it’s actually the opposite side of easy. Yes, having an engine makes going uphill a bit easier but having a gas pedal actually gets you into trouble more than it gets you out of trouble. Riding through sand felt like trying to ride a 400lb moving pogo stick across a sea of marbles. The only thing harder than the actual riding was having to pick up the massive machine off the ground when I fell over, twice.
It was an unbelievably challenging and rewarding experience and I have a new found respect for the guys who race across anything on a dirt bike. I think for the time being I’ll stick to racing my mountain bike.
Ikil Cenote
May 7, 2009
This experience was from my (James) honey-moon trip to Riviera Maya. It took place at the Ikil Cenote near Chichen Itza. The cenote is about 90 feet deep… just to get to the surface of the water. That’s right you have to walk down a drilled tunnel that spirals around the cenote to reach the water surface. The actually depth of the cenote is around 120 feet. The water was clear enough to see at least 10 feet deep, and jumping off the 20-30 foot ledge into the sink hole topped off the experience. I recommend stopping by this amazing place if you ever visit Riviera Maya.
