Hola from Bolivia

[Shewolf]

After a couple of days travel we finally got out on the bikes today - yeeha, I´m in love with a DRZ400

There´ll be a ride report over here eventually - just a few piccies for now

1. Flying to La Paz and looking down at the country we´re riding through
2. Weirdness in the sky at Cochabamba
3. Yummy lunch at Cory´s and then we were falling over ourselves to get to the bikes
4. Just a short ride today to shake out bikes and riders

[ADVGD]

I had no idea you were embarking on a trip, let alone an epic one! Looking forward to all the updates, have a blast!

[Rosie]

¡Buen viaje!
Looking forward to more photos

[young1]

Awesome, I am looking forward to the report

[Night Falcon]

hostalavista Shewolf

[DR Girl]

AWESOME GIRL !!!!!
Have a great riding holiday. I know it won't be easy but you are a tuff one.
Keep safe & look forward to hearing more.

[Crasherfromwayback]

How cool! Can't wait to see/hear more! Ride safe!

[Shewolf]

A surreal few days of stunning landscapes, scrapes and adventure. A slight change of itinerary due to these but we're going onto Copacabana, Lake Titicaca tomorrow for 2 days still.

The Yungas Death Road was pretty cool, although the North Yungas Road is now the most dangerous road due to billowing clouds of dust and oncoming traffic in it.

Right - now that I'm suitably fortified from quesidillas and a couple of black russians, time to sort several hundred photos.

[ducatijim]

You go girl!!!

[Crasherfromwayback]

Choice! Honda have a new bike for you too...

[Shewolf]

here are some scenery shots...

[NordieBoy]

Looks a lot like the Clarence in some of those shots.

Except the really steep ones

[Padmei]

Just remember music & passion are always the fashion ...






You prob aren't old enough to understand that

It's a Manilow thing

[Shewolf]

Except the really steep ones

Er no.

So what you don't want to see is bikes pulled over ahead looking down one of these right... .

You think the worst....


Fortunately rider and bike were ok. But here's how far the bike went from the top


The rider clipped the edge of a washout too close and lost the bike under him. He fell 2 metres but the bike was about 20m down the slope. Which at times was nearly vertical.

Phew, he's ok and bloody lucky truth be told. When you mess up here you usually don't get off lightly.

So began the exercise of bringing the bike up. The support truck duly arrived (4x4 Nissan, which later had issues of it's own but thats another story) and we fashioned a long enough rope out of some strops, tie downs and whatever else we could lay our hands on.

We were still short. The three of us ladies then did the decent thing and offered over our bras for that extra length required. Did I mention the 'muscle' of the group were either ahead already, or down the bank trying to right the bike? At the top were 3 women, an older chap, the support truck driver and an asthmatic lawyer.

We were soon surrounded by locals who happened upon the scene and avidly offered to help. So with their muscle we hauled the bike and people below to the top. I say we, but someone had to video the event right



And yes, its a Honda...of course it ran just fine afterwards.

Later, in a faaaairly accurate reconstruction by the rider he claimed to have ridden the batbike back up the sheer cliff face from which he plummeted to save a small kitten.




The Yamaha dealer from Ashburton shall remain nameless to protect his identity
The lawyer is still taking depositions from the event.
Bras were returned in nearly new condition.

[bart]

Nice one Shewolf. It wouldn't be an adventure without a wee bit of hardship.

Go hard