Step one - buy a new moto....

I bought a 2008 Suzuki DL650 V Strom from Patrick (that's him on a previous trip to Uganda) in Gauteng - near Johannesburg, South Africa. I haven't paid for it yet and not sure how to proceed remotely with registering it in my name and getting all the documents processed. Also, I'll want to modify it a bit and I'm not sure how to go about getting all that done without being in country until next March or April. But, it is a start; I now have a bike waiting for me!

Will I actually spend the time and effort it requires to share my travel stories/experiences with anyone in the wide world who might want to track my comings and goings? I want to do it. But, will I?

I took up motorcycle riding when I was 62 years old, now almost 7 years ago. I'm not very good at it; too cautious of mind and weak of muscle. But, I like taking a bit of a risk and feeling the speed and challenge of it.
I have now ridden about 70,000 miles on motorcycles. Some in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, and in a few months Africa. Haven't yet thought much about Asia, but maybe one day.

Latin America involved a lot of off road; I'm better on the road! But, it was fun and I live to tell about. But, I haven't told about it much. I've got thousands of pictures. Nt great photography, but they remind of when I was where and how it felt and what was happening. Not many people have seen even a few of them.

I'm thinking I should try to blog and post pictures next time -- Africa.

I'm planning to start in South Africa, then Namibia, Botswana (I hope I get to meet The First Lady Detective), Mozambique, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, and then.... Maybe Libya and Tunisia before crossing into Europe. We'll see. And, we'll see if this blog ever amounts to anything....