A TECATE in TECATE!! Now I''ve had a pizza in pisa, a Vienna sausage in Vienna and a Tecate in Tecate, Mexico.

Day two (late entry): 115 degrees was the tops for day two. I have an instrument in my luggage which records the high and the low for both temperature and humidity since the last reset for those who asked. 377 miles and I stayed in Yuma. The photo is my usual configuration for the Moto. The bag on the rear is full of soft clothing so the center of mass is more forward than it looks. We cook along at 70 with a smooth ride.

Day One (yesterday). Highway 95 from Reno to Las Vegas. 425 miles. 108 degrees. Exhausted, I stopped short of Las Vegas by 40 miles and stayed in Indian Springs.

Day Two: (today). I am holed up in Starbucks at Lake Havasu. 211 miles so far today but too damn hot (105)to continue. The heat, the low humidity (15) and the relative wind make it impossible to stay hydrated. I'll stay until 4:00 and go for another 150 miles-maybe Brawley, California.

Your "road warrior" all dressed up.

Baja California. From Reno to Las Vegas to visit family. After Las Vegas, I will stay in Mexico: Ensenada, El Rosano, Guerrrero Negro, Santa Rosalia, Villa Constitution and finally La Paz - where I get a boat to Mazatlan. Each leg is approximately 300 miles or 7 hours with breaks. That's five days of a 12+ day trip. I will post the other route spots from a La Paz cafe. Stay with me and email me at jcaselli13 @yahoo.com

Surprise!!! I couldn't wait until September. Now I plan to leave on July 9th from Reno, Nevada. 3,602 miles on my Yamaha. Or 12 days on the road. I expect to add some rest/recreation days and maybe some more time for motorcycle repairs (God forbid.) So, just maybe, a total of 18 days. First down Baja California to La Paz. Then the ferry to Mazatlan, through Guadalajara then the Central States. My destination is the Panama canal! Start checking in on July 12th!

Good bye until Sept

I've spent two exciting months in C. Rica and now will return to Nevada for the summer. I plan to begin my return trip on September 15th by motorcycle. That adventure should take two weeks. First to San Diego, then down Baja and the ferry to Matzalan. The real adventure will be through the "real" central America: San Salvadore. Guatamala, Nicaragua (OK, been there before.) and then C. Rica and on to Panama. So get your maps ready! Want to go? Contact me at jcaselli13@yahoo.com. (Guys must have their own moto. Biker chick applicants must weigh less than 120 pounds-sexy touching is optional .)