Valentine Lake, Louisiana, USA: (June 12, 1997)

Papantla, Mexico: (June 28, 1997) Voladores flying men at El Tajin ruins

Xalapa, Mexico: (July 5, 1997) Olmec head at the Anthropology Museum

Oaxaca, Mexico : (July 7, 1997) Sharon at Monte Alban ruins

Oaxaca, Mexico: (July 9, 1997) Dave holds up the ruins

El Tule, Mexico: (July 9, 1997) 2000 year old tree

San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico: (July 2x, 1997) Church near the town square

Ocosingo, Mexico: (July 28, 1997) The macadamia nut ranch

Ocosingo, Mexico: (July 28, 1997) Dave at Tonina ruins (Mayan)

Campeche, Mexico: (August 2, 1997) Typical street of painted houses

Uxmal, Mexico: (August 5, 1997) Uxmal temple ruins (Mayan) in the Yucatan Peninsula

Uxmal, Mexico: (August 5, 1997) Looking down from the temple of the magicians at Uxmal ruins (Mayan)

Chicen Itza, Mexico: (August 6, 1997) Chichen Itza ruins (Mayan)

Chichen Itza, Mexico: (August 6, 1997) Chichen Itza ruins (Mayan)

Crooked Tree, Belize: (August 19, 1997) A howler monkey hangs out

El Remate, Guatemala: (August 24, 1997) Dave playing with tarantulas in Don David's garden

Poptun, Guatemala: (August 27, 1997) Tree house where we slept on a bed suspended from the ceiling at Finca Ixobel

Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala: (September 8, 1997) Dave and Sharon

Lake Atitlan, Guatelmala: (September 11, 1997) 4 local girls selling bead jewelery

Lake Atitlan, Guatelmala: (September 11, 1997) Dave working on his journal on the HP palmtop

Lake Atitlan, Guatemala: (September 11, 1997) sunset

Chichicastanengo, Guatemala: (September 11, 1997) market day

Chichicastanengo, Guatemala: (September 11, 1997) mask vendor at the market

Honduras: (September 20, 1997) Typical highway road wash

Copan, Honduras: (September 22, 1997) Stella at Copan ruins (Mayan)

Copan, Honduras: (September 22, 1997) Gargoyle at Copan ruins (Mayan)

Tela, Honduras: (September 24, 1997) A truck full of freshly picked rambutan fruit. Delicious!

San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua: (October 1, 1997) Dave is attacked by Tutti, the white faced monkey

San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua: (October 3, 1997) Sea turtles newly hatched and running for the water

Liberia, Costa Rica: (October 6, 1997) Toucan with blue feet

Arenal Volcano, La Fortuna, Costa Rica: (October 10, 1997)

Arenal Volcano, La Fortuna, Costa Rica: (October 11, 1997)

Bogota, Columbia: (November 11, 1997) Unloading the motorcycle from the Bogota airport cargo hold after crossing the Darien Gap from Panama

Bogota, Columbia: (November 11, 1997) Greg Frazier (USA) at the loading dock

Bugalagrande, Columbia: (November 13, 1997) Cow in the gas station parking lot

Tierradentro, Columbia: (November 19, 1997) Sharon crossing bamboo bridge during hike to the tombs

Tierradentro, Columbia: (November 20, 1997) Shimming the motorcycle luggage rack with a beer can

Otavalo, Ecuador: (December 7, 1997) Skyview of motorcycles from hotel window

Otavalo, Ecuador: (December 0x, 1997) Mother & daughter selling woolen tapestries

Vilcabamba, Ecuador: (December 26, 1997) "The Bouncing Bomb" owned by Martin Wallis (England)

Northern Peru: (December 27, 1997) Dave found a plastic cap in his carburetor that held the throttle open at 60 mph

Northern Peru: (January xx, 1998) Sharon driving on the Pan American highway through the deserts of Peru

N. of Caraz, Peru: (January 9, 1998) Santa River in the Andes Mts.

Peru: (December 30, 1997) R80GS at the beach

Huacca China, Peru: (January 14, 1998) A true desert oasis

Huacca China, Peru: (January 15, 1998) Dave sandboarding on the dunes

Nasca, Peru: (January 16, 1998) Nasca Lines of the Hummingbird

Nasca, Peru: (January 16, 1998) Nasca Lines of the Monkey

Nasca, Peru: (January 16, 1998) Real mummies buried in the desert. Hair, skin, and clothing has been preserved by the dryness.

Agua Calientes, Peru: (January 21, 1998) Friends from Poland that we met on the train from Cusco

Arequipa, Peru: (January 24, 1998) Town square

Arequipa, Peru: (January 18, 1998) Santa Catalina Convent has sheltered cloistered nuns for years and still does so today

Northern Chile: (January xx, 1998) Oceanside wild camping

Atacama Desert, Chile: (January 31, 1998) The Hand of the Desert

Atacama Desert, Chile: (January 31, 1998) Dave making dinner

Atacama Desert, Chile: (February 1, 1998) Dave sleeping "under the stars"

Atacama Desert, Chile: (February 1, 1998) Sharon making breakfast while camping in the desert. This place has no recorded rainfall.

Northern Chile: (February x, 1998) Desert cemetery from the turn of the century. Flowers are made of white tissue paper are on all the graves.

Vina del Mar, Chile: (February 5, 1998) Gabriel (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Sharon, and Dave

Vina del Mar, Chile: (February 6, 1998) Dave in front of the giant waves of the Pacific

Villarica, Chile: (February 12, 1998) Dave eating oatmeal at campground

Villarica, Chile: (February 13, 1998) Dave and Sharon with Christian and Toni (Oslo, Norway)

Puerto Montt, Chile: (February 16, 1998) Loading the bikes onto the Navimag boat, which took us from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales, Chile in 4 days

Puerto Montt, Chile: (February 16, 1998) Navimag boat

Torres del Paine National Park, Chile: (March 4, 1998) Loading the R100GS onto a small wooden rowboat to cross the flooded river

Torres del Paine National Park, Chile: (March 4, 1998) Loading the R100GS onto a small wooden rowboat to cross the flooded river

Torres del Paine National Park, Chile: (March 4, 1998) Loading the R80GS onto a small wooden rowboat to cross the flooded river

Punta Arenas, Chile: (March 7, 1998) Magellan penguins

Punta Arenas, Chile: (March 7, 1998) Sharon with penguins

Ushuaia, Argentina: (March 15, 1998) Dave and Sharon at the end of the world

Ushuaia, Argentina: (March 15, 1998) Dave at the end of the world with the motorcycles

Ushuaia, Argentina: (March 15, 1998) Sharon at the end of the world with the motorcycles

Rio Grande, Argentina: (March 16, 1998) Sharon with the giant trout at the Trout Capital of the World

Argentina: (March 2x, 1998) Unusual statue of an oil worker on Eva Peron street in a small Argentinian oil town

Iguazu Falls, Argentina/Brazil: (April 2, 1998) Way cool waterfalls!

Iguazu Falls, Argentina/Brazil: (April 2, 1998) More way cool waterfalls!

Iguazu Falls, Argentina/Brazil: (April 2, 1998)

Iguazu Falls, Brazil: (April 2, 1998) Cotamundis begging for food