After the shenanigans in Bogota it was great to finally get out on the road.
There are 20 bikes in all. The biggest group Globebusters have taken through South America.We rode together through Bogota and out onto highway 55 heading north. This is also new for GlobeBusters. Normally the trans-Americas ride goes south from Bogota but this time we are going north to Cartagena on the Caribbean coast so that the end-to-enders can say they’ve done the whole continent (Cartagena being further north than Panama City where they got on a plane).
It also means we get two weeks riding in one of the world’s best motorcycling destinations as we circumnavigate Colombia.
The first two days took us through the pretty Spanish colonial towns of Villa de Leyva and Barichara. Delightful stone built houses and churches with cobbled streets. Unchanged since they were built in the 17th Century (apart from the cars that is).
Our first night on the road in Barichara we stayed in a converted colonial era hostel.
Our second night, just south of Bucaramanga, could not be more of a contrast. The Ruitoque Resort is a gated resort with a luxury spa hotel, golf course and condos. Armed guards checked our IDbefore we were allowed in through the razor wire. This is how the Colombian Other Half live. Protected from the poverty and violence of the mass of the population.
It also means we get two weeks riding in one of the world’s best motorcycling destinations as we circumnavigate Colombia.
The first two days took us through the pretty Spanish colonial towns of Villa de Leyva and Barichara. Delightful stone built houses and churches with cobbled streets. Unchanged since they were built in the 17th Century (apart from the cars that is).
Our first night on the road in Barichara we stayed in a converted colonial era hostel.
Our second night, just south of Bucaramanga, could not be more of a contrast. The Ruitoque Resort is a gated resort with a luxury spa hotel, golf course and condos. Armed guards checked our IDbefore we were allowed in through the razor wire. This is how the Colombian Other Half live. Protected from the poverty and violence of the mass of the population.
