Thursday, August 23, 2007

The GPS tracking device

Just in case if some of you folks are wandering why the GPS still indicates a U.S/Georgia location for the bike, the answer is because the device is "off" at the moment. What you see right now is a sattelite image from several weeks ago. Once Chris turns it back "on", you'll see the "red dot" blinking in South America. I don't know if many of you are familiar with satellite imaging, but I find it fascinating that we are able to zoom in and out on a location, and adjust the image from "aerial" to "road" and "hybrid"...Anyhow, you guys should try it once the ride starts.

Day 1 in Argentina




Chris finally arrived in Argentina this morning at 9:00 a.m. Once he made his way to the Harley-Davidson in Buenos Aires, he was met by some very welcoming and helpful employees who helped him with accommodations. Chris plans on getting the bike out of customs Friday morning and start riding down to Ushuaia. It is now unclear how long the ride from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia will take, there were several mixed information from 18 hours to 4 days, but what is certain is that it is 2,000 miles.