Hi there Nobles,

I  a few words of support for you fellows.  From our experience hopefully this can help.

For the windshield try to get in contact with a very good moto shop in Medellin Columbia by the name of ruta 40 they have connections with many other shops that maybe able to find you a windshield.  They are one of Horizons supports too.
If they are not able to help you .. post on Horizons website and ask where in Medellin there could be a dealer.

As for the &quot;sex&quot; hotels.. they can be a real life saver.  You can pay by the night and save a lot of money.  If once you're in there and it looks a little sub-par, just pull out your sleeping bag and crash.  They keep them pretty clean other wise clients won't come back either.  just remember, their clean and our north american clean are different.  but by all means if you're stuck and just need to catch some sleep use them. We used them on occasion if we didn't have a choice.  AND the good thing is that there is always a garage to park your bikes in... they all have them so that the spouses can't find out where the husbands are...

The reason people are flashing their lights at you is because all of there motos do not have lights on them.  AND in the countires of  Peru and Nicaragua the lights are illegal.  If the police stop you to give you a ticket, you have to demo to them that the lights don't turn off.  You can get out of the ticket if they understand that.  Don't flash your highbeam at them it is actually really offensive to them.  Just wave to acknowledge them.

Hopefully this helps.. remember to stock up on granola bars as the next leg of the trip is a long one through the dessert of Peru.  Gas is far and few between fill ups too.  AND the llamas are just as bad if not worse in peru.


Ride safe and remember to trust the process...
Kelly and Della Graham