HELLO FROM CONNECTICUT, US

Well a lot has happened since my last entry.  After Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia, where I finally entered the jungle, I crossed the border in to Ecuador at the International Bridge San Miguel, and rode my way through the jungle towns of Coca, Loreto, Tena, Maca, among others, reaching Zamora where the road forced me back in to the mountains to Loja, Vilcabamba and finally Zumba before entering Peru through the final section of the Podocarpus National Park, hitting some pretty high elevations and cold weather;  I entered Peru at La Balsa, then to Jaen going back down in to the jungle passing Moyobamba, and arriving in Tarapoto  a small and interesting jungle town, where I stayed for a while and met many great people in a similar quest to learn about healing through Ayawaska.  Here I decided to send my bike home, since it had been six months already and I had calculated five to reach Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru, where my mentor Shaman was waiting to begin my instruction, so I traveld by Boat up the Maranon river to Iquitos and then down the Ucayali river to Pucallpa, both amazing journeys, total of 9 days on the rivers which both form the great Amazon river, which a few months later I returned to, travelling again by boat from Iquitos, Peru to Leticia, Colombia, a 3 day journey also by boat.  After Pucallpa i traveled by bus, since i was told i couldn't continue by boat to Puerto Maldonado, which meant going on a long u-turn around and over the Andes through the towns of Tingo Maria, Huancayo, Cerro de Pasco, Ayacucho, Andahuaylas, Abancay, Cusco and then finally Puerto maldonado, where I found a place to live in the remote jungle and even got to spend many days with indigenous tribes (Esse-Eja, Shipibo and Aymara) learning not only about plants but about there customs and lifestyle.  I finished my training in Ayawaska, and headed to Colombia as I mentioned, there i worked as a translator jungle guide, this was an awsome experience, and did some solo excursions in to the jungle up the amazon and some of its tributaries, on a small wooden canoe I bought very cheaply.  I will be posting pictures with comments of the final  4 months of the trip.  Thank you all for your support and interest, I wish you Love and Peace, be Blessed!!!

HOLA DESDE MOCOA, COLOMBIA

Bueno pues he llegado a la selva!!
En Bucaramanga pase 33 dias, mas de lo planeado, pero pasandola tan rico!
De Bucaramanga sali hacia Bogota, pasando por Sangil, Chiquinquira, Ubate, entre otras maravillas de mi tierra.
En Bogota pase una semana larguita y sali para Girardot en la frontera con Tolima, entre a Espinal y atravece hacia al sur y luego de pasar Natagaima, tome un desvio hacia el Desierto de la Tatacoa, el cual requirio cruzar el magdalena en canoa y carretera de tierra por 11km, del desierto sali y pase por Villavieja, Neiva, Campoalegre y pase la noche en Hobo, Huila.  En medio de paisajes hermosos.  Pase por Gigante y Garzon y dormi en Altamira.  De ahi Timana, Pitalito y San Agustin.  En San Agustin pase dos dias de exploracion, en carro, a caballo y a pie; que lugar maravilloso!, despues de un dia mas de descanzo, sali hacia Mocoa, Putumayo, parando primero en San Juan de Villalobos.  Y aca estoy acampando en un Hostal llamado Casa del Rio, y manana salgo para la frontera con Ecuador en la selva!  Cruzare el rio Putumayo en un pueblo llamado San Miguel.  Luego seguire por una carretera en Ecuador que va por toda la selva, al pie de los Andes!
Les deseo mucho amor a todos, hasta la proxima!

HELLO FROM BUCARAMANGA, COLOMBIA

I have arrived in my native city after seven days ridding from Cartagena, a total of 690km, beautiful views, and lovely people!  My arrival was awesome, Silvia's family received me just outside of the city and they had posters, whistles, three cars full of people all cheering me on for the last hour into the city and to my mother in law's apartment. t'was really nice of them, and then my brother in law, Camilo, got me an interview with the local news paper, the story will be published in their weekend edition, pretty cool!  Now i get to rest and take it easy for a bunch of days, and the best thing is Silvia arrives on the fourth and i get to spend time with her before heading out again towards my final destination.  I'm so greatful for this wonderful experience, the people i met, the places  seen, and all i have learned.  Life is great!