Well .oRg-sters, Malcolm has made it to the top of Alaska, here is his story in his own words: "After buying my Honda 250cc Rebel motorbike in Santiago, I travelled to the southern tip of mainland Chile, beyond Punta Arenas, to start meandering north, and 18 months later I arrived at Prudhoe bay, Alaska's most northerly destination. The following is a summery of my log.
DATES. I left Santiago on 30 November, 2008, and arrived Prudhoe Bay 28 May 2010.
NUMBER OF COUNTRIES VISITED. 16, and some more than once.
DISTANCE. 41,000 miles, plus about 1,500 miles by ferries.
TOTAL COST. 15,000 UK pounds, excluding only the cost of the bike. ( say 30 pounds per day).
ACCOMMODATION. Camping about two thirds of the time, plus staying with friends, hostels and hotels.
BIKE PERFORMANCE. 100%
PETROL. 513 gallons.
BIKE MAINTENANCE. 10 Services / oil changes, 5 new tyres, 2 chains, 4 spark plugs, 2 air filters, 1 set of clutch plates and break pads
NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS. 4 knock downs by other drivers, 6 other accidents and just falling over.
From mid summer, on Christmas Day a year and a half ago at the southern tip of South America, I have followed the seasons to be here in Alaska at the end of May, during the very rapid transition between winter and summer. To stand on the frozen Arctic Ocean at Prudhoe Bay marked the end of an amazing journey.
Now, for the summer, I am leaving Fairbanks, Alaska, to ride east across Canada to Nova Scotia, and hopefully Newfoundland, before heading south, during the autumn, to Washington DC. where , with the help of Anna, my daughter, and Tor, I took a short motor bike course to get me going.
Malcolm.
Fairbanks, 3 June, 2010."
I don't know about the rest of you but I'd love to have done what he's done.
-Jim
