After a late start in Santa Marta, we ate some breakfast and packed it up. We would be embarking on the easiest travel day we could possibly encounter, Santa Marta to Taganga, 10 minutes down the road. We made our way out to the main road to flag down a van heading east. Van after van flew by without so much as a glance in our direction. The temperature read 40 degrees Celcius and the humidity had to be hovering in the 95-96% region. That coupled with the blazi...

As we were still getting back into the swing of things we decided we'd do ourselves a favor and take the door to door shuttle from Cartagena to Santa Marta instead of the public bus. It was only an extra 15,000 pesos or so, and we figured it'd be well worth that just for the A/C...as I've mentioned Cartagena is hellishly hot and Santa Marta isn't supposed to be much better. The ride out was uneventful and relatively prompt (as prompt as 4 hours can be, anyway); ...

We're on the road again, like Willy Nelson! After a much needed and appreciated reprieve from life on the road while in the States the final leg of the Pro Leisure Tour through South America kicked off with a Tuesday evening flight out of Chicago's O'Hare International. There was a little excitement during the check-in process at the Spirit Airlines check-in desk when we were informed that we were not going to be able to board because we only had a one-way tick...

Back in Milwaukee, there was little time to rest. Just hours after we got back, we threw on our running gear and hopped into the car to head downtown. At Cathedral Square a race was being held, Storm the Bastille in honor of Bastille Day that coming weekend. Along with my Dad and Adrian we met up with my brother and cousin Kim, Selma, Jenni, Steve, Jake, Abby, and several of my brothers friends. The place was packed with people in athletic gear throwing back be...

Our week with the Paeper/Jones' continues. It was back in the car for us. We were getting out of town and headed for the woods for a couple days. Drive 2.5 hours northwest of Milwaukee and you will find a little place called Devil's Lake. This splendid spot is very dear to my heart as I grew up coming to this place. This time I was blessed enough to show it to my great friends. The first afternoon was spent getting supplies, acquiring fishing lisences for the b...