Jeremy Kroeker, Author at Canada Moto Guide

Jeremy’s Journey: Homeward, but bound

Jeremy Kroeker — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 09:00:56 +0000

Jeremy Kroeker and Elle West have been riding down to the tip of South America from their home in Alberta, and they’ve been telling us about it as they go. When they last checked in, they’d reached southern Argentina and taken a cruise to Antarctica now, now they’re headed home. Except, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, they’re stuck in Uruguay. To read Jeremy’s dispatches from the beginning…

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Jeremy’s Journey: Antarctica!

Jeremy Kroeker — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 09:00:46 +0000

Jeremy Kroeker and Elle West have been riding down to the tip of South America from their home in Alberta, and they’re telling us about it as they go. When they last checked in, they’d reached southern Argentina; now, they’re finding out just how far south they can reach. ANTARCTICA—I’m drinking whisky with an Israeli potato farmer on the observation deck of a cruise liner in the Antarctic.

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Jeremy’s Journey: Breaking wind in Argentina

Jeremy Kroeker — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 10:00:57 +0000

Jeremy Kroeker and Elle West are riding down to the tip of South America from their home in Alberta, and they’re telling us about it as they go. When they last checked in, they’d reached Lima, Peru; now, they’ve crossed into Chile and over the border to Argentina, heading south all the way. It came through the intercom but I might have heard it anyway, piercing through the jet engine howl of…

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Jeremy’s Journey: Just one easy day in Peru, please

Jeremy Kroeker — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 20:00:40 +0000

Jeremy Kroeker and Elle West are riding down to the tip of South America from their home in Alberta, and they’re telling us about it as they go. When they last checked in, they were almost all the way to Peru; now, they’re crossing the border and continuing south. I look around and take stock. I’m at a gas station on the gritty outskirts of Lima. My girlfriend has just disappeared into the…

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Jeremy’s Journey: Into South America

Jeremy Kroeker — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 04:42:13 +0000

Jeremy Kroeker and Elle West are riding down to the tip of South America from their home in Alberta, and they’re telling us about it as they go. The last time they checked in, they’d made it through Central America to Colombia; now, they’re continuing south through Ecuador to Peru. VILCABAMBA, ECUADOR—“Oh, for FIVE-six,” I exasperate into the intercom. If you emphasize this phrase just so…

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Jeremy’s Journey: Smooth sailing south

Jeremy Kroeker — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 18:00:29 +0000

Jeremy Kroeker and Elle West are riding down to South America from their home in Alberta, and they’re telling us about it as they go. The last time they checked in, they’d made it to the U.S./Mexico border; now, they’re crossing Mexico and Central America on their way to the ferry to South America. There it was — my lungs filled to capacity with warm sea air and emptied out over the deep…

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Jeremy’s Journey: Off to Mexico!

Jeremy Kroeker — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 09:00:24 +0000

Years ago, at a restaurant in Austria, over the shrieks of those present, I toppled backwards off my chair and down a set of stone steps to the pavement. Moments earlier I had been teetering on the chair’s hind legs, balancing just so. My friend observed that my act seemed dangerous. “Danger is my middle name,” I said. Then the predictable thing happened. Bam. January night, two decades later…

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Jeremy’s Journey: South America or bust!

Jeremy Kroeker — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 09:40:11 +0000

For those of you keeping track, this will be my fourth attempt to reach South America by motorcycle. Although I haven’t left yet, and I’ve done remarkably little planning for the journey, I’m pretty sure that this time – this time – I’ll really go. It was a very young Jeremy, merely a boy, who first had this idea planted in his head. I was in Europe, hitchhiking a little, and exploring by train.

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