USA Mississippi,Tennessee

After New Orleans we ride to Vicksburg,Mississippi.There is museum where is old steam ship from civil war called USS Cairo.There was 7 of them but this is only one left.It sunk down during the war time but they found and  raised in 1964.

Mississippi is blues music state.It all begin here.There is hundreds of places to visit if you are interesting about blues music.We visit place called devil´s crossroads.That was in Clarksdale.Story tells that Robert Johnson sold his soul to devil because he wanted to be better guitar player.

We ride to Memphis,Tennessee using interstate highway 55 .At Copiah County this highway was named by Robert Johnson,they call it Robert L. Johnson memorial Blues highway!

At Mississippi we also visited blues museum in Tunica.

Devil´s crossroads

Blues museum at Tunica

Many songs tells about HIGHWAY 61

Blues olive oil

Next day we arrived to Memphis,Tennessee and first thing we did,was visiting Graceland,place were Elvis lived.That is incredible place.Takes hole day to visit there.We all know the King so I dont tell anything about him.Just put pictures here.

After Graceland we ride down town of Memphis and booked hotel for one night.At down town of Memphis there is famous street called Beale street.That is street where all blues and rock clubs are.

Many rock singers like Elvis,Jerry Lee Lewis,Johnny Cash etc start their career here .Music is everything in Memphis.We visit also at Sun  Studio.It is museum nowadays.It was guided tour at museum.Many famous artist have recorded for Sun records.They let us borrow same microphone 

what Elvis was using when he recorded That´s all right mama!!

Sunset at Memphis

That´s all right mama!

That was Memphis ,one of the cooliest towns ever,we liked very much.All music we hear nowadays

have very big influence of Memphis.This was place were rock and roll was born.

After Memphis we take Interstate 40 to Nashville,it is also known as Music Highway.

We take hostel nearby lower Broadway also known as Honky Tonk Street.That is a street were all rock and country clubs are.Almost every club have live country bands playing every day here.

We visit Johnny Cash museum.That is place to visit if you are in Nashville.

In Nashville there is one park and there is walk of fame.It is walking street where is signs of famous rock/country singers.There is lot flowers too which are named by songs or artists.

Honky Tonk Street

Walk of fame,Nashville

This is the chair where Johnny Cash was sitting when they make Hurt video

After Nashville we ride to Lynchburg,that is the place were they make Jack Daniels whiskey.

They still make it same way like they make it 150 years ago.They have more than 80 big houses where they keep barrels.Each house have they have 20 000 barrels and one barrel is 55 gallons.

Now we talking about lot of whiskey!There was many of good stories about mr. Jack Daniels when we were at factory tour.One story I tell here.Jack Daniels wake up very early every morning and start to work.One morning he was at his office and he try to open safety box but he   forgot combination
and could not open it.He get angry and kick it very hard and broke his big toe.He did not go to doctor ,he wait 2 weeks and when toe was so bad that he could not take any pain anymore then he visited doctor.But that was too late ,big toe was so bad infected that they needed cut it away.After next 2 years infection at his leg getting worst and worst so they needed to cut more and more.Finally they cut his hole leg.Those days they did not have so much medicine for infection.After they cut his leg infection was so bad that his blood was poisoned and he died.If you want learn something:DON´T GO WORK TOO EARLY!
Stay strong!Ana and Per

USA,Texas,Louisiana

After 15 days at Matamoros,Mexico we finally go to US consulate for interview.Then things start to go fast.We tell them about our trip and our plans for US.After  interview they said come back 3
o´clock and your visas are ready!We like to  thank these people from US consulate at Matamoros.They we really kind for us and understand what was name of the game.We also like thank Christina Miller,
who make many calls to US consulate and make things running fast.Thanks!
After we pick up our visas,we ride to US custom at Brownsville and this time they let us in.
We take hotel from Brownsville.Iris and Arturo come late that evening also to Brownsville and we eat late dinner with me.They just wanted to make sure that we are leaving Mexico,he hee!
Next morning we ride to local motorcycle shop called Border Line Customs.They change our oils and put new front tires.My front brake master cylinder start to leak.They put new repairing kit but damage was in cylinder.They call to Wayne ,owner of motorcycle shop at San Benito and he said that he has used one if I like to buy.So we ride to San Benito and visit Wayne´s shop.Wayne is old school biker,he has collect Harley parts more than 50 years!He is building now motorcycle from 1911!
They are going to ride Cannonball run 2016!It is not so often that you can visit shop like Wayne have,
lot of old harley parts during the years everywhere.

Motorcycle shop,San Benito TX

Border Line Customs

Border Line Customs

Wayne´s 1911 year model!

After visiting Wayne´s motorcycle shop we ride Victoria,spend one night there and next morning

we keep on going to Houston Space Center.Houston Space Center is place to visit,we recommend.

One story I like to tell,we visit also Flight control center,That is place they control all Apollo flights

at early days.There was also one screen what shows live picture from US space station what is flying

around the earth.They tell us that it flies 16 times around the earth in one day.So that means ,those

people who are up there they see 16 sun rises and 16 sunsets every day!!!How cool is that?

Per is touching the moon,It is moon stone you touch

Houston we have a problem!

Rocket park

Moon  rocket

After space center we ride little bit more and spend one night at Beumont.We visit local harley dealear ,Cowboy Harley Davidson .We buy some oil ,start reley , brake fluid and new hat for Per.

Next day we take smaller roads at sea side and ride thru many wild life areas.We saw alligators,wild boars,pelicans etc..Really nice ride.There was also old men catching blue crabs.They use chicken legs as bites.Lucky fellows,they can eat blue crabs everyday if they want!

Before Jennings Per´s battery broke.Per took my bike ride local Harley dealer at Lake Charles.When I was waiting beside the road ,more than 10 people stop and offer their help.That always warm up my heart!When he came back ,we put new battery in but that was also dead!Then one man stop by,his name was Chad ,he also ride Harleys and offer his help too,he call back to Harley dealer and ask if they can bring new battery for us and make sure that this time it is ok.They said no problem we charge one new battery and we make sure that it is full charge and bring it to you.After one hour waiting they call back and tell that this battery is also dead!What a joke!

Per and Chad jump to Chad´s car and ride back to Harley dealer and they give money back.Then

they ride to battery shop and came back.We put new battery on and problem was solved,

Thanks Chad!

Catching blue grabs

Changing battery

Chad makes sure that we have done everything right!

Next day we ride to New Orleans,Louisianna.New Orleans is place to visit.We liked very much French quarter.It is old part of New Orleans.Legendary streets like Bourbon street and Frenchmen

street.Lot of live music,good food (jambalaya come from New Orleans).At Bourbon street ,there is old restaurants like Old Absinthe House where people like Oscar Wild,Mark Twain,Franklin Roosevelt,Liza Minelli and Frank Sinatra has been sitting and taking some Absinthe!

Old Absinthe House is over 200 years old!

There is very good II world war museum.One day we take steam ship cruise at Mississippi river.

Bourbon street

Tram ride,New Orleans

Place to visit

New Orleans is place to visit.Wish we could have more time.Place like New Orleans, you can spend

weeks.We already miss you New Orleans!Stay strong Ana and Per

MEXICO

From Guotemala we ride to Mexico.We take small crossover point in Tapachula.Mexico custom was nice and easy.We needed to pay 20 USD turist fee because we stay at Mexico more than 7 days.
We also pay 59 USD for temporary use of motorcycles and 200 USD for deposit of motorcycles what they return when we leave Mexico.Next day we ride to Coatzacoalcos which is at caribean sea side.
During that day police/military stops us 7 times!They tell us that it was some kind of international operation in central america.They stop everybody.Landscape starts to be more dry here.
Most of landscape is like desert.From Coatzacoalcos we ride to Veracruz.It is one of Mexicos important harbor towns.They have very nice Marine museum there.

Next morning we ride Tajin.Tajin is old town made by indians .Lot of pyramids etc.Place to visit.

Caribean sea,Mexico

Tajin

Tajin

From Tajin we ride to Tuxpan.We spend only one night at Tuxpan.Next morning we ride to Ciudad Victoria.That morning when we start to ride to Tuxpan,our GPS choose small road.One more time enduro road!We ride  30 km like 2 hours!Food has been very good in Mexico,specially jalopenos.

After one night at Tuxpan ,we wake up very early next morning and our plan was cross over border line  to US at same day.When we were at US custom,they interview us 8 hours.Problem was because we have Iran visa at our passports and we spend  6 days at Iran during this trip.We did not have US visa because citizens from Sweden and Finland dont usually need it.Before custom we fill up ESTA applications and that is usually enough.So after 8 hours interview they return us back to Mexico.

At this moment thing is that we have contact US consulate here in Matamoros and next monday 28th of March we have time for interview at consulate,then we know better.

This is what like,you can buy motorcycles and televisions from same shop!
Ciudad Victoria

Early morning at Ciudad Victoria

Matamoros.It is small sleepy town at US borderline.When they return us back from US to Mexico we found nice,cheap hotel from central of Matamoros.Same evening we try to find restaurant where to eat but here it looks like everything is closed very early.Then we see one place what looks interesting,it was ArtCafe.We go in and meet Arturo and Iris,they run that place.They have been very kind and helpful for us during this time we have been here.One evening we borrow their kitchen and offer them swedish meatballs.Thanks Arturo and Iris.We have been here in Matamoros two weeks now .At this moment time goes very slowly.Arturo and Iris have show Matamoros town for us.

We have been several museums,watching drag racing (thanks David) .There is not so much more to tell about now,just spending time and wish that we can have US visas and keep on going.

ArtCafe

Wellcome to Motel California!

Playa Bagdad

Rainy evening  at Matamoros

Eating swedish meatballs with our Mexican friends

Thats all about now.Stay strong,Ana and Per

HONDURAS,GUATEMALA

HONDURAS

When we were at boarder of Nicaragua ,we needed to pay 1 USD to get out of Nicaragua.Sometimes I just dont understand these people.It was some kind of of custom fee.At Honduras side we needed to pay 36 USD .It was because they write us temporary licence to use our motorcycles at Honduras.
Anyway custom was quite easy this times,it takes only two hours.We stop for one night at Comayagna .It is small town,nothing special.Next day we ride to San Pedro de Sula.There we meet Thomas from Sweden and his wife.They live at San Pedro de Sula.Thomas booked us good hotel before.Later that evening we go together few bars and have a good time.Next morning we ride to Omoa.It is at carbian sea side.There was small biker party.In the evening we eat fish soup what Thomas recommend and it was GOOD.There was lobsters ,fish,cells etc. at soup.At Honduras weather change very fast.Some times it is raining very hard and after few minutes sun is shining.Rain does not matter here so much because it is warm.More like hot shower.Back home rain means allways cold.Thanks Thomas and your wife,it was good to meet you.Hope to see you at our plöjparty next summer!
At sunday when we leave Honduras,our friend Chris from Switzerland ,who has ride with us since Puno,Peru needed to fly back home.Thanks Chris for everything!It was nice ride with you.We wish you best of days and hope to see you when we are back in Europe!

Comayagua market place

Good times with friends!

Thanks for everything Thomas and Lu !

GUOTEMALA

There is not so much to tell about Guotemala.Custom was were easy this time.It was small cross over point at north side.We pay 36 USD for temporary use of our motorcycle.We spend only one night at Guotemala.It was at capitol city,Guotemala.There we find one hotel beside road CH1.Owener was from Switzerland .They have also restaurant there.We eat bratwursts sausages and potato salad!

Next morning we wake up very early and ride to Mexico but that is another story.Stay strong Ana and Per.

COSTA RICA,NICARAGUA

COSTA RICA

After Panama we cross border to Costa Rica at Sixaola.It is small cross over point in north of Panama.It was first time at this trip when we need to pay custom fees when we go out of country.That was at Panama side.It costs 14 USD.There is old bridge you have go over between these countries.
It takes maybe 2 hours at custom.After custom we ride to Puerto Viejo.It is small town at caribean sea side.Nice beaches.Next day we ride to La Foruna.There is vulcan called Arenal.It is still active.
Costa Rica is most european style country in central America.Very clean ,friendly people ,landscape is very green like jungle.

Puerto Viejo

Vulcan Arenal at La Fortuna

NICARAGUA

After Costa Rica we ride to Nicaragua.At custom ,it takes 4 hours to pass it.They disinfect bikes ,it was some kind of chemicals they spray to tires and it cost 3 USD.There was other custom fees for 12 USD.Custom was like big joke.You need to fill lot of papers and collect stamps for them etc.

 After custom we ride to San Jorge.It is small village at Lago Nicaragua,biggest lake at central America.There is big island Ometepe at middle of Lago Nigaragua and in that island there is two big vulcans.

Lago Nicaragua

Ometepe island

Next day we ride to Esteli.We try to find hotel and one man come with motorcycle and ask if he can help?He shows us good hotel and tell that he is from local motorcycle club.In the evening the local motorcycle club come to our hotel and we go bar and take few beers with them.

Thanks Shamanes MC,it was good to meet you.

Good times!

Orange forest before Honduras custom 

Thats all about Costa Rica and Nicaragua.They were good to us,thanks.Until next time,stay strong.Ana and Per