Week 6 | Mexico a Caballo

by Chris MacLuckie | Jun 15, 2019 | 5001, Photos, Reflection, Summary, Travel

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live” – Albus Dumbledore WEEK 6 | Mexico a Caballo Flores Magon to Tuxtla, Chiapas | 79 kms. All 3 riding days featured group riding. I have a love/ hate relationship with group rides, at least while riding Roxy. It...

WEEK 4 | 5001: México a Caballo

by Chris MacLuckie | May 30, 2019 | 5001, Audio, Horses, Photos, Reflection, Travel, Video

“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends” – Maya Angelou WEEK 4 | 5001: México a Caballo La Mesilla,...

WEEK 3 | 5001: México a Caballo

by Chris MacLuckie | May 24, 2019 | 5001, Audio, Horses, Photos, Reflection, Summary, Travel, Video

“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take...

WEEK 2 | 5001: Mexico a Caballo

by Chris MacLuckie | May 18, 2019 | 5001, Audio, Horses, Photos, Reflection, Travel, Video

“To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries” – Aldous Huxley WEEK 2 | 5001: Mexico a Caballo Chiche to Huehuetenango, Guatemala As I write this 15 days into our journey north to Mexico, l lie in my hammock wondering if the guard...

WEEK 1 | 5001: Mexico a Caballo

by Chris MacLuckie | May 11, 2019 | 5001, Audio, Horses, Photos, Reflection, Summary, Travel

“Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien ROUTE San Andres Itzapa, Chimaltenango TO Santa Cruz del Quiché, Quiché GUATEMALA. 5 days riding: 113kms. 3 days off. Very hilly | Quite hard start. Taking off from San Andres Itzapa two Fridays ago was...

BIG POST- Part 5: Future Projects and Teaching

by Chris MacLuckie | Apr 21, 2019 | 5001, Books, Reflection, Summary, Travel

Part 5: FUTURE PROJECTS AND TEACHING Wherever and whenever I finish Trip #2, I look forward to teaching English and deepening my role as an educator. I want to teach somewhere where I can have nice stables or pasture for Roxy and nearby students for classes. I will...

PART 3- Reclaiming my dream

by Chris MacLuckie | Apr 19, 2019 | 5001, Reflection, Roxy, Travel

PART 3: RECLAIMING MY DREAM I’m setting up my next journey into being the ride of my life. An opportunity of a lifetime to ride and write, shoot and share. My first ride was all about getting down to Guatemala. We were on a mission to get there as fast as...

BIG POST- Part 1: My Time in Guatemala

by Chris MacLuckie | Apr 17, 2019 | 5001, Books, Horses, Reflection, Summary, Travel

Part 1: MY TIME IN GUATEMALA Before I set off on my next trip, I thought I share a bit about my backstory. This is a 5 part post about my backstory; what I’ve been up to the last half year since I finished the first long ride. What I’ve got planned for the...