by Chris MacLuckie | Jul 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
We are getting close to the Guatemalan border!!! I’ve been really loving Mexico. It’s a wonderful, friendly country full of great people, scenery and food. But I’m also excited to cross into the country I called home for a while, all those years ago....
by Chris MacLuckie | Jun 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’m writing this post while in the middle of Puebla. I’m surrounded by 3 volcanoes and all around me is the vast agricultural altiplano. I made it here today since arriving into Hidalgo a few weeks ago. The day I entered Hidalgo, I stayed at the famous hot...
by Chris MacLuckie | Jun 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
(Cover photo courtesy of Jacinta Maria Peregrovas) I wrote this post while taking some days off at Rancho el Rosal just outside of Pachuca, Hidalgo. It’s been 275 days on the road, and we have covered 3300 miles, or 5280 kilometers. That’s 12 miles a day...
by Chris MacLuckie | Jun 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
I started using the old Orthoflex Traditional at mile 970 of my trip. As I mentioned in a previous post about using memory foam as a saddle pad, I was getting some chafing in the rear loin area at about 700 miles into the new saddle. In Louisiana, at mile 900 with the...
by Chris MacLuckie | May 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
Once I crossed from Doctor Arroyo towards Matehuala I was now in San Luis Potosi. I travelled thru this state for 2 weeks before entering Queretaro. I travelled in Queretaro for another 2 weeks before entering Hidalgo at El Geiser. We rode 340 miles in in 25 days. 18...
by Chris MacLuckie | May 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
This post is for the people who have no clue how I’m caring for Roxy. Those who assume I’m overusing her or abusing her. It’s also for the curious and interested. 3 years ago, I bought Roxy specifically for this trip. I wanted a fast walker that was...
by Chris MacLuckie | May 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
As of mile 3000, I’ve gotten sick 4 different times on this solo horse ride from Canada to Guatemala. 1 Early October New York Cold 2 days 2 Early December Kentucky Flu 2 days 3 Mid January Mississippi Allergies 2 days 4 Early May San Luis Potosi Heat stroke/...
by Chris MacLuckie | May 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
I was invited to come back to Galeana so I could participate in their community horse ride parade (Calbagata), part of their 340th birthday celebration. I had ridden to a little town called La Escondida in the four days since I first left Galeana. I had been staying...
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