This is Sayulita, Mexico! It is a "Dogs Life" at the Beach Front Complex I'm staying.
I am in San Blas now, only 125km from my Final Destination. Tour de Vida is coming to an end. There is still time to donate to my cause. Thanks so much for following me on this journey. Please remember that it is all about the future generations to come, and time to act is now. Thanks again
Harry
I have been on the road for 5 weeks now, and I spend a lot of time alone. So I guess, I have a little time to think about the world we live in. Please, think about the message I am trying to make with my journey. It is about living your life to the fullest, that of course doesn´t mean to just live in the present. Native Americans believe, that we live for our grandchildren. What we do now will directely impact them. I am really getting into my cause, and I find myself wanting to continue my journey. I feel sad that it will be over soon and also that I haven´t really done enough. I would like to just keep going south, but of course I also have financial responsibilities like student loans. Anyways, that means I have to get my ass back to Steamboat and start working again.
I am less than 400km away from my destination and could be there as early as friday. Time and life itself just passes by so fast sometimes, we wonder where the years have gone. I hope that I did make a difference, and everything was worth it. That at least one person changed their way of life, their outlook of life itself because of me. So please slow down a bit and focus on the smaller things in life, and what really is important. If you are Italien, of course it is family! If you are not Italian, it still should be family!!!! Family is forever!!! Sorry, I am going soft a bit! I am still a tough guy, a lot tougher than Arnold.
Thanks so much for your time and please think about the cancer and how so many people are sick. It can only get worse. So, time for change is now! Thank you very much for your time.
Sincerely,
Harald Wilhelm Niedl
Hi to all my Friends out there. I guess there have been rumors out there, that I wasn´t ok. Well, I am super!!! The last week has been very tough on me. Since I left Hermosillo I have been dealing with incredible heat. Every day up to 115 degrees, and no shade anywhere. It also hasn´t been too safe out there in the little villages. I got cornered by a drunk guy on a horse like a cow in Potom. He did that 3 times and asking very agressively for money. It was still early enough and people were around, so I knew I was safe. It made me mad, and I had to try hard to stay calm. He was a little fucker too, but on his horse he felt tough. Anyways, I just kept walking and eventually he left. After that I decided to stay out there close to highway 15 at all times. It is a lot safer, and I have been sleeping at 24h Truck Stops. It is loud and dusty, and I can´t sleep well. At least it is safe and I just have been focusing on getting it done. Finally the heat got to me a bit, and I have been sick a bit the last 3 days. So yesterday I could only do 66km, I just have stomach problems. I am sure you know what I mean. So I had to stop pretty much at every gas station. I took some pills Somer gave me yesterday, and didn´t eat much. So I feel a lot better today, but I still can´t eat much. Of course I have to be careful now, not beeing able to eat and riding 100k a day. Well, we all know I am an animal and I will win this fight too. Sometimes life is tough and you feel like giving up. In my opinion you just have to be flexible and find a solution to make it better. So that is why I changed my strategy where I sleep, and also how I travel now. I start a lot earlier, around 7 am. In the afternoon when the heat is unbelievable, I pull over somewhere with shade and sleep a few hours. Then I ride again till about 7pm. That is how the last week has been every day. I am less than 800km from Sayulita now. So please keep following me and send good energy out there for me. Please don´t worry about me at all, I am on mission. Thanks again everybody who has donated. Thanks so much.
Harry
Hi everybody! I am in Ures now, just resting up a little bit after yesterday. Well, people who know me know how I make decisions sometimes. I looked at the map of mexico and thought highway 17 looks good. I of course had no clue that I would go through the Sierra Madre mountains. Yesterday was tougher than on Red Mountain Pass, I ended up doing over a hundred km again. Not just that, lots of climbing and the heat was incredible. The 2 nights before I stayed in small villages at their baseball field. I had running water, a wall protecting me from dogs. Before I left the states I told Mike how I imagine my journey. That I will grill every night and that I will get invited off the street a lot. Well, I had a few nice grill outs in the states and I got invited to spend the night in Silver City. It was still too cold in the states. Now it is exactly how I imagined. I have been cooked for 3 times and stayed with a guy last night. The hospitality and friendlyness of people has been just incredible. Every where I go people wave at me and ask me where do I come from and where am I going? Last night I wanted meat, but no store had meat. Ruben heard that I was looking for carne, so he just told me to go inside his house. 15 minutes later I had a typical mexican dinner in front of me. He let me stay there and also cooked breakfast again for me this morning. Thanks Ruben. Oh, he also saved my from 3 vicous dogs. Their weight was only about 60lb. combined, but it was 3 of them. Damn, they sourounded my and came from every direction. Oh my god, I screamed and jumped from side to side like Bruce Lee trying to defend myself. I just couldn´t get rid of them, so finally after about half a minute Ruben saved my sorry ass. Well, lesson learned here. I will never leave anywhere with either a stick, water or rocks again. He was laughing so hard too, and told his neighbor afterwards about the gringo. People are so nice in the siera madre mountains, life is slow and simple. I love it. Finally I feel like an adventurer again, I just love going into the uncertain. It makes me feel so alive and free. I have had absuletely no problems, I feel a 100% save here. I am close to highway 15, the highway I will follow pretty much the rest of the way to Sayulita.
Thank you very much for your donations and everything else people have done for me. Thanks a lot. Harry the Animal
Hi! I'm in Mexico now. I just crossed over this afternoon. I slept at a rest stop right next to highway 80 last night. The Border Control stopped 3 times to check me out. The 3rd time the guy actually got out ant ask me if I carry a gun for my protection. I told him I am going to Mexico, and hell no I don't have a gun. He told me I was not safe, and it is dangerous here. Anyways, lot of people will tell you what they think. Listen to them, but then make up your own mind. Well, it was 11 o'clock at night so I was not going to move at this point. So I have been like a Ostriche, put your head in the sand and you will be safe. So my tent is my save heaven, I get in there and I feel like an ostriche. Nothing can hurt me and I am save in my tent. I also had my firts crash today, finally. If you are waiting for this crazy story, you have to wait long. I am just an idiot. I made it over all this crazy passes, and never had a problem. Well, today I forgot I had a trailer attached to my bike, and I just let go of my handle bars to ride without hands. It took less then a second for me to be on the ground. My poor babies Destiny and Oscar got banged up a bit. I made it up to them by really cleaning them up and checking all the nuts and bolts. My babies are fine, and the only thing that hurts now is my pride and my body. I scraped my left side up a bit, but not too bad. I t feels really good beeing in Mexico now, I just love it here. I did get myself a room here in Aqua Prieta, so I can clean up and eat some good food before I hit the road. I will take highway 17 to Hermosillo which might take me up to 3 days. After that I will take highway 15 on and off, when I can I try to take a smaller road. Some spots, there will be no other option then 15. But with no shoulder, I will have to be very carefull. The Immigration officers already warned me about the drivers here, and how I have to be very aware of the traffic around me. I am excited about my journey ahead, and I hope I can continue my message here in Mexico. Keep following my JOURNEY and hit me up when you feel like it. Hasta luego amigos!!
