Riding and travelling are for the most part the only things that genuinely give me pleasure.  Combine them, and you have what I want to do with my life.  I´ve hyped this trip up to myself.  I´m committed.  I´m going.  The problem is that I´m starting to have doubts about enjoying this kind of adventure.  [...]

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Well… that’s a little bit of a dramatic title.  It’s the end of the Rieju Era.  Goodbye, Esperanza.  All told, she sat unused for over a month before finding a loving home.  I was strung along by a buyer at 1200 Euro for about three weeks.  Stop.  I should back up.  On March 13th, I [...]

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