Ann & Kent Moriarty's Tandem AMerica Tour

In June 1997 Ann and Kent Moriarty began a tandem bike ride from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Tierra del Fuego (the southern tip of South America). They reached Ushuaia, Argentina, on the south coast of Tierra del Fuego, on Saturday 13 March 1999. This page makes their letters available.

How to reach Ann & Kent

Update 3 June 1999: Ann and Kent's email address is

    KentNAnn@hotmail.com

For more information, you can email me at Phil@PhilDavidson.com.

Dispatches and updates

Note: Some articles published in the Contra Costa Times are readable in full on the Web. NewsLibrary provides the article text for a fee. Subscribers to the Internet service provider Hot CoCo can access the articles through NewsLibrary for free. The links listed below are all gratis.

1. First dispatch from Fairbanks, AK, 3 July 1997.
   • This was also formerly posted at the Contra Costa Times web site.
   • It appeared in the travel sections of the Contra Costa Times and the West County Times on Sunday 17 August 1997.
2. Phone call from Anchorage, AK, 11 July 1997.
3. Dispatch from Sitka, AK, 27 July 1997
4. Update from Nanaimo, BC, 22 August 1997
5. Dispatch from Port Angeles, WA, 30 August 1997
   • This was also formerly posted at the Contra Costa Times web site.
   • It appeared on page 4 of the travel section of the Contra Costa Times and the West County Times on Sunday 21 September 1997.
6. An article with picture and map appeared on page 1 of the Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles (?), WA, 1 September 1997. This newspaper seems to be indexed through the (paid) Dow Jones News/Retrieval service.
7. News from Garberville, CA, 21 September 1997
8. News from Fort Bragg, CA, Monday 22 September 1997, including an invitation to ride with them when they arrive in the San Francisco Bay Area on Saturday 27 September.
9. Dispatch from El Sobrante, CA, Monday 13 October 1997
   • This was also formerly posted at the Contra Costa Times web site.
   • It allegedly appeared in the travel section of the Contra Costa Times and the West County Times on Sunday 16 November 1997.
10. Update from Ventura, CA with rough route plans, Sunday 26 October 1997
11. Update from Jamul, CA, Wednesday 5 November 1997
12. Note from La Paz, Baja California, Friday 28 November 1997
13. Dispatch from Guadalajara, Mexico, Friday 5 December 1997, regarding their trip down Baja California
    • This was also formerly posted at the Contra Costa Times web site.
    • This appeared in the travel section of the Contra Costa Times and the West County Times on Sunday 15 February 1998. (The article did not appear 1 February as previously predicted.)
14. Update from Mexico City, Sunday 28 December 1997
15. Dispatch from Puebla, Mexico, Wednesday 14 January 1998
    • This was also formerly posted at the Contra Costa Times web site.
    • This appeared in the travel section of the Contra Costa Times and the West County Times on Sunday 26 April 1998.
16. News of collision and hospitalization, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico, Friday 30 January 1998
17. Note from Ann in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Saturday 31 January 1998
18. Update from Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Tuesday 10 February 1998
19. Note from San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Wednesday 11 February 1998, regarding a voice mail failure.
20. Note from Antigua, Guatemala, Sunday 22 February 1998
21. Minor news from Antigua, Guatemala, Sunday 1 March 1998
22. Update from Antigua, Guatemala, Friday 20 March 1998
23. Dispatch from Antigua, Guatemala, Saturday 28 March 1998
    • This appeared in the travel section of the Contra Costa Times and the West County Times on Sunday 5 July 1998.
24. Last note before leaving Antigua, Guatemala, Sunday 19 April 1998
25. Miscellaneous news from Chiquimula, Guatemala, Saturday 25 April 1998
26. News from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tuesday 5 May 1998
27. News from San José, Costa Rica, Thursday 21 May 1998
28. Dispatch from Panama City, Panama, Sunday 7 June 1998, covering Guatemala to Panama.
    • This was also formerly posted at the Contra Costa Times web site.
    • This appeared in the travel section of the Contra Costa Times and the West County Times on Sunday 6 September 1998.
29. News from Medellín, Colombia, as of Saturday 20 June 1998
30. News from Popayán, Colombia, as of Sunday 28 June 1998.
31. Dispatch from Quito, Ecuador, Thursday 23 July 1998 regarding Colombia
    • This is posted at the Contra Costa Times/San Jose Mercury News web site.
    • This appeared in the travel section of the Contra Costa Times and the West County Times on Sunday 25 October 1998.
32. Dispatch from Huaráz, Peru, Wednesday 9 September 1998
    • This is posted at the Contra Costa Times/San Jose Mercury News web site.
    • I expect this is the dispatch that appeared in the travel section of the Contra Costa Times and the West County Times on Sunday 6 December 1998.
33. Dispatch from La Paz, Bolivia, Friday 30 October 1998
    • This is posted at the Contra Costa Times/San Jose Mercury News web site.
    • This appeared in the travel section of the Contra Costa Times and the West County Times on Sunday 10 January 1999.
34. Note from Salta, Argentina, Wednesday 25 November 1998
35. Dispatch from Puerto Montt, Chile, Friday 22 January 1999. (This is much the same as an unfinished dispatch from Los Andes, Chile, that I mistakenly broadcast on 26 December 1998. There are some new details.)
    • This is posted at the Contra Costa Times/San Jose Mercury News web site, but without the rock-throwing incident.
    • This may be the dispatch that I'm told appeared in the travel section of the Contra Costa Times and the West County Times on Sunday 14 March 1999.
36. Note from Coyhaique, Chile, 6 February 1999.
37. Note from Punta Arenas, Chile, 8 March 1999.
38. Note from Punta Arenas, Chile, 17 March 1999, with partial travel plans homeward.
39. Final dispatch, 21 April 1999 from California, detailing the final part of the ride to Ushuaia, Argentina.