This section is quite a detailed diary with all my movements across the involved countries in North America. Besides functioning as a sort of “position tracker”, it will hopefully provide extra info (timeframe, logistics, transport, fares, etc.) to anybody interested in a similar route in the future. So let’s continue the trip together !

 

SPAIN:

August 27, 2021, Lonigo (IT) > Venice (IT) > Barcelona (ESP) 

August 31, 2021, Barcelona > Madrid > Punta Cana (DR)

  • by bus, ticket purchased at Barcelona North Station with Alsa, 33 Eur
  • by flight, ticket purchased on World2Fly website, 250 Eur

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:

August 31, 2021, Punta Cana Airport > Los Manantiales  5 Km 

  • on foot

September 1, 2021Los Manantiales > La Otra Banda > El Cedro > Playa  Limon > El Cedro, 33 + 55 + 6 + 6 Km

  • by guagua, 130 DOP
  • by guagua, 190 DOP
  • by mototaxi, 250 DOP
  • by hitchhiking

September 2, 2021El Cedro > Montaña Redonda > La Mina de Oro > Playa Esmeralda > La Mina de Oro > El Cedro 9 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 12 Km

  • by guagua + foot, 50 DOP
  • by guagua, 50 DOP
  • by mototaxi, 250 DOP
  • by hitchhiking
  • by guagua, 50 DOP

September 3, 2021, El Cedro > Miches > Sabana de la Mar > Los Haitises National Park > Sabana de la Mar 21+ 40 + 9 +9 Km

  • by guagua, 100 DOP
  • by guagua, 200 DOP
  • by mototaxi, 300 DOP
  • by hitchhiking

September 4, 2021Sabana de la Mar > Samanà > Las Galeras 27 Km

  • by boat, ticket purchased on board, 300 DOP
  • by guagua, 150 DOP

September 5, 2021Las Galeras > Playa del Rincon > Las Galeras 6 +6 Km

  • on foot

September 6, 2021Las Galeras > Samanà > Cascada del Limon > Las Terrenas 27 +21 +25 Km

  • by guagua, 125 DOP
  • by guagua + foot, 100 DOP
  • on foot + hitchhiking

September 7, 2021, Las Terrenas > Santiago de los Caballeros > Dajabon  163 + 149 Km

  • by guagua, 400 DOP
  • by guagua, 300 DOP

HAITI:

September 8, 2021Dajabon > Ouanaminthe (Haiti) > Cap Haitien 1 +65 Km

  • on foot
  • by minivan, ticket purchase at Ouanaminthe bus station, 400 HTG

September 9, 2021, Cap Haitien > Milot > Citadelle Laferrière > Milot > Cap Haitien 18 + 7+7 + 18 Km

  • by taptap, 100 HTG
  • on foot + foot
  • by taptap, 100 HTG

September 10, 2021, Cap Haitien > Labadee > Labadee Village > Paradise Beach > Labadee > Cap Haitien  12 + 12 Km

  • by taptap, 150 HTG
  • by boat, 100 HTG
  • by boat, 750 HTG (two ways)
  • by mototaxi, 150 HTG

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:

September 11, 2021, Cap Haitien > Ouanaminthe > Dajabon > Santiago de los Caballeros > Santo Domingo  65 + 2 + 149 + 155 Km

  • by minivan, 350 HTG
  • on foot, 100
  • by bus, ticket purchased at Dajabon bus station, 300 DOP
  • by bus, ticket purchased at Santiago bus station, 310 DOP

September 13, 2021, Santo Domingo > La Romana > Bayahibe,  123 + 27 Km

  • by bus, 200 DOP, bus leaving near Avenida de Mejico
  • by guagua, 80 DOP

September 21, 2021, Bayahibe > Boca de Yuma > Bayahibe,  45 + 45 Km

  • by motorbike, lent by a friend

September 22, 2021, Bayahibe > La Romana > Bavaro,  27 + 92 Km

  • by guagua, 80 DOP
  • by bus, from terminal near Parque Central, 265 DOP

September 23, 2021, Bavaro > Veron > Punta Cana Airport > JFK New York Airport (USA),  18 Km

  • by bus, 80 DOP
  • by bus, 60 DOP
  • by flight, ticket purchased on Delta airlines website, 218 USD

UNITED STATES:

September 29, 2021, Newark Liberty International Airport (NY) > McCarran International Airport (Las Vegas) 

September 30, 2021, McCarran International Airport (Las Vegas) > Oakland Airport (San Francisco)

October 3, 2021, San Francisco > Grass Valley,  230 Km

  • by car

October 4, 22, 2021, Grass Valley > Colfax (Stevens Trail),  23 Km

  • by car

October 5, 2021, Colfax (Stevens Trail) > Point Reyes National Seashore,  233 Km

  • by car

October 6, 2021, Point Reyes National Seashore > San Francisco,  60 Km

  • by car

October 9, 22, 2021, Benicia (San Francisco) > Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park,  562 Km

  • by car

October 10, 2021, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park > Fern Canyon >Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park > Hidden Springs Campground ,  9 + 15 + 160 Km

  • on foot
  • by hitchhiking
  • by car

October 11, 2021, Hidden Springs Campground > Needle Rock (Sinkyone State Wilderness) > Bear Harbor,  67 + 4 Km

  • by car
  • on foot

October 12, 2021, Bear Harbor > Needle Rock (Sinkyone State Wilderness) > Benicia (San Francisco),  4 + 374 Km

  • on foot
  • by car

October 13, 2021, Benicia (San Francisco) > Vallejo > Sacramento > Yosemite National Park,  12 + 93 + 227 Km

  • by car
  • by bus, ticket purchased on Greyhound website, 15 USD
  • by car, rented at Sacramento Avis, 943 USD for 1 month (+insurance)

October 14, 2021, Yosemite National Park > Shaver Lake,  95 Km

  • by car

October 15, 2021, Shaver Lake > Lake Shore (Huntington Lake) > Shaver Lake,  34+ 34 Km

  • by car

October 16, 2021, Shaver Lake > Bakersfield,  255 Km

  • by car

October 17, 2021, Bakersfield > Ubehebe Crater (Death Valley National Park) > Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes,  398 + 71 Km

  • by car
  • by car

October 18, 2021, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes (Death Valley National Park) > Wildrose Charcoal Kilns > Wildrose Peak > Wildrose Charcoal Kilns > Furnace Creek,  63 + 6 +6 +100 Km

  • by car
  • on foot
  • on foot
  • by car

October 19, 2021, Furnace Creek > Teutonia Peak Trail (Mojave National Preserve),  240 Km

  • by car

October 20, 2021, Teutonia Peak Trail > Teutonia Peak > Teutonia Peak Trail > St George (Utah),  2 + 2 + 315 Km

  • on foot
  • on foot
  • by car

October 21, 2021, St George (Utah) > Zion National Park,  66 Km

  • by car

October 22, 2021, Zion National Park > Bryce National Park,  116 Km

  • by car

October 23, 2021, Bryce National Park > Arches National Park,  393 Km

  • by car

October 25, 2021, Arches National Park > Grand View Point Overlook (Canyonlands National Park) > Monument Valley National Park (Arizona),  65 + 332 Km

  • by car
  • by car

October 26, 2021, Monument Valley National Park > Page221 Km

  • by car

October 27, 2021, Page > Bright Angel Point (Grand Canyon North Rim) > Desert View Point (Grand Canyon South Rim),  200 + 304 Km

  • by car
  • by car

October 28, 2021, Desert View Point (Grand Canyon South Rim) > South Kaibab Trailhead > Phantom Ranch > South Kaibab Trailhead > Petrified Forest National Park34 + 11 + 11 + 328 Km

  • by car
  • on foot
  • on foot
  • by car

October 29, 2021, Petrified Forest National Park > Safford,  378 Km

  • by car

October 30, 2021, Safford > Riggs Lake (Coronado National Forest) > Clark Peak > Riggs Lake66 + 4 + 4 Km

  • by car
  • on foot
  • on foot

October 31, 2021, Riggs Lake > Tombstone > Tucson212 + 115 Km

  • by car
  • by car

November 1, 2021, Tucson > Saguaro National Park,  22 Km

  • by car

November 2, 2021, Saguaro National Park > Salton Sea (Sonny Bono, California)524 Km

  • by car

November 3, 2021, Salton Sea (Sonny Bono) > Joshua Tree National Park113 Km

  • by car

November 4, 2021, Joshua Tree National Park >Humber Park (San Bernardino National Forest)119 Km

  • by car

November 5, 2021, Humber Park (San Bernardino National Forest ) > Mt San Jacinto > Humber Park > Anza-Borrego Desert State Park12 + 12 +141 Km

  • on foot
  • on foot
  • by car

November 7, 2021, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park > San Diego140 Km

  • by car

November 10, 2021, San Diego > Otay Border Crossing > Tijuana (Mexico)32 Km

  • by car + bus
  • on foot

MEXICO:

November 12, 2021, Tijuana > San Ignacio (BCS),  850 Km

  • by bus, ticket purchased at ABC office in Autobuses ABC Plus; Terminal 5 y 10, Tijuana, 1612 MXN

November 13, 2021, San Ignacio (BCS) > Santa Rosalia, 76 Km

  • by bus, with Aguila, ticket purchased onboard, 100 MXN

November 15, 2021, Santa Rosalia > Loreto, 197 Km

  • by hitchhiking

November 17, 2021, Loreto > La Paz,  356 Km

  • by hitchhiking

November 18, 2021, La Paz > Playa Balandra & Tecolote > La Paz, 27 + 27 Km

  • by hitchhiking
  • by hitchhiking

November 19, 2021, La Paz > Isla Espiritu Santo > La Paz

  • by boat

November 20, 2021, La Paz > Todos Santos > Cabo San Lucas, 82 + 76 Km

  • by bus, with Aguila, ticket purchased in La Paz 8 de Octubre bus station, 160 MXN
  • by bus, with Aguila, ticket purchased in Todos Santos bus station, 125 MXN

November 22, 2021, Cabo San Lucas > San José del Cabo,  33 Km

  • by bus, ticket purchased onboard with La Ruta del Desierto, 37 MXN

November 23, 2021, San José del Cabo > La Paz > Pichilingue > Mazatlan, 186 + 19 Km

  • by bus, with Aguila, ticket purchased in San José del Cabo bus station, 180 MXN
  • by hitchhiking
  • by boat, ticket purchased on BajaFerries website, 1020 MXN

November 25, 2021, Mazatlan > Guadalajara, 483 Km

  • by bus, with Tim Premier, ticket purchased at Tim Premier stall, 500 MXN

November 27, 2021, Guadalajara > Tequila > Guadalajara, 69+ 69 Km

  • by bus, with Tequila bus, ticket purchased in Guadalajara Antigua Terminal bus station, 100 MXN
  • by bus, with Tequila bus, ticket purchased in Tequila bus station, 100 MXN

November 28, 2021, Guadalajara > Ajijic > Chapala > Guadalajara,  54 + 8 + 50 Km

  • by bus, with Chapala Plus, ticket purchased in Guadalajara Antigua Terminal bus station, 60 MXN
  • by bus, with Chapala Bus, ticket purchased onboard, 9 MXN
  • by bus, with Chapala Plus, ticket purchased in Chapala bus terminal, 58 MXN

November 29, 2021, Guadalajara > Morelia, 289 Km

  • by bus, with Primera Plus, ticket purchased online, 482 MXN

November 30, 2021, Morelia > Silao > Guanajuato, 170 + 23 Km

  • by bla bla car, 128 MXN
  • by bus, with Primera flecha amarilla, 30 MXN

December 2, 2021, Guanajuato > San Miguel de Allende > Querétaro, 54 + 63 Km

December 4, 2021, Querétaro > Ciudad de México 212 Km

  • by Urbvan, ticket purchased online on the website, 320 MXN

December 5, 2021, Ciudad de México > Teotihuacàn > Ciudad de México,  48 + 48 Km

  • by bus, with Teotihuacàn bus, ticket purchased at Mexico Norte bus station, 52 + 52 MXN

December 8, 2021, Ciudad de México > Puebla, 135 Km

December 9, 2021, Puebla > Cholula > Puebla, 13 + 13 Km

  • by local bus, 10 MXN paid onboard
  • by local bus, 10 MXN paid onboard

December 10, 2021, Puebla > Oaxaca, 339 Km

  • by bus, with ADO, ticket purchased online on the website, 650 MXN

December 11, 2021, Oaxaca > Puerto Escondido, 316 Km

December 13, 2021, Puerto Escondido > San Antonio > Zipolite,  57 + 13 Km

  • by minivan, ticket purchased onboard, 50 MXN
  • by hitchhiking

December 14, 2021, Zipolite > Mazunte > Zipolite,  5 + 5 Km

  • by hitchhiking
  • by hitchhiking

December 15, 2021, Zipolite > Oaxaca, 259 Km

  • by minivan, with Lineas Unidas, paid at Zipolite terminal, 300 MXN

December 17, 2021, Oaxaca > Monte Alban > Oaxaca, 7 + 7 Km

  • on foot

December 18, 2021, Oaxaca > San Pablo Villa de Mitla, 45 Km

  • by bus, from Central Station, paid onboard, 20 MXN

December 19, 2021, Mitla > Tlacolula > Santiago Matatlan > Mitla, 13 + 15 + 11 Km

  • by bus, 10 MXN paid onboard
  • by taxi, 20 MXN
  • by pickup taxi + tuktuk, 17 MXN

December 20, 2021, Mitla > Hierve el Agua > Mitla > Oaxaca, 16 + 16 + 45  Km

  • by pickup taxi, 75 MXN paid onboard
  • by hitchhiking
  • by hitchhiking

December 21, 2021, Oaxaca > Tuxtla, 563 Km

  • by bus, with OCC, ticket purchased at ADO booth in Central Oaxaca, 824 MXN

December 24, 2021, Tuxtla > Sima de las Cotorras > Tuxtla, 57 + 57 Km

  • by car

December 25, 2021, Tuxtla > San Cristobal de las Casas, 59 Km

  • by bus, with OCC, ticket purchased at OCC bus station, 53 MXN

December 27, 2021, San Cristobal de las Casas > Comitán, Chiapas, 93 Km

  • by minivan (colectivo), from OCC bus station, 60 MXN

December 28, 2021, Comitán, Chiapas > Tziscao , 60 Km

  • by minivan (colectivo), from Montebello Station, 70 MXN

December 29, 2021, Tziscao > 5 Lagos de Montebello > Antelà > Tziscao, 35 Km

  • on foot

December 30, 2021, Tziscao > Las Nubes > Tziscao, 69 + 69 Km

  • by minivan + truck, 70 + 40 MXN
  • on foot + minivan, 70 MXN

December 31, 2021, Tziscao > Comitán, Chiapas, 60 Km

  • by minivan (colectivo), 70 MXN

January 1, 2022, Comitán, Chiapas > Las Margaritas, 20 Km

  • by minivan (colectivo), 20 MXN

January 2, 2022, Las Margaritas > Emiliano Zapata, 121 Km

  • by minivan, 120 MXN

January 3, 2022, Emiliano Zapata > Laguna Miramar > Emiliano Zapata, 6 + 6 Km

  • on foot
  • on foot

January 4, 2022, Emiliano Zapata > San Quintin > Ocosingo, 1 + 132 Km

  • on foot
  • by minivan, 110 MXN

January 6, 2022, Ocosingo > Agua Azul, 63 Km

  • by minivan, 50 MXN

January 7, 2022, Agua Azul > Roberto Barrios, 74 Km

  • by minivan, 50 + 50 MXN

January 8, 2022, Roberto Barrios > Palenque, 32 Km

  • by minivan, 50 MXN

January 9, 2022, Palenque > Chetumal, 485 Km

  • by bus, with ADO, ticket purchased at ADO bus station in Palenque, 538 MXN

January 10, 2022, Chetumal > Mahahual, 142 Km

  • by bus, with ADO, ticket purchased at ADO bus station in Palenque, 120 MXN

January 12, 2022, Mahahual > Bacalar, 105 Km

  • by minivan (Foraneo), 90 MXN

January 14, 2022, Bacalar > Cenote Azul > Bacalar, 5 + 5 Km

  • on foot

January 18, 2022, Bacalar > Belize Free Zone (Belize) > Chetumal (Mex) > Bacalar, 35 + 35 Km

  • by minivan, 50 MXN
  • by shared taxi, 50 MXN
  • by shared taxi, 15 BZ
  • by shared taxi, 250 MXN
  • by shared taxi, 70 MXN

January 22, 2022, Bacalar > Chetumal > Palenque, 485 Km

  • by minivan (colectivo), 50 MXN
  • by bus, with ADO, from Chetumal terminal, 788 MXM

January 24, 2022, Palenque > Tenosique > El Ceibo > El Ceibo (Guatemala) > El Naranjo, 80 + 57 + 1 +31 Km

  • by minivan (colectivo), 90MXN
  • by minivan (colectivo), 50MXN
  • on foot
  • by hitchhiking ( X 2)

 

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