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« on: December 29, 2011, 04:09:30 PM »
My little brother sets out in 4 days to ride from Chehalis, WA to the southern most city in Argentina (Ushuaia).
He will be blogging, tweeting, looking for food to eat and places to sleep along the way.
Check out his website www.headedsouth.net

you can also follow him on twitter @headedsouthnet
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« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2011, 04:56:24 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2011, 08:10:45 PM »
How long is he planning ride?  There and back?!
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« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2011, 08:25:00 PM »
WA to Argentina with just a top case?
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« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2011, 06:37:06 AM »
If he's planning on going through Santiago, send him my info. I should be able to make some room for him.
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« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2011, 07:07:00 AM »
Does he know about www.advrider.com?

Lots of good info and at least a few good people.  several folks have done similar trips and documented it.  It turns out that you can't ride or drive between Panama and Colombia, you have to take boat or plane.
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« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2011, 07:32:18 AM »
This aught to be good watching!

How come one cannot drive between Panama and Columbia? Are there no roads or is it a political thing? Just curious.
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« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2011, 07:37:24 AM »
Quote from: Mhanis on December 30, 2011, 07:32:18 AM
This aught to be good watching!

How come one cannot drive between Panama and Columbia? Are there no roads or is it a political thing? Just curious.



Apparently it is both.  There are no roads (to speak of) and Panama reportedly doesn't want to let Colombian unrest spill over.

It seems a few hardy individuals have made the trip through the Darien Gap, but it is not recommended for those who worry about little things like broken bones and no EMS service at all.
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« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2011, 08:31:58 AM »
Quote from: mergatroyd on December 30, 2011, 07:37:24 AM
Apparently it is both.  There are no roads (to speak of) and Panama reportedly doesn't want to let Colombian unrest spill over.

It seems a few hardy individuals have made the trip through the Darien Gap, but it is not recommended for those who worry about little things like broken bones and no EMS service at all.

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« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2011, 08:42:41 AM »
In order to do it by land... apparently you need a Rokon and 2 months.
http://www.outbackofbeyond.com/gap.htm
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« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2011, 09:54:32 AM »
Quote from: CapnCrunch on December 29, 2011, 04:09:30 PM
My little brother sets out in 4 days to ride from Chehalis, WA to the southern most city in Argentina (Ushuaia).
He will be blogging, tweeting, looking for food to eat and places to sleep along the way.
Check out his website www.headedsouth.net

you can also follow him on twitter @headedsouthnet

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I had to read this again.  At first I read it to mean he intended to go from A to B in 4 days.

I was like, holy make the beast with two backs Shocked

Too many irons in the fire these days I guess. . .

Anyhow, looks like it will be a great trip!
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« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2011, 08:20:27 AM »
Quote from: Mhanis on December 30, 2011, 07:32:18 AM
This aught to be good watching!

How come one cannot drive between Panama and Columbia? Are there no roads or is it a political thing? Just curious.



There are roads but dirt, mud and rocks.  My friend in Panama City tried it and didn't make it because it was so hairy.  No maintenance and as stated no medical services along with bribes to be had (from what I'm told).  Last I heard they were trying to build a decent road so I guess we will wait for his blog to determine proof.  As for guerrillas, they are predominantly much further south since they started shipping most of the drugs off the coast near Tumaco and Cartagena.  I would say Nicaragua is just as dangerous in some places.
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« Reply #12 on: December 31, 2011, 12:19:47 PM »
i'm visting my girlfriend and her parents in bogota colombia at the moment and all the motorcyclist have to ware a vest with the license number on the back of it , apparently they have a problem with drive by shootings, right now is the dry season, the country had terrible mud slides all over the country for the past three months so i will be keeping a very close eye on his trip i might make one from where i live and that all the way out east on long island NY
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« Reply #13 on: January 01, 2012, 08:31:59 AM »
His bags are packed and he leaves tomorrow!
http://headedsouth.net
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« Reply #14 on: January 02, 2012, 03:20:37 PM »
Some weather difficulties and left him sort of his goal today
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