Wed 6 Feb 2008
F! It!
Posted by Roar Flolo under Preparing for the trip
[6] Comments
All right!
No more waiting. We’ve been patient for weeks with DHL only to have a quote for shipping our bikes down to Santiago go from $2,500 to $9,000 one way. We’ve had too many freight forwarders tell us they’ll call us back… they never do. How hard can it be to get a couple of used motorcycles from Los Angeles to Lima, Peru or to Santiago, Chile? Not easy enough or not cheap enough.
If you want something done, do it yourself!
We’re taking matters into our own hands: Tomorrow morning we’re getting on our bikes and we’re riding out of here.
We’ll go south from Huntington Beach to glorious Tijuana and from there to the tip of Cabo where we’ll take the ferry to Mazatlán and through Guatemala and then just south somewhere… The plan is to get to Panama City and from there get a boat to Colombia and then just get as far south as we can in the time we have.
Next post should have some photos from Baja California at the very least!
The plan and the route is new, our spirits remain the same. Wish us luck… really… wish us luck!

February 6th, 2008 at 11:19 am
woohoo… motorcycle diaries 2008!
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February 7th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Good luck on your journey of a lifetime!!Have a gr8 trip!!Make sure you return in one piece.
February 8th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Guys!!!! I wish you the best. Enjoy every second of it. South America is great. Take care. Andy and Roar Colombia is waiting for you. xoxo
February 9th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Hey! Im proud of you sticking to the plan! Looking forward to your next update.
February 10th, 2008 at 6:53 am
Andreas,
Be safe and keep us all posted, and send PICS!!!
February 19th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
It’s so great to hear how you guys are doing and what your days and night are like. Thank you for thinking of all us here. Have an awesome time and enjoy every minute!!!