“The road” takes it’s toll on everyone and in a lot of different ways. For us boys hygiene is often an afterthought, due to the extra effort required in grooming. So, we embrace our unshaven faces and unkept hair and try to look the part of the rugged wanderer. The following photographs reveal the physical results of the last 6-7 months of constant movement. Proceed with caution.
By Craig Johnson
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Posted in For some laughs, North America, Trip Thoughts, USA
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Also tagged birthday cards, bums, Cartagena, caveman, craig johnson, decameron, El Salvador, nels thoreson, Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone Raft Company, Yellowstone River
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February 8, 2009 – 7:04 am
No more shipping the trucks! When we were in the planing stages of the expedition, we could not have possibly imagined how difficult, complicated, convoluted, annoying and downright painful the overseas shipping process could be. After four international, overseas container shipments during the course of the expedition, one would think that we are now knowledgeable experts when it comes to shipping vehicles abroad. The sad reality of the situation is the only thing we really know about putting a vehicle into a container and sending it to another country is that we never care to do it again.
By Steve Bouey
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Posted in Borders, Visas and Paperwork, Colombia, Interesting, Panama, Shipping, Trip Prep, Trip Thoughts
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Also tagged cargo container, Cartagena, cocaine, colon, Darien Gap, narcotics, Panama, Police, ship, Shipping, toyota
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February 3, 2009 – 11:36 am
Point of Departure: Cartagena Yacht Club
Point of Arrival: Panama City, Panama via San Blas Islands
Mode of Transport: 30ft Single Mast Sail Boat
Approximate hours at sea: 41
Captain: A gregarious loose cannon named Hernando
Crew: 6 travelers entirely un-experienced in sailing and just trying to get to Panama
By Melissa Terry
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Posted in Borders, Visas and Paperwork, Colombia, For some laughs, Panama
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Also tagged Captain Hernando, Cartagena Yacht Club, Kuna Islanders, Panama, Sailing around the Darien Gap, San Blas Islands, Traveling between Colombia and Panama
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January 31, 2009 – 6:03 pm
For those of you that don’t know, the famed Pan American highway isn’t exactly a complete run from Alaska to southern South America, the road unfortunately lacks roughly 57 miles between Panama and Colombia. The reason being: a 3,000 sq/mi. area known as the Darien Gap.
