Day 39 & 40 Logistics, paperwork, bureaucracy and endless waiting…but we now have a game plan July 7th 2015 Day 39: finding a shipping company to take the bike to Colombia
Day 40: get all the necessary paperwork completed
Day 41: get the bike to the Colon shipping dock and into the container
Monday, today Tuesday, and tomorrow Wednesday are devoted to arranging for the shipment of the motorcycle from Panama to Colombia. Transporting vehicles between these two countries has always been a s ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama City With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal ... ... read more
We are a dad and a daughter from Seattle on a double mission; to help a small part of the world increase its digital literacy, and at the same time ride the PanAmerican highway. Hence our name "Ride the world for reading"! We are both passionate about literacy and education, each in our own way, and this trip is our way of giving back to society in a way that combines our two passions, i.e. adventure travelling and education.
We plan to ride our BMW GS 1200 Adventure motorcycle from Fairbanks Alaska to Ushuaia in southern Argentina. The PanAmerican highway is the wo... full info