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Shopping/Shipping… Part 2!

Published on March 17, 2011 By Steve

Day 2: Power of positive thinking our ammunition, we were off to retrieve Pumper from the grasp of the port. Making an early start, still not in possession of long pants and shoes there was the issue ahead of us of how do we actually get her out of the port! Who knew the port [...]

Shopping Beats Shipping Any Day…

Published on March 14, 2011 By Steve

The day started out on a positive note full of promise and the anticipation of being reunited with Pumper (At the port in Cartagena) after her journey on the high seas (Over 500 containers fall from ships every month!!!) Thankfully we were no where near the Japanese Tsunami!! So after a sweaty morning trudging from [...]

Colombia On Our Mind…

Published on March 8, 2011 By Steve

South America, North to South, …is a big continent: so what’s in store? First stop … Colombia, a place we are either recommended to go or … warned not to! “ FARC’s (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) low-tech land mines are made from hypodermic syringes, sulphuric acid, an explosive agent and a TIN CAN !! [...]

Survival Of The Determined!!!

Published on March 4, 2011 By Steve

Panama Canal With Pumper’s ship date delayed until the 11th, there was time to study the new copy of ‘Central America on a Shoestring’ guide: some good homework. For the not so good bits: Schistosomiasis: Bilharzia 2nd only to Malaria and not too pleasant by all accounts!! Bicho Di Pie : Footworms In Brazil : [...]

Shipping Preparation… and Panama Perspiration

Published on February 28, 2011 By Steve

The last posting asked ‘Do we need a vacation…’? Right now I am sweltering in Pumper after a stressful hour to locate the shipping office in Panama City to prepare our shipping documents for the big transport of Pumper to Colombia… this could be a challenge!!! Pumper has to be shipped due to the impassable [...]

Panama… ‘The Price Is Right’!

Published on February 22, 2011 By Steve

Another border crossing along with all it’s highlights and delights.. Like Madam Dear, would you like your blood pressure tested… with this nasty sweaty piece of equipment that has just been wrapped around numerous sweaty smelly arm pits… No thanks!! But who would have thunk free health care at the border, thanks Costa Rica for [...]

It’s A Jungle Out There…

Published on February 18, 2011 By Steve

  She’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes… YeeeHaaa!!   And maybe not so much!!!… Given the road conditions, the wash outs and hair pin bends and disappearing road, but hey at least it is not snowing and at least we are not on a bike in the blistering heat with dust and dirt [...]