Miles from Bellingham WA:
Oat meal breakfast, not the fare we are use to from Essense, however good coffee helps. Hard rain most of the night.
Our luxury digs last night
Border crossing.4.5 hours We go it on our own till we get lost then we found a good fair handler to direct us. No matter what, there is no sense in being in a hurry, it just takes time to get through.
Panama customs and immigration station
Met Paul Donahue, he runs a moto shop in David Panama, he's from the US riding a Sazuki RS 650 down, his choice of bikes. Finding it's always good to have a contact just in case.
Finally we're done, bikes are disinfected as was Jim as he rolled through the semi truck disinfection tunnel which worked out as we rolled out into the pouring tropical rain.
Max and I get turn around at the final check point, an unsigned form,crap, because the first import agent mixed our plate numbers up. Crap, back to the customs inspector, he laughs, such is life was his message, I think. Fortunately we were on a long hill for the KLR to get started on. Talked to some truckers. Usually 24 hours for them to get through, same story you can't hurry just sit back, wait and be happy when you finally get to go.
On the highway I notice a lot more people driving and less walking or on scoters. Different from the other countries we've past through. Farms and houses are mostly well kept. Good looking pastures and grass crops, lots of sugar cane and pineapple farms. Sugar harvest is going on so more trucks on the road hauling cane. The roads are about the same as CR although we were told they would be great in Panama.
From the land of sky blue waters
Anxious to make miles we night ride again, The KTM has no tail light so I follow whatever reflecives I can see
Border crossing take it out of us. We make it to Santiago and find the first hotels we've seen in a couple of hours. Dinner and to bed.
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Location:Evita CR to Santiago Panama
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