We have made it to Panama, which is a bit of a milestone. From entering Mexico in late January this kind of puts us halfway through Latin America in terms of time and probably mileage- depends on how far we choose to go down into Patagonia and how many detours we take away from the Pacific coast as we head south. Its also country number 10, if we include Canada and the US, with 9 more to go...
There is no way to drive from Panama to Colombia - there is an area of about 60 miles of impassable swamp and mountains called the Darian gap - so we are booked to put the car on a container ship next week from Colon on the Atlantic Coast to Cartagena, and we will fly over with the Colombian equivalent of Easyjet next Thursday. Shipping takes just under a week with inspections and loading etc, so we should be able to retrieve it early the following week and start enjoying South America....
There is no way to drive from Panama to Colombia - there is an area of about 60 miles of impassable swamp and mountains called the Darian gap - so we are booked to put the car on a container ship next week from Colon on the Atlantic Coast to Cartagena, and we will fly over with the Colombian equivalent of Easyjet next Thursday. Shipping takes just under a week with inspections and loading etc, so we should be able to retrieve it early the following week and start enjoying South America....
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