Bellingham to Brazil, not coming back

PorLaTierra · 03-04-2012, 10:02 PM

I Quit my job today, I'm tired of my life here, I think I will ride to Panama, then Colombia, then Brazil...

I do not plan to return home, I have some ideas and we will see where I end up.

Tijuana? Honduras? Colombia and Venezuela!? As P. J. O'Rourke put it "How would your mother feel if she knew
you were doing this? She'd cry. She really would. And that's how you know it's fun. Anything that makes your
mother cry is fun. Sigmund Freud wrote all about this. It's a well-known fact."

I have a motorcycle, a couple of passports, a wad of cash and I speak Spanish. I will
leave March 5th, bomb down the Pacific Coast on Highway 1/101 from Bellingham, WA, to Tijuana where I will spend a couple nights with my good buddy Joel. "You can sleep in the trailer out back dude, if it starts moving at night its because the Mexicans are stealing it!" Then I will ride to Panama and devise a way to cross the Darien Gap in the cheapest way possible.

I heard Colombia is really bad ass with a Motorcycle, I heard Venezuela has really cheap gas, and I heard Brazil
is very large (large=lots of riding). I plan to spend a lot of time in those three countires.

Here is my first couple of photos if you want to see my set up.

Ready to ride

Pelican Case

Trip to the hardware store.

Set up for easy removal.

Sweet!

This is my dad, he taught me everything I know about motorcycles

TOO COLD!

One more cold night in my little apartment and then...

Two lane highways to Mexico!

Starts tomorrow (March 5th) we will see what happens

T.Low · 03-04-2012, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PorLaTierra

I Quit my job today, I'm tired of my life here, I think I will ride to Panama, then Colombia, then Brazil...

I do not plan to return home, I have some ideas and we will see where I end up.

Tijuana?.
Here is my first couple of photos if you want to see my set up.

1. Very cool. What bike are you riding?

2. I need a job, what job did you quit?

3. If you end up in Tijuana, it's because something bad happenned.

3. I don't see any pics?

4. I don't count very well, (maybe that's why I don't ahve a job)

PorLaTierra · 03-04-2012, 10:39 PM

Quote:

1. Very cool. What bike are you riding?

2. I need a job, what job did you quit?

3. If you end up in Tijuana, it's because something bad happenned.

3. I don't see any pics?

4. I don't count very well, (maybe that's why I don't ahve a job)

1. '97 BMW F650
2. I drove cars for a courier service and made delicious sandwiches at a wine/beer/cheese/meat sandwich shop
3. Uh-oh
3? now you can see them!
4. Me neither, thats why I stick with a single cylinder

Reryder · 03-04-2012, 10:42 PM

Woohoo! You're livin the dream! Keep us posted.
Subscribed.

ackja · 03-04-2012, 11:25 PM

Wow this sounds like something straight out of a movie
Best of luck on your venture

h2oboy · 03-04-2012, 11:25 PM

Looking good... in

gunnerbuck · 03-04-2012, 11:36 PM

That doesn't sound like a bad idea, I've been following Radiomans thread and it looks like there some fantastic places to call home in S.America... My wife and I half jokingly talk about selling out and heading that way ourselves and lately we've been talking about it more and more... I will follow this thread to see what kind of paradise you discover down there...

Gregg Wannabe · 03-05-2012, 03:52 PM

Good luck, I like your spirit. If you need a place to stay in San Diego, send me a PM

yellowknife · 03-05-2012, 04:53 PM

please continue (and have fun)

YK

Zepfan · 03-05-2012, 05:09 PM

Good Luck! I have similar fantasies

I think I'm too much of a wimp though. If you make it to TJ let me know

crashmaster · 03-05-2012, 05:12 PM

Sounds like you have all the planning you need for a little adventure. I highly recommend Peru and Bolivia as well a making a loop through the Guianas if you have the time.

That Portuguese dictionary will come in very handy until you can start sleeping with one.

Boa viagem!

Airhead Wrangler · 03-06-2012, 10:02 AM

Yes. From one Northwesterner who fled south to another, expect free room and beer in Manzanillo midway down the pacific coast of Mexico. Shoot me a PM a day or two before you come through. Safe riding and enjoy!

SS in Vzla. · 03-06-2012, 10:38 AM

Brooktown Geezer · 03-06-2012, 10:52 AM

Following along. I love Bham...rode my Vespa up there last summer from San Diego, and it's currently in heated storage in Ferndale waiting for the next segment of my trip.

Ride safe, and enjoy the trip!

Rapid Dog · 03-06-2012, 12:03 PM

..i'll bite...got a friend or two in the bham.
lesse wot happens...

03-04-2012, 10:02 PM	#1
PorLaTierra ^OP Por La Tierra Joined: Mar 2012 Location: Murcia, Spain Oddometer: 92	Bellingham to Brazil, not coming back I Quit my job today, I'm tired of my life here, I think I will ride to Panama, then Colombia, then Brazil... I do not plan to return home, I have some ideas and we will see where I end up. Tijuana? Honduras? Colombia and Venezuela!? As P. J. O'Rourke put it "How would your mother feel if she knew you were doing this? She'd cry. She really would. And that's how you know it's fun. Anything that makes your mother cry is fun. Sigmund Freud wrote all about this. It's a well-known fact." I have a motorcycle, a couple of passports, a wad of cash and I speak Spanish. I will leave March 5th, bomb down the Pacific Coast on Highway 1/101 from Bellingham, WA, to Tijuana where I will spend a couple nights with my good buddy Joel. "You can sleep in the trailer out back dude, if it starts moving at night its because the Mexicans are stealing it!" Then I will ride to Panama and devise a way to cross the Darien Gap in the cheapest way possible. I heard Colombia is really bad ass with a Motorcycle, I heard Venezuela has really cheap gas, and I heard Brazil is very large (large=lots of riding). I plan to spend a lot of time in those three countires. Here is my first couple of photos if you want to see my set up. Ready to ride Pelican Case Trip to the hardware store. Set up for easy removal. Sweet! This is my dad, he taught me everything I know about motorcycles TOO COLD! One more cold night in my little apartment and then... Two lane highways to Mexico! Starts tomorrow (March 5th) we will see what happens PorLaTierra screwed with this post 03-04-2012 at 10:31 PM

03-04-2012, 10:42 PM	#4
Reryder Onward through the fog... Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Cairns, Oz Oddometer: 1,395	Woohoo! You're livin the dream! Keep us posted. Subscribed. __________________ '77 Harley Ironhead 6,000 miles across Oz http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=527966 Reryder (AKA Hopper) 1977 Harley Sportster 81 BMWR100RS 01 HONDA VFR800 99 SV650 Ancient Harley 45, Snortster (Sporty engine in a Norton), Norton Atlas, Honda 350/4, Ariel HS scrambler

03-04-2012, 11:25 PM	#6
h2oboy Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Pacific NW Oddometer: 54	Looking good... in __________________ Dam MultiTaskin' July 2011

03-04-2012, 11:36 PM	#7
gunnerbuck I.Hopp. Joined: Nov 2005 Location: N.V.I, B.C. Oddometer: 3,078	Quitting and heading south.. That doesn't sound like a bad idea, I've been following Radiomans thread and it looks like there some fantastic places to call home in S.America... My wife and I half jokingly talk about selling out and heading that way ourselves and lately we've been talking about it more and more... I will follow this thread to see what kind of paradise you discover down there... __________________ 640 A x 2

03-05-2012, 04:53 PM	#9
yellowknife Is In Canada Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Oddometer: 633	Excellent start please continue (and have fun) YK __________________ New France New Scotland (Nova Scotia)

03-04-2012, 11:25 PM	#5
ackja n00b Joined: Feb 2012 Location: Vancouver BC Oddometer: 2	Wow this sounds like something straight out of a movie Best of luck on your venture

03-05-2012, 03:52 PM	#8
Gregg Wannabe Just killing time Joined: Nov 2003 Location: San Diego Oddometer: 2,082	Good luck, I like your spirit. If you need a place to stay in San Diego, send me a PM

03-05-2012, 05:09 PM	#10
Zepfan Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2010 Location: Poway Oddometer: 117	Good Luck! I have similar fantasies I think I'm too much of a wimp though. If you make it to TJ let me know __________________ Ramble On, And now's the time, the time is now, to sing my song. I'm goin' 'round the world, I got to find my girl, on my way. I've been this way ten years to the day, Ramble On, Gotta find the queen of all my dreams.

03-05-2012, 05:12 PM	#11
crashmaster ow, my balls! Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Girdweed, AK Oddometer: 4,605	Sounds like you have all the planning you need for a little adventure. I highly recommend Peru and Bolivia as well a making a loop through the Guianas if you have the time. That Portuguese dictionary will come in very handy until you can start sleeping with one. Boa viagem! __________________ Riding the Americas: No Fumar Español - Terminado. _____________________________________________

03-06-2012, 10:02 AM	#12
Airhead Wrangler More tacos than you Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Manzanillo MX, occasionally Seattle Oddometer: 5,123	Yes. From one Northwesterner who fled south to another, expect free room and beer in Manzanillo midway down the pacific coast of Mexico. Shoot me a PM a day or two before you come through. Safe riding and enjoy! __________________ R80ST Gets The HPN Treatment Ducati Pantah 500SL Rebuild Seattle to TDF on an airhead WTB R100R Mystic sidestand and mount.

03-06-2012, 10:38 AM	#13
SS in Vzla. Totally Normal? I'm not! Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Banana Republic of Black Gold Oddometer: 1,029	__________________ SS. '98 BMW F650 / '05 KTM 450EXC / '03 KTM 950 Adv Caracas, Venezuela

03-06-2012, 10:52 AM	#14
Brooktown Geezer scooter guy Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Fallbrook, CA Oddometer: 466	Following along. I love Bham...rode my Vespa up there last summer from San Diego, and it's currently in heated storage in Ferndale waiting for the next segment of my trip. Ride safe, and enjoy the trip!

03-06-2012, 12:03 PM	#15
Rapid Dog bikes, booze, broads... Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Strangel Living West of Hell Oddometer: 8,303	..i'll bite...got a friend or two in the bham. lesse wot happens... __________________ '08 R1200R / '10 WR290X/R '81 R100RS Rattlecandy Red '06 950 ADV Orangeboom '05 R12GS Wedding Bike '91 R100GSPD Derelict

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