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

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

Woohoo! You're livin the dream! Keep us posted.
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Wow this sounds like something straight out of a movie
Best of luck on your venture

Looking good... in

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...

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

please continue (and have fun)

YK

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

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!

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!

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!

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

Excellent start........I wish I had the gumption to do the same thing, but with my wife having Cancer, it won't happen any time soon. GL on the trip man.....

Nice. Love the idea. Wish I would have done it when I was young.

How old are you if you care to share? No obligations in life yet it seems, so I am assuming younger.

I don't know that I could stay down south and be that far from family, but I sure have thought about it.

Two ways to travel: go with the flow or check-list. We remember years later the things that pierced our senses.

You will love Brazil. Enjoy and have a safe trip.

Good luck!