Tip of Columbia, Fritz-The-Cat boat
We began the day with a motor malfunction for the second time resulting in the now familiar exclamations from Fritz – “Scheisse!”, “Fuck!”. After this was corrected we headed into the open sea without the benefit of any reefs or islands to dampen the waves. Ben turned white then green and finally succumbed by vomiting from the back of the boat. Ann-Marie and Ernesto mostly kept to themselves as usual on the side of the boat until a large wave soaked them out of their perch.
We arrived in Sapzurro, Columbia this afternoon and went into an adjacent bay to clear Columbian customs. It has become apparent that there is only one boat available leaving tomorrow at noon that costs $160 USD per person and bike as opposed to Fritz’s email to be before leaving that it would cost $50 for the same service. Ann-Marie and Ernesto left with their backpacks on a little boat to presumably escape to a hotel for the night to get away from the rest of us and catch their own boat tomorrow. The captain of the much-maligned MetaComet boat (it’s a converted fishing trawler with an unusable mast) had phoned ahead to arrange transport for the five bikers on board – Fritz hadn’t bothered to do the same.
Details on how to cross the Darien Gap with (or without) a motorcycle by sailboat
Bike, Fritz-The-Cat boat
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Fritz repairing motor again, Panama
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Mark, Simon, Tom, Tuly, Fritz-The-Cat boat
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Ben, Torban, Fritz-The-Cat boat
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Torban, Fritz-The-Cat boat
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Ernesto, Ann-Marie, Fritz-The-Cat boat
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Luis, Fritz-The-Cat boat
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Tip of Columbia, Fritz-The-Cat boat
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Tip of Columbia, Fritz-The-Cat boat
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Sapzurro Landfall, Fritz-The-Cat boat
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