ridewithian

Lots of logistics! I've been working on the ride full time for about 2 months now.

Vaccines for Central/South America

Visas

Learning Spanish

Packing for different seasons and climates

Getting all the requisite gear together

Fully loaded training rides

And just trying to figure out how to not die.

Thanks, good question!

Probably at least like 3-4 days!

But I'm setting aside about 10-11 months.

I really appreciate your thorough reply. When my uncle did the gap 30 years ago he loaded all his gear into a backpack and then hiked it/hired dugout canoes for the rivers. Check out the photo! http://imgur.com/a/Om7CT

The rough plan is to follow his route. But I'll keep my eyes open as I head South in Panama. If things are feeling too dicey I'll go around. Your post is very helpful and I'll keep it in mind as an option.

Trying to get sponsored by Gold Bond - and have them ship to me as I ride. Thanks for the question!

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