January 25, 2011
2 hours to the border, got to ride past a lot of farms.
Checking out of Peru was quite painless for us, but for a couple of Columbian bikers, they were dam near strip searched. They had to unbolt their side plates and seats to remove because the Aduana wanted to check everything. They even had to unroll their tents. Us, they told us to go to the office to get stamps and we were done. Getting into Ecuador was another story, we couldn't find the border. Had to ask people and got bad directions, then got stamped in, then had to find the other Aduana office (Customs) to check the bikes in. It was 10kms down the road in the next town to check the bikes into the country. We considered just taking heat for not checking in when we checked out, but didn't. Later down the road the Columbian caught up to us and we rode as a group until our turnoff to Guayaquil. Got to Tony's shop without any problems. Found a hostel.
These Adventures are for Fathers and Sons. Michael and I completed this in two stages. Our motorcycle adventures reached the furthest northerly point in North America and the most southerly point in South America attainable via motorcycle. The 1st stage was completed in 2008 after Michael's 16th birthday. The 2nd stage started on Oct 4, 2010 & ended March 27, 2011, 2 weeks before Michael's 19th birthday. Check out our 2016 Adventure across Canada @ http://mjcanadatour.blogspot.ca
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