[Travis McGee]

[Lurker]

Thanks.

L

[Travis McGee]

This is what the coast looks like a few miles from a trailhead to the Darien Gap that the migrants are using. Not a house for miles. As beautiful as Hawaii or Tahiti I think. Waves that have never been ridden, waterfalls no gringo has ever seen. That log on the beach is typical of the tropical rainforest trees. Up front is reporter Ben Bergquam. Behind is Matt T. aka Mateo # Uno. Their mission is ongoing so no details at this time. More information coming.

[Travis McGee]

[Travis McGee]

Typical terrain in Darien.

This is not a migrant trail. Slippery random roots and rocks are the "steps." Path roughly follows the stream on the left.

[Travis McGee]

Cessna Grand Caravan, from Panama City east to our base of operations in Puerto X and back. This plane is basically an 11-seat single-engine C-130 Hercules. Short rough fields and mountain flying are its forte. We flew at 7,500' and 130mph.

This is the only way in and out of Puerto X, for 11 Pax, only 3X a week. There are no roads in 40 miles, but plenty of 6,000' high jungle-covered mountains. Other than this airplane, the only way to get around is in a "lancha rapida," typically a 25 foot long narrow "panga" with a 60 or so HP outboard motor, coast hopping on the windy and wavy open Caribbean.

[donozark]

Maybe we should build another canal?

[Perseverando]

Fantastic, Matt! I watch Bannon’s War Room regularly. Ben Berquam, Oscar Blue and Michael Yon are doing an amazing job doing what the MSM and other “conservative” media refuse to do.

If people aren’t watching Bannon they are missing a lot of great news and information.

Thanks so much for going down there. Looking forward to any additional info you will be providing to us on FR and at WRSA.

(I probably should check WRSA to see what you may have posted there.)

[Chode]

it was a World Heritage Site, now it’s turning into a sh!thole...

[Vlad0]

When I was a bit younger, stuck is a grueling 9 to 5 job, I used to fantasize about doing the epic Alaska to Tierra del Fuego motorcycle trip. A few people have done that trip over the years. Usually in small groups of 3 or 4 riders.

The notoriously most difficult part is the Darrien Gap, which in the 1980s was still frequently described as "impenetrable". Some travelers "cheated" and put their bikes on ships to go around it, from Costa Rica to Columbia, skipping the entire country of Panama in the process. Of course, as a fantasy adventure, that wouldn't do at all. No, crossing the legendary Darian Gap was almost the *point* of the whole trip.

It was a good lunch topic with my equally bored work buddies who were motorcycle guys, as we all seemed to be in the early 1990s.

"So, Dave, if you were going to ride to the tip of South America what type of bike would you use?"

Kawasaki's KLR 650 was always high on the list, but at the time I was holding out for the big air-cooled dual sports by Honda and Yamaha as being a bit simpler and more reliable. The XT-600 Tenere was a rare variant, mostly just a bigger tank that you could order. Here's a 1985 model:

[M Kehoe]

Bttt.

5.56mm

[wardaddy]

San Blas islands are really beautiful I hear

How far did you go in?