So we are back in Panama City. We have been looking for a boat to get to South America, but it has proven to be more difficult then expected. This would be a very simple journey if we were willing to spend $1000 USD to get a cross but I am Dutch so its just not a possibility. We spent the last two days in Colon. Colon is a dump. I do not like to refer to places like that but in this case that is the nicest way of putting it. Colon is a place that you can’t walk around in the day let a lone at night. If you go to Colon you are almost guaranteed to be robbed. Liz and I were lucky, we spent two days In Colon without incident. The reason that we went to Colon was to look for a boat. Colon is the biggest port in Panama. It is well known for its Free Zone (zone Libra). The free zone is a 400 hectares area in Colon that you can import, alter, sell, and export with out having to deal with customs, duties, or tariffs. It is walled off and you can only go in if you have your passport. Its pretty cool, but they mostly sell in only bulk and there is a limited supply of stores to buy just one outfit, or pack of smokes. So all and all it’s really not worth ever going to because it’s in Colon. Anyway, so we had just about given up looking for a cheap boat, and as we were about to leave we met an English teacher from Panama City that helped us out. We found out of a barge that will arrive in Colon on Tuesday or Wednesday and will take us for $100 USD each and our bikes for around the same price. (We haven’t got the exact amount for the bikes). It looks like we are going to literally drive our bikes up on to the barge and just sit there beside them for the 5 days it will take to get us to Colombia. But for $400 USD I would be happy just to hang on to the side of the boat. So this process dose still require bribing the security guard to help us out (he said he will do it for about $5.00) and sorting out the immigration. But so far it seems pretty good. So we are back in Panama City. We decided it would be best to come back here for the New Year. Panama City is supposed to have quite the new years parties. I will try to upload some more pictures tomorrow. I hope you all had a very marry Christmas, and I hope everyone has a great New Years
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