Jan Weitner riding his XT from Terra del Fuego to Vancouver

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  • Jan Zondervan (Don Juan on the R…): Jan – ik weet niet of je nog wel eens naar reacties kijkt, maar hoe dan ook gefelicite…
  • Paul (Angels in Mexico): Jan, ik hoor dat je plannen hebt om weer op de motor te klauteren, om er pas in Austra…
  • Henk Biesheuvel (The good guys (my…): Tsejus Jan, wat een reis man!! Ik denk, die zit nog lekker bij Exxon… Geen idee of je …
  • Ab en Toos Claase… (Angels in Mexico): Hallo Jan, Als iemand verre reizen doet dan kan hij veel verhalen. We zijn blij dat je…
  • Edward Galarza (Angels in Mexico): Hi Jan, did you remember me? I’m the guy that you konw in Panama, we meet in the aripo…
  • Anouk (Angels in Mexico): Welcome home !!!
  • thijs ter Hart (Angels in Mexico): Jan, Wel erg gaaf wat je aan het doen bent, respect! Succes, plezier en tot…Later …

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Angels in Mexico

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In Central America I was really heating up. Standing still is almost impossible. The heat rising up from the engine takes away all your breath. Taking a drink on the road was rewarded with a boiling hot saddle afterwards. You can not hide from the sun. Hardly and trees to take cover. After crossing the Mexican border at the San Christobal crossing the road is going up to an altitude of around 3000 meters making me feel more at ease. It gave me a good feeling crossing the last Central American border. I got tired of the border crossings. They consume lots of time, you get crazy of the people on the border offering you 'services' to get the paperwork done, the custom people love forms, copies, decontamination charges, pesos and dollars. After seeing all these borders you know how it works. Try to be slower than the custom officers and they will do their best to get you rapidly on the road again. Some chit chat here and there really helps!

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