Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:49:08 -0600
Reply-To: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
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From: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject: Re: Advice for traveling to Belize
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Guess I should have been more clear. You only need all of this gear for
the first 50 miles in and out of Mexico.
Tom
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-----Original Message-----
From: BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 2:29 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject: Re: Advice for traveling to Belize
Now, now... let's keep it holstered in your pants. I'll bet it's safer
in Belize than some neighborhoods in San Francisco.
I like to read what our guvm'nt has to say before going to places for
the first time. Although it's been recently cited that this agency got
the total number of Internet users in the most populous country
recently, most of the facts on their website is useful:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bh.html
BenT
On Dec 6, 2010, at 11:14 AM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET> wrote:
> 2 - 50 cals and 4 support vehicles and a Vanagon full of cash to buy
> your way through....
>
> Tom
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 12:49 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Subject: Re: Advice for traveling to Belize
>
> Although a road trip to Belize would be epic, I am actually flying
down
> there with my wife and repairing a Vanagon that is already down there.
> Sorry my trip isn't as exciting as you imagined, but it is exciting to
> me. I think it will still be an adventure without taking the better
> part of a year trying to get down there :-)
>
> You think about it, it is not as far as California driving, but the
> roads are sketchy at best and then there would be getting through
Mexico
> in a Vanagon, which would not be something I would want to attempt
right
> now. Maybe when I get a 50 cal machine gun turret mounted on the
roof.
> Then we will see.
>
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>
>
> On 12/6/2010 1:09 PM, Rob wrote:
>> Belize to fix a Vanagon, now that's a good trip!
>> I went to google to see how far it is and it couldn't handle it so I
>> fired up MS Streets & Trips... Not sure where you are (NJ?) or where
>> you are going (specifically) but from NJ to Belize is an 8 day drive
>> 3500-3600 miles. Wow, what a trip!
>>
>> Oil changes, border crossings & toll roads.... Have fun Ken!
>>
>> Rob
>> becida@comcast.net
>> western WA state
>>
>>
>> At 12/6/2010 05:21 AM, Ken Wilford wrote:
>>> This does have Vanagon content as I am traveling to Belize in order
> to
>>> fix a customer's Vanagon. Isn't that cool! Anyway my wife and I
> will
>>> be traveling there in January and I wanted to see if anyone on the
> list
>>> had any advice about this country in particular. I know there are
>>> several folks on the list that are globe trotters so I would
> appreciate
>>> any advice or hints you can give me that way. I will take the
advice
>>> off the list if the Moderators don't feel this is enough Vanagon
>>> related. I will be driving a Vanagon there as well so it is very
> much
>>> Vanagon related :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> If you can give me any tips or advice I would sincerely appreciate
> it.
>>>
>>> Ken Wilford
>>> John 3:16
>>> www.vanagain.com
>>
>>
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