Well, that's about it. We, and the bikes, made it home from Santiago without incident and with no surprises. We landed in Vancouver on Sunday morning and headed straight to Air Canada Cargo. The bikes were there and the guys there were really good but warned us that Canada Customs may not be available to clear the bikes until Monday. That wasn't great news but we headed back to Canada Customs at the main terminal hoping for the best. We lucked out because one of the girls in the office that day usually works in the commercial section that was closed on the weekends. She cleared us no problem and we headed back to get the bikes. For anyone following this story for the bike shipping info, it cost us another $100 dollars to Air Canada for handling the shipment. It was another reason to ship both bikes as one shipment. Shipped on seperate waybills it would have been $100 each.
We put the bits and pieces back on the bikes and inflated the tires. Then Neil and I shook hands and thanked each other for the ride. (Yes, I made sure I thanked him for helping me pick up my bike numerous times.) Then we went our seperate ways.
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| All packed up and ready to leave Air Canada Cargo in Vancouver. |
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| Back in the Bike Cave a little worse for wear after 26,000 km but still worthy. |
So, yeah, that was a damn good ride. Thanks for following along.
Hey Mark & Neil
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you and the bikes got home safe and sound. We have made it all the way to Valparaiso already ;-)
Was fab to be able to share the Navimag experience with you both.
All the best for the future and wishing you both many happy travels
Huw & Bernice
PS your happy faces feature in our blog too - filed under Navimag :-)
Well done Old sock !! Thanks for letting us all go along for a fantastic trip ! Gibby
ReplyDeletei can't believe you're calling him old...
ReplyDeletegreat adventure Mark! has been great to follow your boys epic ride. Catch up soon mate, cheers Sacha
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