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Paperwork is cleared up. We got out of it without having to pay a dime! Very happy. Bill of lading in hand and ready to ship out on the 21st.

That was from this past weekend. It is a beach in Santa Clara, about 1.5 hours from the house. and pretty close to the entrance to El Valle. I have the GPS coordinates saved in the truck and can share them. There are some great beaches in Santa Clara.

And another picture from this weekend!

Our truck is back in action and we took a little weekend trip up to Portobelo, Nombre de Dios, and beyond. Everything seems good so far. Today I am trying to get new insurance for the truck and work out our import paperwork, since we have been here for over a month.

I always have time to stop and meet someone new! Side trips are very welcome. Sailing is too expensive for us and not enough adventure. There are something like 40+ boats making the trip now. I have something else in mind that I think will prove to be a little more fun and wills till let us...

Thanks for the comments everyone! The transmission is finally in the truck and I drove it back to Panama Passage today! We are cleaning everything and letting the truck air out after it's month in storage. We are working out a plan for this weekend to put some quick miles on the truck. After...

We now have our transmission!!!! I felt like we were trying to cross a border. We saw another 110.

I never updated the thread but these are all sold.

We had a big dinner again a few nights ago. I went to the beach this weekend. And stayed at TogoPanama, a very nice bed and breakfast.

I assume you are asking about the bumpers on the 4Runner and not the Defender? The ones on the 4Runner were made by a local fab shop that is no longer in business. I could recommend another fab shop in NH, but shipping would probably make it not worth it. I would recommend looking into...

Thanks for the advice. A cane seems like a very versatile tool to have. I have strongly considered getting some mace. Without venturing too far down a volatile road I will say that I really like the idea of carrying a "less-than-lethal" option. I haven't looked at the prices but I know oc...

Today we visited the Miraflores locks of the Panama Canal. We accidently wore matching shirts and were self conscious about it all day. We saw a new Defender and talked to the owner for a while. Yesterday we went to Barro Colorado Island which is run by the Smithsonian. And I took a...

I have a Mombasa tent and while the mattress is ok for one or two nights, it does eventually get to my back. I picked up a cheap self inflating sleeping pad and it made a huge difference. It inflates to about 1" thick. I open the valve in the morning and just fold the tent up with the pad...

Thanks everyone. We have a new transmission on its way from Ashcroft in the UK. This time there should be no question about the quality. Today we went out to a local parque and tried not to annoy the bird watchers too much. Our personal tour guides for the day. These two work together...

Thanks for the responses. We are doing just fine and are looking gorward to getting the truck back on the road. It looks like we will be shipping in a transmission from Ashcroft in the UK. Hopefully it arrives quickly. Thanks. I hope things work out for you guys as well.

Attempted mugging #1: Today we took the truck to a friend of a friend in Panama that owns a shop. He was part of the local Land Rover club until they dissolved. He has a couple of Range Rover Classics and loves Defenders. After draining the fluid and seeing all the metal on the drain plug...

No problem. We have emails out to quite a few people and are thinking that something will materialize tomorrow. We have options now but we are trying to not waste money. An easy solution would be to buy a reman tranny from Ashcroft and have it shipped in. We are hoping to find a local one...

Thanks for the message! If we drive back through we will definitely take you up on your offer. We actually fixed the exhaust a while ago but I guess I never updated about it. We had it re-sleeved and it is working well. They welded it on this time instead of clamps. We also fixed the pinion...

Today we visited Panama Viejo. It was a fascinating place to see. And then we took a taxi.

We are hanging out at Panama Passage for the next week or so while we get the truck fixed and get shipping taken care of. Today a small group of us all went into town to pick up some supplies at the mall and then to get some food at the local market. We took one of the scary buses into town...