BlueBomber
Adventurer
DUDE! your trip is awesome!!!!!!!! ill probably have to read it a couple more times to get the full picture (i read MOST of it.....i would say thats not too bad). im glad ya'll got the frame issue worked out.
The Forgotten Continent Expedition
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dhackney
Expedition Leader
The Circle of Trust
OK, so it's been a while...
Four months, in fact.
It's been almost exactly four months since we handed over the keys and paperwork to ship our Fuso from Guayaquil, Ecuador to Long Beach, California.
I know what you're thinking, "What could possibly take four months to ship an expedition vehicle from one port to another port on the same ocean, with no canals in between?"
It gets even more baffling when you learn we were standing just a few kilometers from the docks in Guayaquil at the time.
And it gets even more incomprehensible when you factor in we transferred our truck to an American working for a U.S. freight forwarder company.
But that was then. And this is now.
And we're no longer in Guayaquil, Ecuador, we're in the U.S., where we've been most of this time while our Fuso has been, ummm, elsewhere.
It's been a challenging and interesting four months. Along the way we've lived in abject terror, unbridled fear, isolation, frustration, anger, amusement, curiosity, and, most of all, within a framework of "the need to know," which has severely limited our ability to communicate with family, friends, peers and fellow overlanders.
The only people we could communicate with, even to a limited extent, were within a very restricted circle of trust.
If things go well, I may be able to post an update on our situation within a few days and expand that circle of trust a bit.
Keep your fingers crossed…
OK, so it's been a while...
Four months, in fact.
It's been almost exactly four months since we handed over the keys and paperwork to ship our Fuso from Guayaquil, Ecuador to Long Beach, California.
I know what you're thinking, "What could possibly take four months to ship an expedition vehicle from one port to another port on the same ocean, with no canals in between?"
It gets even more baffling when you learn we were standing just a few kilometers from the docks in Guayaquil at the time.
And it gets even more incomprehensible when you factor in we transferred our truck to an American working for a U.S. freight forwarder company.
But that was then. And this is now.
And we're no longer in Guayaquil, Ecuador, we're in the U.S., where we've been most of this time while our Fuso has been, ummm, elsewhere.
It's been a challenging and interesting four months. Along the way we've lived in abject terror, unbridled fear, isolation, frustration, anger, amusement, curiosity, and, most of all, within a framework of "the need to know," which has severely limited our ability to communicate with family, friends, peers and fellow overlanders.
The only people we could communicate with, even to a limited extent, were within a very restricted circle of trust.
If things go well, I may be able to post an update on our situation within a few days and expand that circle of trust a bit.
Keep your fingers crossed…
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UK4X4
Expedition Leader
Sea freight can be a black hole, but I would have thought as yours would have been top loaded, it should have caught a direct ship.
No shipping line would have wanted to dismount and remount an un- containerised vehicle
My 40ft container for Oman was shipped from LA on the 23rd of Aug and did'nt arrive in Oman till the 10th of December
although quoted at 2 months
I hope she turns up soon
No shipping line would have wanted to dismount and remount an un- containerised vehicle
My 40ft container for Oman was shipped from LA on the 23rd of Aug and did'nt arrive in Oman till the 10th of December
although quoted at 2 months
I hope she turns up soon
DiploStrat
Expedition Leader
I had SO forgotten this thread!
(But not the truck!)
Best wishes.
(But not the truck!)
Best wishes.
jeepmedic46
Expedition Leader
Hope all goes well.
Grim Reaper
Expedition Leader
I'm betting DEA comes up. Sorry to hear you have had what ever this is happen.
Doug,
Sorry to hear that.
I am not sure if it's of any help for you but I think your journey provides quite a few lessons for the community here. I also have a few of my own that I will share later when the timing is right.
One lesson that I believe we understand well now is that it adds a whole new level of complexity when you ship a vehicle that does not fit in a container.
Sorry to hear that.
I am not sure if it's of any help for you but I think your journey provides quite a few lessons for the community here. I also have a few of my own that I will share later when the timing is right.
One lesson that I believe we understand well now is that it adds a whole new level of complexity when you ship a vehicle that does not fit in a container.
dhackney
Expedition Leader
Five Star Happy Campers
While unpacking the Fuso after its arrival from South America we found a few pounds of white powder.
We were not amused.
Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/ecuador/fivestarhappycampers.pdf
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While unpacking the Fuso after its arrival from South America we found a few pounds of white powder.
We were not amused.
Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/ecuador/fivestarhappycampers.pdf
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dhackney
Expedition Leader
Maybe you should consider making a movie with your adventures
The entire story, including the 95% we can't talk about publicly, is so "out-there" that we don't think anybody in Hollywood would believe it.
And, to be fair, compared to stories such as our friend Glen Heggstad's, our tale is pretty tame.