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Old 07-16-07, 10:58 AM   #4 (permalink)
Quixote
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My friend was one of the video people on this trip:
http://www.drivearoundtheworld.com/
Now that is some trip. And for a good cause as well. Since this is our first expedition we're being a little conservative. We made No attempts for sponsorship or charity drives. We will do that on the next one...

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On another note: I hope that you speak Spanish.
Not yet! Both of us are fairly accomplished in Italian, and my French is reasonable. We're doing a one month immersion spanish school in Oaxaca to try ramp up.

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Also if you don't have lockers in the front/rear... it is a worthwhile investment.
I have rear lockers, but not front. The FJC is an IFS rig, so I would be concerned about the physics of a front locker.

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If you are leaving in October you may want to search/PM on here with some people have have done long trips up to Alaska.
I checked with some Canadians about October. They even discouraged me from installing a block heater!
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