new prices 2008 Panama Columbia
I just did the trip last month with Guido - good skipper, moto rider and only a little dodgy. Go to Hostel Wunderbar website to book it - near Portobello east of Colon - the road is good to drive.
ALL prices are up 350 you and 350 bike you might be able to whine your way down to 650 if lucky.
Bring plenty of patience with any boat.................
Forget the "snorkeling" its a ploy
In Cartagena just ride over to PORT aduana and go in the first office on left (at the gates) to pick up your paperwork...takes about 1 hour waiting. Guido or other captains will tell you a "little" how to do it -
dont tell Dian the bike arrived on a sailboat - just a coastal supply boat named "dos Hermanos"
THEN take your paperwork up to the DIan office about 5 blocks back towards town and let the Aduana check your motor numbers, they will have your papers back to you in 1-2 hours - done !
But, you must go to Port first because the Dian has no paperwork there for you - go figure.
We had one of our 3 bikes not start on boat so we pushed it to the hostel and I foto'd the motor/frame numbers and the Dian imported the bike without seeing it, just my digi cam pictures............ 
Hostel Holiday in Getsemane is bike friendly and cheap, just around corner from Casa Viena call for reservations as its BUSY.
Be careful after 10pm in Getsemane.....really careful otherwise fine to stay.
Zigeuener
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