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WARNING on the sailboat MetaComet (PANAMA - COLOMBIA)

If you are planning to take the sailboat MetaComet between Panama and Colombia, PLEASE STRONGLY consider the following two experiences from our community:

By Charles and Dr. Benny (January 2010):
http://afewmoremiles.com/2010/01/28/...he-darien-gap/
By the MotoTrip.org crew (December 2011):
http://www.mototrip.org/2011/12/12/p...-the-hard-way/
The purpose of this post is not to blacklist, but to inform fellow riders and our backpacker friends.

(Also posted on ADV).
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Damn. So pleased I made a better choice. So....the two hostels were Wunderbar and what?
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Use the Stahlratte if they are still around. Good guys.
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I just read through your story and it was just like my experience!

I have been trying to warn people ever si
nce to only do this journey with a captain who has a good reputation.

Were you surprised as hell to arrive in Puerto Obaldia and Sapzurro and find out that there was no dock?

One positive thing about your trip is at least you had fellow travelers to hopefully help you lift and lower the bike on and off the boats.

I always had to rely partially on the crew. There is not much of an incentive to do a good job when you are only earning around $1 a day. lol

My Panamanian captain got us stuck on a sandbar dangerously close to land, the bilge pump stopped working and there was 2 ft of water on deck, the engine stopped running and they had to fix it, and my bike almost fell in the ocean twice during loading and off loading.

It is a good story to tell now, but was a pretty painful couple weeks.
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I have 2 day old intel from some backpackers who took a jeep tour saying that it was a bit wet, and they were unable to reach the islands on the Salar.

Not exactly sure what that means.

Either way, head out there and have a blast.
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That Metacomet sure does get around.....
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Salar de Uyuni

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I have 2 day old intel from some backpackers who took a jeep tour saying that it was a bit wet, and they were unable to reach the islands on the Salar.

Not exactly sure what that means.

Either way, head out there and have a blast.
Thanks for the update on the Salar. I've been tying to find current information and am currently in Potosi with rain every afternoon, sounds like I should head back south and enjoy Christmas in the dry warmth of San Salvador de Jujuy.
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