Trouble in Honduras now?
Last week in Mexico I met an American rider Doug and have since been receiving email updates of his progress issued by his wife.
The following is taken from her latest email (sent today) and doesn't make for good reading.
I know there are plenty of other riders ahead of me on the road so I'm wondering if everyone has experienced similar or whether this is something that's just kicked off?
I'm heading that way myself (and have friends behind me) so would like to hear of others recaent experiences.
From Doug's wife:
"Doug rode west and south through El Salvador on his own to avoid most of Honduras. He learned from fellow riders on an online blog, that there are some activities at the borders that are what they called "shakedowns."
"Doug got to the border to enter Honduras, and was charged $140. in custom and other "fees". On his way to the border, he went through 8 police checkpoints---showing bike papers, passport, etc. So he made it to the southern border going into Nicauraga. Still in Honduras, he was stopped near the border at a checkpoint, for speeding. He asked how could he be speeding, when he was stopping".
"The policeman said he could be Doug's lawyer. Doug saw others just flying past and asked why they weren't stopped. He was told that they're from here. So more money was required".
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