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And has anyone got a link for the Stena ferry ? I can't get a google hit :-(
Bruce,this is the only link I could find.And it was hard to find.

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It isn't easy to navigate.And a lot is still under construction.I used translate Korean to English.Then if you place the cursor over "New Blue Ocean" you will see some English options to choose.They usually take you to more Korean stuff.I think patkoj was going to have someone translate it.Never heard back from him about it.It's something you can look at.I gave up and decided I'll wait till I get there and do what I have to do.
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Are All Cargo Express doing the crating ? We just had a quote back saying crating will be approx $800/bike and that we should go and see bike dealers in Vancouver too try and get a crate.

Any names we can try ?
This is a file I saved from SeanF and what he did:

From Vancouver, Canada to Incheon, Korea (South) - August, 2010
Contact person name: Marshalla Hung
Company name: Locher Evers
Company web page: Locher Evers International
Contact person email: Mars...@lei.ca
Locher Evers Int'l 109D - 4871 Miller Road Richmond, BC Ph: 604-270-4631
Shipping Method: Air
Shipping date: August, 2010
Cost Paid at Start CAD $1,326.64

My Suzuki DR650 was crated at Richmond Motorsports in Vancouver. Free crate, only charged for labor and tie-down straps. LEI sent a truck and the crate was wrapped in plastic and fork-lifted onto the truck. From Richmond Motorsports you can get a taxi to an airport hotel, or to a rail station where you can easily get down town to more lodging options. There are a few hostels on Main street near the rail station stop. The people at Richmond Motorsports were top-notch and took great care of me.

Later at Vancouver Int'l Airport (YVR) I visited the offices of LEI, an easy walk from the passenger terminal if you aren't lugging anything, but can be difficult to find among the dozens of offices. A taxi can take you there as well, you just have to get picked up from the Arrivals terminal. I filled out a few more forms and paid with a credit card. Marshalla handled everything very professionally.
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Bruce,this is the only link I could find.And it was hard to find.

Google Translate

It isn't easy to navigate.And a lot is still under construction.I used translate Korean to English.Then if you place the cursor over "New Blue Ocean" you will see some English options to choose.They usually take you to more Korean stuff.I think patkoj was going to have someone translate it.Never heard back from him about it.It's something you can look at.I gave up and decided I'll wait till I get there and do what I have to do.
Thanks, can't understand why google did not throw that up when I tried "stena daea".

We need to get over to Vlad as quick as possible to keep our visas lined up, and our 91 day target. So, asuming we can get on the Sunday 2nd ferry from Dong Hoe we are back on track. All we need to do is work out how to get from Incheon to the ferry -)
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This is a file I saved from SeanF and what he did:

From Vancouver, Canada to Incheon, Korea (South) - August, 2010
Contact person name: Marshalla Hung
Company name: Locher Evers
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Crates sorted, Pacific Motorsports are sorting us out.

Right, now where is Hubb page about riding bikes in South Korea :-)
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Ferry details (the new one)

I have had the following info from heungjae.lee@stenadaea.com

Thang you for your mail.
We are under the construction of English web site. Sorry to give you inconviniences.
NBO(New Blue Ocean) Schedule to Vladivostok
May 1-Oct. 31(2013) : Dep. Sokcho every Fri. 16:00 hours (local time)
Arr. Vladi Sat. 17:00 hours (local time)
Nov. 1-Apr.30(2014) : Dep. Sokcho every Sat. 14:00 hours (local time)
Arr. Vladi Sun. 15:00 hours (local time)

Freight Charge : USD 500 (round) - USD 250 (single)
Room Charge : Eco.- USD 336 (round) - single (half of round)
Biz.- USD 390 (round)
Dlx.- USD 455
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Crates sorted, Pacific Motorsports are sorting us out.

Right, now where is Hubb page about riding bikes in South Korea :-)
I think I am using them also. Evidently Richmond Mototsports closed up.
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Thanks, can't understand why google did not throw that up when I tried "stena daea".

We need to get over to Vlad as quick as possible to keep our visas lined up, and our 91 day target. So, asuming we can get on the Sunday 2nd ferry from Dong Hoe we are back on track. All we need to do is work out how to get from Incheon to the ferry -)
Here is some info I got from 2 riders going through last year.Hope they don't mind.This sounds way easier than I anticipated.If so,riding across Korea would be a lot cheaper than the bonded truck.

We entered South Korea from Russia on the ferry. When we arrived at Donghae we were taken into customs where we sorted out all the paperwork. We had to pay an 'entry fee' which was about $200. Although you don't need a carnet for SK, if you have one, use it, as this will get you off paying this charge. We got off the ferry with a guy who had one and he didn't need to pay this. The customs guy then gave us a price for insurance. You can pick the one that covers your time there - we stayed 4 weeks - and that cost us about $150. The customs at Donghae have a deal with an insurance company but he did say we were free to get it ourselves when we left the port if we liked. From arriving at the port, getting through customs, to riding out the gate took us about 1 hour.
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This is a post from Seouljoe's thread.I thought a lot of you might want to use this ferry.
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Posted by: seouljoe
On: 13 May 2013 22:41

Dae Ah Ferry

Every Tuesday 13:00 Hrs depart Sok Cho ,, arrives Zarubino 11AM on Wednesday.

Every Friday 16:00 Hrs to Vladivistok to arrive Saturday 17:00 Hrs

DBS Ferry

Dong Hae to Vadivostok only
Every Sunday 14:00 Hrs to arrive Vladivistok on Monday 15:00 Hrs

Just remember,, if you go to Vladiviostok ,, your bike will be stuck in bond for three days.
Zarubino ,, you can clear in two - three hours.
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Just saw in the news today-there is a race of older cars from Peking to Paris.There are 96 teams starting May 28th and going for 33 days to finish in Paris.It looks like they go to UlaanBaatar,then west on a northern route.Looks like a lot of their route will be on my route.Read about it at the below site and expect company on your trip.

Delhi duo embarks on 7,610-mile road rally | Cincinnati Breaking News
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Ah, I see that you have gone through All Cargo Express, we went straight to LEI. They have quoted us as Dangerous Goods, so no tank drain. And 2 bikes as $3100 CAD to Incheon. Just the crating to do. Strange the price difference.

I'll PM you our full quote to save clogging up the thread

Right, we have a great 2 days, we crated the bikes at Pacific Moto, took us about 5 hours including an oil change. Paid a bit for labour as Rusty helped out. They will normally supply the crate for $100 (they use Triumph ones).

LEI picked them up this morning and they arrived a few mins after we did in their offices. The paperwork and final price went through. Our overall dimensions reduced due to removing the panniers to fit in the crates. We weighed in at 319kg and 325kg (inc pallet weight). Then the fuel cost went down. We are 2 happy bunnies :-).

All in $2900 CAD for 2 bikes to Seoul.

Doug, shave some weight, save a fortune :-)

We will be in Incheon on the 28th, hopefully sorting the bikes o the 29th and then a couple of days riding before getting the Ferry on the 2nd to Vlad.

Yes, we know the Zubrino ferry is quick to get off, but that does not go until Tuesdday and we want to move forward.
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I leave Ohio in the morning.Pacific Moto should crate me the 29th or 30th .And LEI probably ship on the 31st.
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I leave Ohio in the morning.Pacific Moto should crate me the 29th or 30th .And LEI probably ship on the 31st.
Did you decide to ride in Korea ? We wanted to but screwed up the paper work, we put both bikes on one AWB to save money. Wendy Choi had said it was OK, but she had missed the bit about us wanting to ride. :-(

Now we are hoping to catch a ride with the truck to the ferry.
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Did you decide to ride in Korea ? We wanted to but screwed up the paper work, we put both bikes on one AWB to save money. Wendy Choi had said it was OK, but she had missed the bit about us wanting to ride. :-(

Now we are hoping to catch a ride with the truck to the ferry.
She gave quotes for trucking that were pretty high.Hope you can find something reasonable.
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Im Leaving Zew Zealand in the morning. May be see you in Vladivostok on the 2nd 3rd 4th or however long it takes to get my bike from customs.
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Penny and I are slowly making our way up to Sokcho in time for the ferry on Tuesday.

Just stayed in a pensian on the coast, north of Pohang. Looks like we're in a little fishing village.

Back roads so far are slow, but scenic. Worth it though to be away from city and motorway traffic.
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