Vladivostok to Canada/USA via S.Korea

[petefoulkes]

Hi guys,

A friend and I are currently in Sevorobaiskal, Russia about to start riding the BAM road down to Tynda. From there we will ride the highway down to Vladivostock so we expect to be there by 10th July at the latest but quite possibly slightly earlier.

We have two bikes and we need to somehow get them to either Anchorage, Alaska or Vancouver. We are obviously keen to keep the costs as low as possible but on the other hand we can't really afford to be sat waiting for 40 or 50 days for the bikes to arrive should we ship them over.

So my questions are this:

What is the recommended method to use? It sounds like we may need to take the ferry down to South Korea first. I have been quoted around $800 USD for one person and one bike just for that leg of the journey down to S.Korea. This was from a guy called Yuri Melnikov from Links LTD.
Is this the cheapest option we have or should I be looking elswhere?

Will anybody be in the area at that time attempting the same crossing who will be willing to team up to try and reduce the total costs?

I understand Wendy Choi is a good contact to speak to. Does anybody have her most recent contact details?

Thanks in advance for any responses. We may be off the radar for a short while whilst we tackle the BAM road but should hopefully be in Tynda in the next 10 days maximum where I will jump on any responses.

Pete