Itchy Boots

Just a WAG but she is handling her situation a lot better than many "adventure" riders. Me included.
Humble brag....She reminds me a lot of my own daughter who has traveled a lot of the world on her own (not on a bike). Many a time have I been on edge knowing where she was and the "situations" she was in. Some times I did not know about them until after the fact, and I was a bit grateful for that!
 
It seems our adventurers are returning home. Michael is back in Canada and Noraly is on her way back to the Netherlands.
 
For the most part the police were trying to make that journey as smooth as possible. They seemed to be looking out for her, calling ahead....Her driver cool and collected.
We have it pretty good up here, no police check points at the moment....anxious for the next episode!
 
Thanks for the 'Shuey cut'! I wanted to see this chapter straight away. I was surprised that the checkpoints were fairly easy do negotiate. I did like the bit that they called ahead to smooth the way. Very accommodating. They may have been aware that she needed to beat the curfew. This is actually kind of a nail-biter.
 
ST Gui said:
Thanks for the 'Shuey cut'! I wanted to see this chapter straight away. I was surprised that the checkpoints were fairly easy do negotiate. I did like the bit that they called ahead to smooth the way. Very accommodating. They may have been aware that she needed to beat the curfew. This is actually kind of a nail-biter.
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That is the value of having good paperwork and communication!
 
Peru IS serious about restricting travel, but the authorities have been very helpful in getting Noraly and Dhanno to Lima. I wonder if there will be any difficulty for her driver to return back home. Looking forward to the next report.

Shuey

PS: The YouTube cover screen . . . relax, it's a thermometer not a pistol being aimed at her head.

 
Shuey said:
relax, it's a thermometer not a pistol being aimed at her head.
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:rofl1: I had a second or two of "OMGWHISKEYTANGO - these dudes are SERIOUS until I hit the ENHANCE button a few times. And decided not to mention it. Until I didl. :rofl1:
 
Shuey said:
Peru IS serious about restricting travel, but the authorities have been very helpful in getting Noraly and Dhanno to Lima. I wonder if there will be any difficulty for her driver to return back home. Looking forward to the next report.

Shuey

PS: The YouTube cover screen . . . relax, it's a thermometer not a pistol being aimed at her head.

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I was wondering the same thing. My heart skipped a beat when the driver said he heard the officer say his temperature was high!
 
STrep said:
I enjoyed all the checkpoint reminders popping up on the screen.
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I was zoomed in a little and only saw a bit of the top in the corner of my screen and only saw it in the corner of my eye. Zooming out and seeing want it was made me laugh.
 
STrep said:
It was interesting to see the amount of attention that the vehicle and Noraly received. I enjoyed all the checkpoint reminders popping up on the screen. They are serious!
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I think we have it easy up here, I've been riding around town delivering masks, no checkpoints for me!
 
kiltman said:
I think we have it easy up here, I've been riding around town delivering masks, no checkpoints for me!
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Yes we do have it easy. There are places in Canada with at least "question points" if not check points. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia at their main provincial border crossings. They are screening before you can get on the ferry to Newfoundland and passenger capacity is much reduced. I think it will be late summer before we'll get to travel much... or even want to travel much. It's a good thing that Noraly is getting out of South America. I've got to start watching her whole first season. I've only hit a few episodes.
 
Good thing that Noraly and Michael are seasoned world travelers. I wouldn't have a clue how to handle these situations/paperwork/embassies etc. which they handle so well.
 
DeanR said:
Good thing that Noraly and Michael are seasoned world travelers. I wouldn't have a clue how to handle these situations/paperwork/embassies etc. which they handle so well.
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Indeed. The key things to keep in mind when dealing with embassies, consulates and other missions abroad are:
  • there are two distinct types of staff at every embassy: locally engaged and foreign service.
On most "paperwork" matters in normal times, you would likely deal with locally engaged people (i.e. folks who are citizens of the host country - Peruvians in Peru etc.) who are usually responsible for routine administrative stuff in the embassy, while in any sort of crisis, you really must deal with the foreign service staff who are citizens of the country of the embassy (Dutch people in the Dutch embassy in whatever country). There will normally be just a few foreign service people in a given embassy and many locally engaged staff (the actual numbers and ratio depends on the importance of the post).​
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From my experience in Africa, if you are dealing with a locally engaged person during a crisis, it is likely that you will not get much real help nor a firm commitment for any particular assistance as the authority for that type of thing is usually strictly reserved for foreign service staff.​
  • you must keep your documents in absolutely good order. Many countries function totally on paperwork and without the right documents, even the simplest tasks can be virtually impossible.
  • you must always remain calm, polite, use clear and very specific language and you must write things down and confirm the key points of agreement at the end of every conversation (i.e. who is doing what and when etc.).
Diplomats are trained to be careful, conservative, methodical and endlessly patient and exercise a fair degree of discretion during difficult times - but if you blow your cool, they may just shut-down or direct their efforts to secure the best assistance elsewhere.​
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I would say that Noraly and Michael have developed very good skills and instincts in these situations - and that is why they seem to do OK.
 
DeanR said:
Good thing that Noraly and Michael are seasoned world travelers. I wouldn't have a clue how to handle these situations/paperwork/embassies etc. which they handle so well.
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Gotta remember, she has a fair amount of international travel in her former work and recreational travels. I imagine she's had her share of border crossings and knows how important it is to have proper and complete documents. And....respectfully stands her ground if dealing with folks trying to jerk her chain.
Not her first rodeo!!!
I do like her choice of bike....not really the RE.....but a little 400cc bike! Sooo many others seem to think only the biggest KTM or BMW are the only bikes capable of RTW travel. FOOLS!!!!! Add in the fact of going solo, on so many desolate roads....and no support truck trailing 5 miles behind!!!
Makes Charlie and Ewan look like wusses!
 
Max,
I would add to your list of things when dealing with "foreign" situations.......poor planning on your part does not necessarily make it an emergency on their part. ie. Things happen on their schedule, not yours. It is good if those schedules line up, but they don't always.
eg. I crossed the Argentina/Chile border 3 times before I encountered a Chilean border crossing that stated the bike's paper work was wrong. No amount of pointing out that it had worked before mattered. Fortunately, I was able to return to the Argentinian side, got the missing stamp and was good to go.
 
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