STOC TAG

[Digiamo]

STOC TAG is in Puerto Escondido, MX now but before that it was at the beach in Zehuatenejo here is the last TAG shot there. Siena poses with kitten and our four fallen riders:

Then in the first cafe in Puerto Escondido Leah, a surfer from BC signs:

Then the two Swiss Swiss twenty something guys who took me into there four bed room, Christian and Mathew join in:

Shortly after I got established lodging with the Swiss guys I saw Mike and Janets BMW 1100 GS in the court of the hotel next door. They are from Georgia and they run the Horizons Unlimited rally in NC at the Iron Horse in August each year:

There's more coming:::

 

[Digiamo]

The STOC TAG continues south and is currently holed up in Muzunte, MX, A hippy artsy beach town with a great mix of people and scenery.

Here Vincent and Nora from the Netherlands sign.

Here our four boys get a view of a sun bather from the balcony of my room.

Larry has been a big help to me while here in Mazunte. He drove me to the clinic today after I got stung by a Stingray on the right foot. It hurt a lot and bled a bit but the clinic was good and had me up and running in no time. See, Mexico IS dangerous!

Here Robert, from Hungary, signs an inspiration to the TAG. He is a natural healer and did a massage on my back.

The ride continues...more pics on the trip at the Picasa link below.

 

[Digiamo]

Our four fallen Boyz of the STOC TAG PAN Memorial have helped me get to where we are today, Antigua, Guatemala.

Here are shots along the way from Mazunte to San Cristobal,MX to Antigua:

More pics on this leg of the trip at the Picasa below and catch the journal at the WEE ride to the Sun thread: or at the Blog site below:
https://www.st-owners.com/forums/sh...e-to-the-sun-on-a-bike-with-no-name.../page39

or at the Blog site below:

 

[Digiamo]

Ulli and Valarii in San Jose, Costa Rica

 

[Digiamo]

A group from a nearby hostel in Panama City, the two guys in the middle are riding to Argentina and they just meet the gal in the hostel and she TAGGED along for the visit.

Ulli and Val with the Boyz at the bridge near the Darien gap. We had the whole road to ourselves.

The Canal Shots are my favorite:

More on this ride at:
https://www.st-owners.com/forums/sh...-the-sun-on-a-bike-with-no-name...&highlight=

Pics on the Picasa link in the sig.

 

[Digiamo]

In Boquete, Daniel on a V-Strom signs ou STOC TAG. He is on his way from BC to his home in Brazil and will be taking the Stahlratte.org to get to Cartegena, Colombia.

Bryan, a native of Boquete on a BMW 800F signs on...

Then, Juan from Venezuela signs his words of wisdom while I am in Bocas del Toro.

 

[Digiamo]

Fred and Larry from BC sign up for STOC TAG immortality while on their way to Costa Rica and north to home. Here we are in Bocas del Toro, Panama.

Paula is a yoga instructor in Montreal and was waiting for the Smithsonian tour when we got to talking.

At my birthday dinner, Ibu signs the STOC TAG. Ibu has an interesting story of 40 years of flying small aircraft in Latin America.

 

[MAC_JD]

Danny, Khris (tankereng) is heading to Germany in the April/May time frame, might pass it to him at Moonshine, would be a great LD pass.

George, Tankereng,

If it goes to Germany I can pick it up on my way to the Pan Gathering in Belgium (Aug 2011).

JD

 

[George]

Gotta get it from Danny to Khris first, but sounds like a plan. Thanks, JD.

 

[Tankereng]

If the hand off to me is successful, it will be there.....

 

[Digiamo]

If the hand off to me is successful, it will be there.....

Khris, Let hope this WEE is up and running soon to allow me the month or so I'll need to comfortably get back to Moonshine.
Here in Michael, a Brit living in Ontario riding a small Honda in Costa Rica and Panama:

Here he is heading to Costa Rica...don't think for a minute I didn't want to ride with him:

 

[Tankereng]

We'll make it happen some how Danny.....if it's meant to be, it will be... If fate has chosen another path for the STOC tag then that's the direction it shall take....

 

[Digiamo]

We'll make it happen some how Danny.....if it's meant to be, it will be... If fate has chosen another path for the STOC tag then that's the direction it shall take....

This was my feeling about it too, It will develope a life of it's own.
My stronger feeling is to get it to Moonshine on time though.

Meet Anya Spielberg, Stevens third cousin. She is a writer and is going though the process of becoming a resident of Panama.

Anya and Howard. Howard has a hair raising story of riches to rags after market crashes, divorce and two heart attacks. Now he lives on only his Social Security check:

A couple of travelers:

Robert from Colorado. "I've everywhere, this is as good as anyplace to settle down."

Jazz sax great, Carlos Garnett played the festival in Boquete, Here he is signing the STOC TAG:

 

[Digiamo]

Here are the bass player and drummer of one of the jazz bands at the Boquete Jazz Festival.

Pat Belleveau, from BC is one of the big gun Sax players at the festival. We both knew Michael Brecker and Bob Mitzner personally.

A local MC club signs in.

 

[LittleSTCatt]

I wanna sign the book at Moonshine ....

 

[George]

Glad to see LittleST checking in.

Danny, yur doing a great job with the tag, looking forward to the hand off

 

[Tankereng]

Well, hate to say this... My Germany assignment has been cancelled so I won't be able to take the STOC Tag to Germany. Looks like I'll be heading to California instead..

 

[Digiamo]

Well, hate to say this... My Germany assignment has been cancelled so I won't be able to take the STOC Tag to Germany. Looks like I'll be heading to the Sunshine state instead.. Still waiting on confirmation on that though.

Well, that is sad news .... for the TAG at least. I am not sure how you feel about this change, but maybe Florida is OK TAG territory.
Hope to see you at Moonshine...

 

[Tankereng]

Goin to California.... told the AF that Mac needs a Tag challenger...

 

[George]

No problem, Khris. We'll find another world traveler. No reason you can't take it to FL. In your bidness, should be pretty easy to find someone headed overseas.