Food and Drink Planning to drive from LA to Patagonia next year (looking for copilots)

suzzer99 · 01-23-2018, 07:49 PM

Thanks.

One of the 3 guys on motorcycle that I was supposed to meet up with in Puebla right about now, somehow skidded off the road and into a ditch at 60mph and died. This is not my old friend from KC, but his best friend apparently. I knew him a little as I was working with him on their website. My friend said he died in his arms while they were waiting for the ambulance. (Please don't post anything on their blog or mine or anything yet.)

This happened Friday, just a few hours into Mexico on a smooth patch of highway. These guys have driven their bikes all over Southeast Asia and live in Guam where I'm sure there are all manner of crazy roads. So they weren't bike novices or anything.

And that's pretty much all I know. They're in Zacatecas right now dealing with all that. My friend had to call his friend's family the next day. I can't imagine how awful that must have been.

My trip will go on but I'm devastated thinking about what they're going through. I'm not feeling very adventurous at the moment.

01-23-2018, 07:49 PM	#11
suzzer99 In Search of a Life Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: L.A. Casino cash: $2744284	Thanks. One of the 3 guys on motorcycle that I was supposed to meet up with in Puebla right about now, somehow skidded off the road and into a ditch at 60mph and died. This is not my old friend from KC, but his best friend apparently. I knew him a little as I was working with him on their website. My friend said he died in his arms while they were waiting for the ambulance. (Please don't post anything on their blog or mine or anything yet.) This happened Friday, just a few hours into Mexico on a smooth patch of highway. These guys have driven their bikes all over Southeast Asia and live in Guam where I'm sure there are all manner of crazy roads. So they weren't bike novices or anything. And that's pretty much all I know. They're in Zacatecas right now dealing with all that. My friend had to call his friend's family the next day. I can't imagine how awful that must have been. My trip will go on but I'm devastated thinking about what they're going through. I'm not feeling very adventurous at the moment.
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