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Texas to Costa Rica and return

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I traveled from Manitoba Canada overland to Costa Rica and back.  Met my family (who all flew) in Costa rica for most of the month of January and then returned to Canada overland.  Did some really challenging off road riding in Costa Rica but spent most of the time on pavement on the way down and back I will only be posting about my travel there and back, not the time I spent in Costa Rica.

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20 Dec 2021
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Day 1

Killarney to Chicago

Pretty excited to cross international border a lot of questions at border related to whether or not I had trip well planned and funded.

Comments

Were gas stations plentiful in Mexico?  Did you keep track of total money spent going thru Mexico?  I need to travel to Guatemala December 2022.  Thanks, Jack

ApriliaJack, there's NO shortage of gas stations in Mexico! As always keep a half tank, but unless you're way in the back of nowhere, not to worry.

Submitted by biker9 on Mon, 24/07/2023 - 13:23

Great post, I'd like to replicate the trip, but from Saskatoon Sk. I ride an FJR (extensively throughout North America) wondering if the trip could be made entirely on pavement? 

Thanks,

biker9

biker9, You can easily do a great tour in Mexico, there's loads of pavement, nothing to worry about. Sure there's loads of dirt roads, but you can choose not to do them. For reference:

Mexico

total: 704,884 km (2017)

paved: 175,526 km (2017) (includes 10,845 km of expressways)

unpaved: 529,358 km (2017)

Canada

total: 1,042,300 km (2011)

paved: 415,600 km (2011) (includes 17,000 km of expressways)

unpaved: 626,700 km (2011)

Submitted by biker9 on Mon, 24/07/2023 - 13:54

Thanks for the note on Mexican pavement, what about Central America? The hope is to get down to (or close to) the Panama Canal on pavement late Dec 23.

biker9