Cutting through metal is fun

The Latvian drove the bus into the Fort and construction has begun. The first thing to do was obviously to remove the seats to see what we had to work with. Since it is a short bus space is at a premium in our new home, and all of the seats had to go. After a couple futile hours working trying to unscrew the rusted seat bolts from the floor we decided power tools were in order. We rented an angle grinder, cut out the seats and then grinded the metal flush with the floor. After getting the seats out we removed all the cushions and saved them for reasons that may or may not become clearer later. With the seats out a lot of space opened up, and we have many ideas about what to do about sleeping and eating facilities. The bus coupled with the start of run off has us pretty excited. More to come.


Uldis getting after it


I get into the action with the nose of a boat at the bottom of the pic


Our buddy Matt helped in getting the seats out and provided the camera


A little grinding after cutting

Route Planning

After some research this looks like it will be our route. This yellow line seems like the best combination of roads, whitewater, and safety. Nothing on this trip is set in stone, but this for now this is the general plan of action. It currently includes a large and expensive portage of Colombia. Everything we have heard or read has steered us away from this area, but all of the other regions look good to go. It's a long, long way to the Fu, lets hope the bus can make it that far.