It definitely matters where you plan to travel, the weather, camping or hotelling, general health of all concerned, time gone. A trip of a month in an area where there are good health and other services is one thing. Adventure motorcycling (as understood on this website) is quite another. I spent 28 years in the child welfare and mental health fields, 39 years motorcycling throughout North and South America and raised a child. I would not do it. When I was young I thought it was a feasible idea-I was wrong, then. Taking a very young child on a boat is not at all comparable to a bike. Unless someone on this board has actually done it in a fashion similar to what you plan, you should ignore other postings. Just because someone read of someone else doing it does not mean it was a great idea. I have read and heard about people doing a multitude of stupid things- does that mean it was good idea? I am all for people taking any risks they want but I think it is selfish and irresponsible to subject a helpless, dependent child to those same or greater risks. If you do it, good luck. You will need it.
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