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Hi everyone. My name is Rick. Presently living on my sailboat in Guatemala. Flying home May of 2018 (Toronto). Will hit the ground and buy a dual sport. I must go to NS to see my dad, he's getting up there. Would like to leave southern Ontario around the beginning of Sept. and ride back to Guatemala. No hurry and no route plans as of yet. I do NOT want to take any interstates. I turn 65 years YOUNG next year. I have riden off and on for 50 yrs. Presently ride my weestrom here in Guatemala and guite love it. Been here for almost two years now. I'm the "handy man" type. It would be great to share the memory with someone that can put up with me and vice versa.
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Husqvarna 701, I'm riding to Belize and/or Costa Rica this summer myself from Toronto, I'll be departing on my KLR 650 sometime in late August/September range. Perhaps I'll see or join you for a part of the trip! Perhaps we should tee up for a coffee over the next several weeks or so for a coffee and compare notes?
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Wow, looks like you're getting your KLR into some nice nasty stuff!

Do be aware that August/September are "typically" the heaviest time for Rainy
Season in Southern Mexico and Cent. America. Of course, this can vary year to year.

But global warming means more severe EVERYTHING. Hotter, Colder, more rain, longer droughts ... all crazy mixed up and no one is ready.

In rainy season you do get cooling cloud cover, usually does not rain in AM ... so plan to ride from dawn to when it begins to cloud up. Once the rain comes ... take cover. (tropical storms preclude this theory, can rain 24 hours)


Can be brutally HOT with 90% humidity. By late October or November rainy season tapers off and temps can cool (but not always!) Humidity lowers too. If too HOT, go up high (if possible).

I ended up living in Guatemala because much of the best areas are around
1500 to 2000 meters. Nice and cool year round.
(Guatemala: Land of Internal Spring)
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Wow, looks like you're getting your KLR into some nice nasty stuff!

Do be aware that August/September are "typically" the heaviest time for Rainy
Season in Southern Mexico and Cent. America. Of course, this can vary year to year...

(Guatemala: Land of Internal Spring)
Very good to know Mollydog! Though I don't expect to be arrive in Central America that quickly. While I'm departing Aug/Sep I expect I'll be meandering thru the States and plan to spend some time in Baja. Might not arrive in Belize/Guatamala until December/January maybe?

Fortunately I have a lot of flexibility, my only requirements are a) I have some form of internet connection most of the time and b) that I am not in Canada during the winter. So I'll need to burn off about 6 or 7 months minimum if I wanted to be back in the Spring. As long as I can connect to the internet along the way to keep business in order and running I ought to be good to indefinitely.

I returned from ~6 months in Colombia this March but I flew in and rented down there. This'll be my first proper overland trip
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Perfect! Man, I'm envious!
Baja gets HOT up until mid to late October, but very low to zero humidity ... so dry heat.

Once on Mainland Mexico, in sub tropical coastal lowlands, and into Cent. America, November can be very nice, in my experience.

The Caribe side (like Belize) get cooling breezes, NICE!

It is also hurricane season ... so keep an eye out.

Ride Safe, have fun, Rubber Side Down!
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Molly Dog nailed the Guatemalan climate.
If I push it, I can ride coast to coast in one day. Many North Americans live in Antigua or the many towns around Lake Atitlan for the "eternal spring".
I was quite cold and damp as I road in the clouds on one ride, only to be peeling off layers an hour later as I descended toward Monterrico. For such a small country, the rides are always interesting. One of the reasons I'm loving Guatemala so much.

Motorcycle_Capitalist, LongLong, hope we can do some miles together
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