Shipping bike to Santiago Chile
It went very well, even easier than detailed above. Initially I had a real problem finding a shipper in Canada. I finally contacted one of the Chile Airlines which connected me with an international shipping company called Nippon Express. Nippon Express in Canada arranged the shipping of the bike and gave me a contact person for Nippon Express in Chile. The Chile representative met me at the airport with all the necessary papers and helped me through the entire process. Right down to the point of bringing me fuel.
This entire process was a real pleasure. Since then we have traveled into Argentina and Uruguay. Both of those border crossings with the bike were a real pleasure. Completely different that anything in experienced in Central America.
Might also add, I got lost trying to get out of Santiago. I stopped a Motorcycle police officer but was unable to understand his directions. He then told me to follow him as he led me back onto the freeway.
What else can I say, so far any official in South America has been very helpful and very patient. I am not sure a forigner who could not understand the language and customs would be treated nearly as well in my country.
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