Freedom!

Today marked the beginning of our journey south into the continent. After spending another long and frustrating day at the port (it took us 27 hours total to free the van!) we raced to the insurance agent to buy the necessary car insurance, and then it was off to King Ocean to try to get our deposit back on the shipping container before they closed. Of course to throw some last minute salt in our wounds, they ended up keeping about $20 because the container was dirty and needed to be cleaned. Now keep in mind that they made us drive through a gigantic mud puddle to get the van into the container!

All in all our experience with King Ocean/Barwil was terrible and we would highly recommend that folks look into <a href="http://ramblewriter.com/ramblings/?p=394">other shipping company options</a>. As you’ve probably already read, in addition to the twenty seven hours it took to get the van out of the port, our boat was delayed so they skipped Cartagena to make up their schedule, so we ended up being stranded in Cartagena and uninformed for two weeks!