Alaska to Argentina | Episode 10 | Costa Rica and Panama
Finally, the end of Central America! In this episode, my dad joins me for a wet and hilly rode through central Costa Rica. Over the course of a five days we see toucans, volcanoes, and lakes, as well as rain storms and sweltering heat. It's always great when my dad accompanies me, I finally have someone who can fully apricate the trials and tribulations that are inherent in a Central American tour. Luckily for him, he had a flight home from San Jose, leaving me to finish what I started on my own.
Before leaving Costa Rica, I had to check out one last mountain pass. Up at high altitude and a constant rain, the temperature dropped. This was nice for a bit, but after a while I started to get cold.
Back on the coast again, I headed to Panama. The jungle at sea level during the rainy season was the greenest, most lush paradise I had ever seen. I got to ride along the coast as well as up into a volcano.
Finally I made it to Panama city. This is the end of the first phase of my journey. In the next episode I will be attempting to find a way around the Daren Gap and begin the second phase in South America.
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About the Ride:
My name is Alex van Gelder. I'm from Seattle and I'm just starting my first intercontinental bicycle tour. The goal is to ride from Deadhorse, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina in one go.
I also want to ride some bikepacking routes including the Great Divide Route through the Rocky Mountains and the Peru and Ecuador Divides through the Andes.
For this trip I built my own bike using a custom frame in order to be able to withstand rough mountain roads as well as power through long distances on pavement. (I had never built a bike before so we'll see if it holds up.)(lol)
If you want to learn more about my bike build, I go over it in this video: • My Alaska to Argentina Bike Build
I go over my gear in this video:
• My Alaska to Argentina Gear Overview
If you have any other questions you can check out my FAQs video: • Alaska to Argentina | Episode 0 | FAQs
Or leave a comment and I'll get to it as soon as I can.
I'm editing these videos on the road, so releases my be infrequent as I try to find a quiet place to edit.
Music Credits:
Theme song created by True.
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Blue Dream - Cheel
Lazy Walk - Cheel
Falling Rain - Myuu
Easy Day - Kevin MacLeod
Noir Et Blanc Vie - Goestories
Silent Partner - Double Down