Hi, My name is Yvon Villeneuve and I'm helping out a friend in South America. Here are his words: Hi folks. An update....As you may or may not be aware of, I am in Guyana, Georgetown. Getting out of here is difficult. I have been working with a shipping agent named Joel, originally to send my bike to Portugal. This man has been the only person who reliably returned emails....So I asked if he could help get my moto to Bogota instead....A place I can get more done, and store Dralla for a longer period of time, much cheaper. I have to return to Canada for financial reasons....My pension has been cut and I need this fixed. And I cannot afford to travel on the pension I have at the moment. So, this phase of the trip is over - getting out is now the priority and the plan is simple, but difficult. Get to Bogota Colombia. Ship my gear back to Canada - ride to Ipiales and store my moto there. Then fly from Ipiales to Bogota to Canada....The most expensive part is getting the moto to Colombia. There are only two ways to ride out. One is through Venezuela - 4600 KM and requires me to go back to Brazil, get a visa, and ride to Bogota....The other is 7000 KM through some rough difficult roads. Flying the bike to Bogota in the long run is the safest and most cost effective method. Meeting with Joel soon to hammer out the details of what I need to do. I've extended my stay where I am, so have a place - and now deal with the bike, and getting a flight to Bogota - and arranging to be met there by an Overland Embassy agent to help me import the moto back into Colombia. .

Then ship stuff home. Ride to Ipiales, store the moto, and fly home...At least a few weeks left.....

This is all going to cost a lot....I reached out once for help and all of you who offered support then have been contacted....thank you. There may be a gofundme started to help pay for the estimated $8000 total cost to get me back to Canada safely. Please consider helping out - every penny helps.

This is not the end, but a process where I get to stabilize my journey - get a bunch of repairs done. Get my head straightened out - give and receive hugs from many there who I miss, and redefine just how this all goes. WIthout some support, I may be done. Whatever happens I accept. Done fighting with what is.

Thanks for reading this. I have been feeling trapped here with few options. Last night I had trouble sleeping for a while...routes and options buzzing through the mind....Woke up at 2:13 AM and was up for a bit - then back to sleep....this time I dreamed I was in a small apartment, with sun shining in a glass door. In the dream I was much older - and I walked over to the glass door, went outside into a beautiful garden, sat on a bench in the warm sun, and was completely at peace...I mean completely....And I awoke ready to face whatever happened....And a lot has.....

Peace. Hope you are all well.