I was told about this guy in September who planned to ride his dirt bike from mexico thru central america and south america. In his intenerary he planned to travel from Bogota to Medellin, this is the heart of FALN, ELN , Etc. territory. I have family in that area and pleaded with him that he should by pass this area, at best he would be hostage bait, at worse he would get killed. Well , he bragged about his cajones, said he was doing it for the victims of 9/11, etc. Could not pursuade him out of it, I asked him to at least contact the state dept, in Bogatoa of his plans and to tell them if they do not hear from him in a week he was in deep trouble. I hope he took my advice. because they got him, he has been documenting this on a web site his last entry sounds like they still have him , read it and you will see what i mean. The site is
http://www.strikingviking.net/october-2001/
On to Meddelin topic all was well, then silence for 30 days, his post today sounds like he made it with a gun to his head. I have talked to a friend at the state dept. who is making some calls, hope he is okay.