CN - October 20, 2017
In the past few days my dr350 has received a new chain and sprockets, heated gear controller, GPS hard wire kit, LED headlight bulb and various mounts for the electronics. There is a leak coming from my top end that needs to be addressed while at the same time checking the valve clearances. Starting to tackle that job today. We also hope to have some fresh tires waiting for us at a shop in Brownsville, TX - need to make that call today too. Outside of that, both bikes should be ready to go. Ken's bike has been pretty much ready to go for a while.
We are planning to leave Virginia sometime between Thursday and Saturday of next week. Can't really believe the day is almost here after months of anticipation. I'm sure it will take a couple of weeks, as it went in 2014, for things to slow down to the enjoyable pace of day by day life on the road. You don't get to experience this on a typical 2-week vacation - at least I never have - where perception of time moves at the perfect pace.
If we end up leaving at the later end of our target window on Saturday, that will give us 40 days to get to Panama City. We have to arrive on December 6th to complete the necessary export and customs paperwork before the weekend when the government offices are closed. Our boat to Columbia sails on Monday, December 11th so it must be completed by the Friday before.
We did end up booking a 4 day boat cruise in the Galapagos Islands over Christmas. The boat is fairly small and only sleeps 16. Marybeth is meeting us in Quito on December 23rd for the boat cruise and will be renting a motorcycle for another 5 days of moto-cruising with us around Ecuador after returning from the Galapagos. Should be a fun 10 days exploring Ecuador!
In the past few days my dr350 has received a new chain and sprockets, heated gear controller, GPS hard wire kit, LED headlight bulb and various mounts for the electronics. There is a leak coming from my top end that needs to be addressed while at the same time checking the valve clearances. Starting to tackle that job today. We also hope to have some fresh tires waiting for us at a shop in Brownsville, TX - need to make that call today too. Outside of that, both bikes should be ready to go. Ken's bike has been pretty much ready to go for a while.
We are planning to leave Virginia sometime between Thursday and Saturday of next week. Can't really believe the day is almost here after months of anticipation. I'm sure it will take a couple of weeks, as it went in 2014, for things to slow down to the enjoyable pace of day by day life on the road. You don't get to experience this on a typical 2-week vacation - at least I never have - where perception of time moves at the perfect pace.
If we end up leaving at the later end of our target window on Saturday, that will give us 40 days to get to Panama City. We have to arrive on December 6th to complete the necessary export and customs paperwork before the weekend when the government offices are closed. Our boat to Columbia sails on Monday, December 11th so it must be completed by the Friday before.
We did end up booking a 4 day boat cruise in the Galapagos Islands over Christmas. The boat is fairly small and only sleeps 16. Marybeth is meeting us in Quito on December 23rd for the boat cruise and will be renting a motorcycle for another 5 days of moto-cruising with us around Ecuador after returning from the Galapagos. Should be a fun 10 days exploring Ecuador!
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| Leaky, leaky. |
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| New chain and sprockets. |
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| Ken's bike ready to go. |
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| The dr650 ready for Alaska. |
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| Ken heading out to combine the next field of beans. |
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