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Siambretta
D-Day, Salta
Today is the day that I decide if I am going by motorbike or by bus. Much earlier in the week I had decided that today would be the day that I left, with or without my bike. Even so, when I did leave, it still seemed very sudden.
Waiting in Salta
Right now I am in Salta, ready to continue my journey onward to Buenos Aires. I have not left yet because to travel on my motorbike I need to have papers to prove that it is mine. These papers which were from the previous owner, I sent over to Corrientes from Bolivia so that I [...]
La de mi moto – el viaje a Salta
Bueno, parece que habia un poquito perdido de mis noticias. La de mi moto. Empezando del final y volviendo al principio, mi moto queda en la casa de Isaac en Salta. Esta siendo arreglado para que puedo usarla a seguir en mis viajes a Buenos Aires. Cuando salà de la base de JUCUM Corrientes todo [...]
Time is a Wastin’
Well, here it is at midday and I am still trying to get this motorbike working. It is rapidly changing from an object of joy to an object of trouble and woe. I just went into town today and bought another fuel tank. When I replaced it I discovered that it is losing more fuel [...]
I’m Going – By Bike
Many have called me crazy. Many have called me brave. Others just shake their heads when they contemplate the 827km journey that I am about to embark upon on my Siambretta motorbike. They say that it cannot be done. I say that it is only because few choose to do it. They say that there [...]
Picking Up The Pieces
After a day of complete and utter rest on Sunday, today is a complete contrast. Sunday night in the park filled with people, bands, and crafts stalls. The first task for the day is getting the missing and broken pieces on my bike replaced. So contracting a taxi driver to shuttle me around the town, [...]
Siambretta – Almost Ready
After the paperwork saga, Sergio and I visited my motorscooter to see how the repairs were going on it. When we arrived the bike was mostly together, and old Mr. Verdun told me that it was almost ready to start, but he wanted it for another day to make sure it was tuned and running [...]
Old People – Photos While Waiting
Some more photos taken while waiting for the paperwork to be completed on my motorscooter. This time it is of old people that lived nearby or wandered past. The photos are taken in the same section of town, but in different areas. Owner of the house of the previous photos entering his garage. Old man [...]
Old Houses – Photos While Waiting
While Sergio and I were waiting for our Escribana during the paperwork saga on my motorscooter, I snapped off a number of photos. These were all in the same area of the one street. Old house on Misiones Avenue. The same house’s number as it is pegged to the wall. The door of this same [...]
No trouble, No adventure
Adventure only becomes adventure when there are obstacles to overcome. Today I had the adventure of my life. It all started after leaving the Corrientes YWAM base. My home for almost the past two years. Only ten minutes down the road I run out of fuel and the reserve tap does not work. Stranded in [...]
Stranded and Going Nowhere
The BombshellToday was another very adventurous day. After arriving at the workshop where I left the bike, I am confronted with some serious news. The bike has a serious problem. The engine is broken somewhere on the inside. There is no quick fix. Victor’s workshop. Worse still, is that the workshop refused to work on [...]
Moto Roto
Ya estoy en Saenz Peña, Chaco. Un tercer de la viaje completado. Empujé por 3 horas a llegar como 12 kilometres. Un amigo me encontró y me tiró hasta aquÃ. Por eso estoy aquÃ. Ha sido un viaje muy lento. Pero estoy llegando. Que pasó? Se rompio la moto cuando llegué al pueblito de Pres. [...]
It Goes – The Beast Lives!
The Problems At Victor’sArriving at Victor’s workshop at 8:15am in the morning with all of my bags, I find a place for them at the back of the workshop and then move into place alongside Victor in helping him work on my bike. Victor and his mechanic in their workshop. A problem last night was [...]
Siambretta Mobile Again
It looked like rain today, all around us. Even so, I needed to work through some more paperwork for my motorbike. So climbing onto one bus and then another, I arrive an hour later than suggested by Mr Verdun at his house to pick up my motorbike. There he was, seated on the side of [...]
To-Go Or Not-To-Go
That is the question that I am asking myself right now. Should I or should I not go to Salta on my newly acquired motorbike. Ideally the answer would be yes, but right now it is a big unknown. You see, over the last few days, I have had a number of minor (or major, [...]
A 15 Hour Vibration Treatment To Salta
Pampa del InfiernoAt 6.00am I wake up, unsure as to why because I am still feeling tired. A hot shower wakes me up and after breakfast and refilling the bike I am on the road just before 8.00am. There is fog everywhere as I ride through the township of Pampa del Infierno before hitting the [...]
Heading Out the Door
It is time. 8am in the morning and I am heading off now. As you can see, the bike is pretty loaded with all of my stuff. This is how I am travelling to Salta. Today I leave. Where I end up is anybody’s guess. It will be closer to Salta than to Corrientes. I [...]
Siambretta Ready to Go – Oh Hang On!
An afternoon storm thundered down upon us, the lightning striking close by and cutting electricity to our area. Water filled up any available hole or depression and quickly turned our dirt roads into strips of mud and holes of muddy water. It did not look like I would be able to go and pick up [...]
Time to Celebrate – Almost
Well, after so many weeks of fighting, running around, paying fees, and seeking solutions, I finally have the receipt to say that it is now all over. Of course, it is not completely over yet, but the worst of it certainly is. Now comes the wait. At the office they told us that it is [...]
The Paperwork Saga Continues
Starting early in the morning, Sergio and I raced into town intent on finishing all of the outstanding paperwork on my Siambretta motorscooter. We had prepared our paperwork the evening before and could see that we were now very close. So at around 8.30am in the morning we walked into the main government building armed [...]
I never left Saenz Peña, But Maybe Tomorrow
Today was the day. I had all my parts together now. They only needed to be assembled I would be on my way. Perhaps even by midday. It was good to know that things were now going well. I checked out of my hotel and wandered down to Pipa’s workshop with the parts and proudly [...]
She Broke Down Again
It was a perfect day yesterday with beautiful blue skies. I was cruising along the main highway towards home with Jorge, the leader of the YWAM base in Puerto Madryn, on the back of my bike when suddenly there was no more power left. By the time we pulled to a slow stop along the [...]
Off to the Mechanic
Earlier this morning Oscar and I connected our bikes together with rope and he towed me along to my mechanic. It took only 15 seconds for my mechanic to work out the problem and he did not look very excited that it had happened. Being towed along just near the point that my engine died [...]
Siambretta Under The Knife
That was it. I had had enough. While changing gears on my bike it kept jumping out, the clutch kept slipping, the thing was really hard to start, the brakes were dangerous because they simply did not stop the bike, and it really lacked in power. Phew. Lots of problems. A long stretch of road [...]