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March 10, 2006
Stranded and Going Nowhere
The Bombshell Today 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…
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March 10, 2006
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 aquí. Por eso estoy aquí. Ha sido un viaje muy lento. Pero estoy llegando.
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March 10, 2006
It Goes – The Beast Lives!
The Problems At Victor’s Arriving 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.
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March 10, 2006
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…
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March 8, 2006
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.
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March 8, 2006
A 15 Hour Vibration Treatment To Salta
Pampa del Infierno At 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…
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March 8, 2006
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…
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March 7, 2006
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.…
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March 7, 2006
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…
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March 7, 2006
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…
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