June 2006

COSTA RICA
PANAMA

Guests, the lost rider and the final repair !

The first June days I got surprised.
When I drive (with Georges car) after shopping ‘home’ I have to stop.

Not because one of these 'great' bridges collapsed or the road is washed away.

I cant believe it, a parked camper with Austrian number plate.
Sweak – I jump on the breaks and turn.
Irene & Heinz are travelling with their Spinifex (great Camper) up north. After a talk it is clear, the next 2 nights they will camp at Georges house, where I still live.
We have a good time.
Beside good information exchange about sights we empty one and the other bottle of red wine.
The spirit to travel got flamed again – not a question!
They are travelling further north . . . . .and I?

We are working on Fusae and realize that there is an other problem.
The pushrods got hit and are bent, so we need new one – ok!
One more Royal Enfield USA is willed to send us the material. Awesome!
One week later I receive the DHL package.

And in between??
A lot of e-mail writing, go shopping, visit nice people, cooking and household… And else…
In this little town is not that much going on, but that little can be funny.
(Beside the soccer world cup of course).
Its totally normal to see horses in the daily traffic.

So it is logic to use this kind of transportation to the bar as well. But if the rider is totally drunk – then it gets interesting!

To get on the horse is mostly not a problem – thank the ‘western’ saddle, but with leading the animal!?!
One late afternoon as we go to the beach, we see exactly this scene…
Totally drunken guy sits o the horse – he let the leash down to the left – horse goes left – but the rider is fighting with his balance and is moving heavily right – the leash fells right – the horse goes right - ….

It goes on like that the road up and down and up and down….that the rider doesn’t feel to well is understandable.
Up and down and in a circle and as we come back for the beach he is still riding….maybe sometime he reaches his home, both exhausted and till drunk or already sober?!

OK now back to my ‘horse’.
Slowly I get all the parts.
Also the new helicoil which Jose a Swiss specialist for engines here under palm trees put in – for free – he meant that he will support me with his work – THANK YOU - JOSE!!

One part after the other we put back on.


George is doing a great job and I am more or less his helper.

I could have done it, but he does it better.

Sometimes he is quiet difficult to work with, but in the end is will be worth it.
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I love my motorcycle and the best is just good enough – what ever it takes..
Some body work, adjust her and . . . .

The test ride at the last weekend in June is positive and so the following days.

I'm happy to put the tools away and unse them as lagguage!

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I can't belive it –
- my journey can go on!

I have my loved independency back and so I’m free!

Once more I change my luggage.


It rains a lot and I want to have dry stuff.
I send the backpack home and use the smaller waterproof bag.
The sleeping bag, hammock, mosquito net and some books go on the back I hope to find a good box for that stuff in Panama.

Nothing keeps me any longer here in Costa Rica – and so I ride the ocean road, cross the border and make it to the pretty mountain town Boquete in Panama !