07 January 2008

Bike Found!!!

Hostel Che Lagarto, Buenos Aires, Argentina -

Bike has been located, en route to hostel. Details to come...

Now that this emotional roller coaster has for the most part passed, I can finally talk a bit about the turmoil that I was experiencing. While checking throughout the city for camping/bike shops, I saw what would have been an impossible task - to properly replace the gear that was sitting in the box which was MIA. In any case, after some phone calls to Mexicana Airlines (I´m thinking the bike was sitting in someone's garage in Mexico City) they found it. The first two pics show me, pre-news of recovered bike. You can see, either no smile or a fake one.


And then after the news -


It was such a relief, and produced such a change of spirit, understandably. The architecture was now amazing, the weather was beautiful (if a little hot), the women once again beautiful, and the food tasted fantastic. Now, I could stop moping and enjoy the trip. Below are just a few more pictures from that day.

6 comments:

Unknown said...

good to hear david

Anonymous said...

First disaster averted! Glad to hear that the bike is back in good hands. Did they take care of it enroute or do you need more Q-Tips? ;-) Have a great trip and you've heard it all before, be safe but have a blast.

Anonymous said...

Hi, I am so happy for you we were so worried.Now we are still worried but for diferent reasons!
I check your blog at least six times a day!
love Sylvia

Anonymous said...

missing bike- nice drama before the trip even gets underway.

come back to US and A soon. we miss you.

Anonymous said...

Oh, the drama of the missing bike! This story is made for TV! I'm sitting here with a tub of popcorn as I read your blog!

Anyway, glad you got the cycle and you can finally hit the road.

Anonymous said...

gosh ... you can never trust the airlines huh?