Well today was a day that I will remember for many a thing. A very cold morning ride followed by a scorching hot day ending with a cool breeze off the ocean in Port Angeles WA.
The ride down Vancouver Island was beautiful but overshadowed by an ominous light flashing on my dash telling me my rear brake has failed. So all I have left is my front brake and actually I have been riding this way for almost 1200 miles. But now I call the dealer in Victoria and he promised help if he could. When I get there and the mechanic shows me the damage along with pointing out that I had a nail in my rear tire as well I started to feel sick. This was going to be tough, the parts needed had to be imported from Germany! (6 to 10 days)
Well I used what little persuasive powers I had and they agreed to take the necessary parts off a brand new bike on the show floor and install them on my bike. By 6PM the machine was tested and ready to roll again but I had to pay the price and steep it was.
Anyway I decided to cut my visit a day short and went on Port Angeles in Washington!
The ferry ride was great but Victoria is a spot that bears revisiting. My dream is for mom and I to have HIGH Tea at the Empress Hotel there!
Well, at least nothing happened while you were riding. I am glad that they were able to fix everything (though wouldn't you have enjoyed 6 to 10 days in Victoria?). You could have had mom fly up for a few days! Thank you for your postcards. We especially liked the 2 little huskies. xo, MB
ReplyDeleteWow. You were lucky. No brakes, nail in the tire: dangerous anywhere. Add to that: the middle of nowhere. Not good. Thank God.
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