14. Maintenance Day
I'm in Antofagasta, Chile. I went to the bike shop yesterday to do some maintenance on my bike. One of the issues on a trip like this is that you have to do your maintenance when you have a chance and it is available and not when you have to do it or it is actually due. You have to think ahead and be proactive. I rather do maintenance ahead of the regular interval, then be late or ride on worn tires. And this was exactly the case with this maintenance stop. I have everything up-to-date now and I have brand new tires. I have done everything as far as bikes maintenance goes. I have been enjoying my time here on the coast clearing my lungs and throat from the dust. It's like a magic with a nice clean air over here. I even managed to get coffee at the local Starbucks. My website is all up-to-date as well, this is the last set of pictures to be uploaded and then we start all over again. I still have some planning to do, I’d like to take advantage of decent Internet I have here. I'm crossing to Argentina tomorrow and it will be a brand new chapter. I don't know what to expect but I'm ready for new adventures. See you in Argentina.
The beachfront from 14th floor
The bike shop. Very unassuming.
Luis, on the left and his friend who was helping the whole afternoon
my rear tire still looks good, but not good enough
this is the new tire. Very aggressive. I love it.
Changing the tires.
Balancing the tire
I need a machine like that
new engine oil
checking the bike's computer for fault codes - there aren't any 👍
the entire crew who was helping with my bike today. German, the puma guy (he hit 200 lbs puma at 120 km/h on his BMW R1200GS. The puma was dead and he got away with broken wrist.) Then me and Luis on the right
my bike after the service, clean and ready to rip
great beer afterwards
morning at Eastern Antofagasta foothills
my breakfast, so peaceful
great views from the hotels restaurant
I can sit here all day
I bash Starbucks when at home but I love it when I find one 20,000 km away
a Venti mocha, life is good
very peaceful setting
it was a good day on the coast. Now I need to get serious again.