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| La Moto in the cargo hold of a Buquebus. |
Buenos Aires to Colonia - The bike's temporary import papers were expiring so it needed to leave the country. I caught the early high-speed ferry to Colonia, Uruguay for our semi-annual migration. I had intended to ride up the river up to Fray Bentos, Uruguay and then cross over into Gualeguaychu, Argentina and then head back into the city. Why? - ¿por qué no?
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| The proposed route... Never make concrete plans down here. |
The weather turned windy, wet and cold and I didn't really have anything to prove by getting soaked so I had lunch and did a u-turn in Nueva Palmira, Uruguay; probably a good move as I cut about 5 hours off the trip. I tested my high-speed riding skills trying to fly back to Colonia where I got caught a ferry back to Buenos Aires in time to hit the (very nasty) evening commute traffic.
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| These things really scoot! |
The bike had been tourist-imported into Argentina under the former owner's name, an Australian whom I purchased it from in February. I had the title transferred to my name in Michigan (where the Aussie had purchased it new) which allowed me to legally import it into Argentina under my name; do I play by the rules, or what. Anyway, a big but necessary waste of time - but hey, I contributed a few thousand bongos to the local economy.
I'm looking forward to some real riding next week when Walter and I are planning a trip into the mountains around Cordoba.
