Not a lot to report.....my Spanish lessons continued as I worried over the cam tentioner problem with my bike and the fact that my contact mechanic kept saying manana, manana.....Today he showed up and tore down the engine emptying the oil, checking the work previously done and making a new cam bolt......I showed him the damaged parts after wards when the bearing failed on the cam. He said that that particular Chinese Cam has a life expectancy of 6000k. The gasket failed because at some point I had water in the fuel and this contributed to the bearing failure. I had 5860k on the bike when it quit. Secondly, he said that particular motor should be driven no more than 100k without a 20 minute rest for both the rider and motor.....claiming this particular bike is not meant for long duration distance operation. Buying small cc Suzuki or Honda no problem for distance in an enduro style bike.
He is aware that I am headed to Colombia at the end of the week to exit Ecuador and return almost immediately so that I can get my extra days in Ecuador. Otherwise my moto faces a fine of $350.00 US a day for every day over the 60 I was given. So he told me to expect 15 hours to the border with regular stops. Now appears that I will need 4 to 5 days to make the round trip.
Weather here is warm to hot ...currently 32c in the shade but a nice ocean breeze makes it comfortable.
Walks along the beach yield plenty of Inca pottery artifacts.....I have already collected more than I can carry in my luggage. The hills surrounding Canoa yield many pottery items in the farm land and heavy rains wash them into the river which then deposits the shards in the ocean with currents scattering the pieces along the beach.
The past week here at Sundown has been like the League of Nations with 3 girls, 1 boy from Wales, 1 Swede boy and his Danish Girlfriend, the Alaskan couple, myself and a number of Americans.
Sorry.......missed using the camera this week.......the lady sights here are very good...haha
He is aware that I am headed to Colombia at the end of the week to exit Ecuador and return almost immediately so that I can get my extra days in Ecuador. Otherwise my moto faces a fine of $350.00 US a day for every day over the 60 I was given. So he told me to expect 15 hours to the border with regular stops. Now appears that I will need 4 to 5 days to make the round trip.
Weather here is warm to hot ...currently 32c in the shade but a nice ocean breeze makes it comfortable.
Walks along the beach yield plenty of Inca pottery artifacts.....I have already collected more than I can carry in my luggage. The hills surrounding Canoa yield many pottery items in the farm land and heavy rains wash them into the river which then deposits the shards in the ocean with currents scattering the pieces along the beach.
The past week here at Sundown has been like the League of Nations with 3 girls, 1 boy from Wales, 1 Swede boy and his Danish Girlfriend, the Alaskan couple, myself and a number of Americans.
Sorry.......missed using the camera this week.......the lady sights here are very good...haha
