Wheres Punky & Lew now?
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Subject: Re: Received mail
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 16:26:26 EDT
Hi Robyn, Mark & List: Punky is coming home Saturday with the chest stitches
removed and will have the hernea stitches removed the following Thursday. I
expect we'll leave, weather permitting, the next day, Friday. I'll be glad
to get to a warmer latitude. According to Jimmy Buffet, changes in latitudes
= changes in attitudes. I, personally have found it to be true. Of course,
there will come times, when I complain of tropic heat. Life is a bitch and
then you die. I should receive mail within 4 days of posting. Just met
brothers, Claudio and Andrea Del Grande, of Genoa, Italy. They rode, 2 up,
on a loaded 1984 Honda XL-600 from Italy through eastern Europe and Russia
to Vladivostok and the Kamchatka Peninsula, then flew to Anchorage, AK and
rode to Prudhoe Bay and back to Fairbanks. They tried a road into Siberia
and gave up that idea. They're now headed to the USA and Tierra Del Fuego.
If they have enough money, from Argentina, they will fly to Cape Town, South
Africa and ride up to Europe. If they are short of funds they will fly back
to Italy. These guys are travelling on a very short budget. More power to
them, but $10/day is not my style. Tom Ridner, the owner of this
lodge/hostel, told me something about the owner, Freddie Piscina of NYC, of
a damaged Harley cylinder now resting on a table here in the garage/hangout.
I saw Freddie's interesting motorcycle Traveller's Story on
horizonsunlimited.com and sent him a message telling him I read his story,
while looking at his Harley's cylinder, which he left here 3 years ago. Tom
also told me of a guy, who rode his bicycle from Prudhoe Bay to Tierra Del
Fuego in 19 months. This evening I will meet an Englishman, George Megan,
who walked on foot from Tierra Del Fuego to Prudhoe Bay in 7 years. Makes
our adventure tour seem kinda puny in comparison. But, hey, these guys
didn't have a gritty little dog that could -- and does. If Punky can take
all this abuse/injury, dead once and nearly so again within 6-7 weeks, then
I sure don't have reason to bitch. I gotta think of a name for a new
religion, with Punky re-incarnated and with a message from God. I'll say my
prayers to him. We could sell little Punky statues worldwide over the
internet. Troubled folks everywhere could take comfort in confidng in Punky
through E-mail. Am I getting carried away here? This is bound to draw the
ire of religious folks. Sacreligious, they will say. Needless to say, I'm
elated that Punky is well and coming back to me. Thanx, Robyn, Mark and all
the rest for the good vibes. Mark, please post this message and any others
you consider to be of interest on the website. Later.
Punky & Lew
Punky & Lew's Americas Motopaseo
Y2K KLR650 "Critter"
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