Wheres Punky & Lew now?
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Date: Sat Nov 10, 2001 6:20 pm
Subject: Punky & Lew in South America
Hi everyone: We departed David, Panama, yesterday morning at 10:15am and rode to Panama City. I was stopped by a cop, who had his ticket pad in hand telling me I had violated several laws, which was true. I got busy explaining our tour and how nice police officers have been to us and that we had a collection of police patches. I had just crossed the border into Panama the previous day and got another patch from the Policia National de Panama. The officer was impressed, gave me a warning and bade us farewell. As we were crossing a bridge over the Panama Canal at a high rate of speed in traffic, I saw a motorcycle with aluminum panniers stopped at the side of the road, then I saw a yellow helmet hanging on the mirror. I quickly, as quick as my mind works, thought of Mariola. Then, I looked to the right of the bike and there sat Mariola smoking a cigarette, as if she was waiting for me to come along. I braked and downshifted with a squeal of the tires. We were both astonished and enjoyed a big hug. As many of you probably know, I just sent another message asking if anyone knew her where she was and how she was doing. I had last seen her in Fairbanks, Alaska, in July. Of course I stopped and we had a joyous reunion, emptying a bottle of rum. We are sharing a room in a local hotel -- as friends. When we crossed the bridge, we were in South America. Mariola plans to fly from Panama City to Bogota, Colombia. I had decided not to go to Colombia, but how can I let her go alone to that dangerous place. I can't, so we are going to the airport Monday to make arrangements to fly together. It will just be another of many risks we take. That is adventure touring. Today we went to the Miraflores Panama Canal locks and viewed ships passing through and took some pix. We also rode to old town and The Gamboa Rainforest, where we, of course, experienced heavy rain. Mariola's bike quit running in the heavy rain. I looked and didn't see a T in the carburetor vent tube, and told her it might be the problem. She said she has had this problem a number of times. She lets it sit for 15 minutes and it works. Stay tuned for more adventure as we ride a ways with Mariola. She is not planning to make it to Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina for Christmas. She plans to meet with her husband, Kris, in Lima for 3 weeks beginning Dec. 2. I still will attempt to be in Ushuaia for Christmas. We'll see. We are meeting with a guy from Switzerland, Marcos, tonight. Tomorrow we will ride with a local guy, on a Goldwing, who befriended us.
Later.
Punky & Lew
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