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Date: Mon Dec 31, 2001 7:10 pm
Subject: Happy New Year from Punky & Lew
Hi gang: It´s been a hell of an adventure riding Critter throughout North and Central Americas with my faithful companion Punky during 2001. Despite the setbacks, I´m looking forward to a fantastic new year of outstanding South American scenery whizzing by and meeting wonderful people wherever we go. Punky is the hook and always has been. He still dances with delight when asked if he wants to go for a ride. The ride is the thing. Everthing else is important to me, but the ride is the thing that blows my skirt up. With my newly healed ankle, I´ll probably slow down again for a couple of days. Then it will probably be back to outdoing the wildest and most reckless of infamous Latino drivers. My new friend in Quito, Ricardo, is a fine example of the wildest of Latino drivers. He drives his car like a weapon. Anyone who impedes his relentless pursuit to get where he is going gets sideswiped or worse. A bus driver pissed him off, so he whipped in front of the bus and abruptly stopped. The bus rammed his rear and Ricardo took satifaction. He says, "It´s great to have an old beat up car." It´s an adventure riding in a car with Ricardo. I can´t wait until we ride our bikes together. Reaching Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina, by March first, before it gets too cold in Patagonia is the top priority. We´ll have to blast straight through without stopping at many of the most popular attractions. We should be back on the road in 3 1/2 weeks. I´m curious to hear news of Juan Carlos Ibarra and his plan to ride his Africa Twin to Ushuaia beginning in Dec. 2001. Where is he? He is a blast to ride with. Hope we hook up again in S.A. I just might catch Mariola down the rode to Ushuaia. She´s in Bolivia, but don´t be surprised. She says she "is stunned" that I´m going for Ushuaia this season. She feels she is late and lucky to make Ushuaia by mid to late Feb. before it gets too cold. We´ll see. Ted Simon, author of Jupiter´s Travels, is in Peru headed this way on his second world tour. Hope to meet him in Quito. Everyone should have a friend like Ricardo Rocco Paz. Punky and I are extremely fortunate to have met this marvelous and very helpful man. I wish Ricardo the best in the coming year during his Around The World For Peace Tour. I hope more than a few Americans welcome this very interesting guy into their homes when he is touring the USA. He helps any rider seeking assistance or just good company in Quito, Ecuador. Glen Heggstad is a very exceptional guy from California, who survived a 5 week ordeal in the jungles of Colombia kidnapped by guerrilas. Glen will no doubt write a fascinating book of his exploits. I´m very glad to have made a new friend in Glen as well. His stories are captivating. We´ll all celebrate the end of an eventful year tonight in Quito. Happy New Year to all of ya.
Later.
Punky & Lew
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