The rest of the story,or, Chapter two

When you are gone for a few months "shit happens". There were a few issues not on the menu when I left. A little plumbing, lots of dead battery's, empty fuel tanks for house heat, and a lot of catching up with people who were concerned about my well being. There was no problem occupying my time with social catch up, general maintenance and repairs around the house and garage.

The KLR was left in the hands of a bonded shipping agent in Costa Rica at the end of March, the deposit with a bonded shipping agent made the motorcycle exempt from the import duties and registration charges for Costa Rica. I flew home on the first of April and waited to see if I would ever be contacted by a shipper. 

The shippers have lead me to believe that the KLR is in transit and will be arriving in Tampa Florida soon. I think  "soon" in Tico might translate a little different than in Engles. So I wait for word from the receiving agent informing me of it's arrival and will buy a one way ticket to Tampa. There I hope to collect the moto and get some maintenance done in preparation for the ride back to the N/W. The KLR will need new brake pads, tires and an oil change, and I expect it might have starting issues because it has sat idle for 2 months with a gas tank at minimum. I plan to rely on local shops and AAA if I have to. Once in the "Way Back" I had to call AAA while on a tour in California while riding a Hyabusa, they are  helpful if you have the correct coverage.

I expect the trip back to the Low Foggy and Soggy will be a lot different than the first leg. The weather will be more hospitable and I don't expect to be accosted at gun point when I cross the border from Arkansas to Missouri, but like the man said "paddle faster I hear banjo's". Different roads different challenges. I plan on taking a little more time and relaxing the pace this leg.