Unfortunate Update

Well, the good news…this update will be much shorter than usual. Sharon and I are doing fine, unfortunately, the same cannot be said about my (Chris’s) motorcycle.  We were driving south from Trujillo (in Peru) when my bike suddenly felt different.  We immediately pulled over to see if it was any of the usual suspects.  All seemed well, until, I checked the oil level – much lower than normal.  At that point we decided to have the bike picked up and taken back to Trujillo to assess the damage.  Unfortunately, after taking the motor apart they found heat damage to several internal parts.  Finding parts in Peru for our motorcycles is not a simple matter.  After looking everywhere for over a week we were finally able to connect with a man in Quito, Ecuador who has the necessary parts and will ship them to us.  If everything goes as planned we should get them in 2 days and be back on the road 4 days later. Anyway, we are holed up in a nice hostel in the town of Huanchaco.  We have a view of the beach from our balcony (when it’s not fogged in).  It is about 25 minutes from Trujillo.  We hope this update finds you well.  We’ll let you know when we get back on the road again.  Prayers, as always, are appreciated. Chris & Sharon p.s. – I’ve included some photos of the disassembled motor, as well as, some photos of our 8 day Huayhuash Trek (the bad, the good, and the ugly…hopefully that is the sheep and not me 🙂