Spot Tracking Link

You may have seen this before.    Findmespot that his father gave Marcos, the guy selling me the bike.   

Hardware (about $100) + $100 (annually).    (Versions slightly more costly, every minute).

Allows friends, family to see exactly where you are.

Very useful now to reconnect c. 20 hours drive up the Pan American from here.

    

Also for emergencies.  "SOS" feature:    Hit the button to show exact location anywhere in the world.

Just looked a half hour after leaving here at the hostel in Lima, heading toward the Ecuador border.   Works very well.

Now you can see where I am & where I've been

Tracking link. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0cJge55ClxDT1TdJ3NL0s7FIgCF4eVvFC

Peru Earthquakes

Ok, then I'll feel right at home.  Our own San Andreas Fault and the Nasca Fault here.

Who said two faults don't make a right?

Begin forwarded message:

From: Neil Stebbins
Date: September 29, 2014
To: Bob Beadle <bobbeadle@gmail.com>
Subject: Beware of Earthquakes

Peru earthquake kills eight in Andes village

Eight people are confirmed to have died in the earthquake

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At least eight people have died in an earthquake in southern Peru, officials announced on Sunday.

The 4.9-magnitude quake hit the Cusco region in the early hours of Sunday.

Worst affected was the remote Andean village of Misca, where 45 homes collapsed killing four children and four adults, emergency workers said.

The authorities have declared a state of emergency and President Ollanta Humala has said his government will help rebuild the village.

Dirty Bike. Clean Guy

My impression is very good, well

maintained bike, and a sterling guy couldn't be better more accommodating, honest, I feel very lucky.   Last minute parts changes that are probably unnecessary but will extend life without doing them:  new front and rear sprockets & chain.   

Spent 3 hours unpacking and packing bike storage at the hotel just to see if everything fit.  The 2 panniers hold 35 l each, the tank bag unexpanded 17 l., my Walmart ("unsubmersible") so called dry bag 40 l. and the ammo box for food-water & other non-valuables.   

Result:  more than enough room, and his stuff to take back to San Fran also fits in the vacuum bags. 

If the rear sprocket (I did not bring down with me like the fronts & chain) arrives at the Kawasaki store today, I'll bus it 16 hours North to Piura tomorrow, connect to another for 5 hours to the Ecuador border and Macará to make the exchange.

First View of South America

9/26/14, Morning

Somewhere over Colombia-Ecuador-Peru