The next six hours were a repeat of yesterday. Up the
mountain into the clouds and down the mountain out of the clouds. Again, I had to
lift my visor and take off my glasses so I could see. Something about the road
today was, the road was littered with small stones, from marble size to 2 Inch
/ 5 Centimeters. I tried to miss them all. All day I had been wanting to take a
picture of the road sign Hwy E35. Finally, one came up. I got stopped about 3
Yards / 3 Meters past the sign. I backed up to where I could take the picture.
I pulled out my trusted camera and zoomed in the sign. It wouldn’t take the
picture. I’m setting on this tight curve fighting with my camera. It stopped
working, exposing me to more danger than I like. I finally pulled out my cell,
booted it up and took a picture. This all took over 10 minutes. Can you imagine
dying for a picture? That’s what I was thinking all the while I was taking this
picture.
Just before I entered the town of Macara I was stopped in a
Policia Check Point. First problem: uneven pavement. I can’t put my kickstand
down. Fortunately, 3 yards / 3 meters forward was a flat piece of concrete. I
was able to get my kickstand down and put my stick under the right foot peg. I
left it in gear so it didn’t roll off the kickstand. The person in charge came
barking at me wanting something. Finally, he asked for my passport, which he
took pictures of and scanned through looking for all the appropriate stamps. A
custom representative was there also. Finally, whatever they saw satisfied them
and they gave my passport back and told me to leave. While I was off my bike I
did some stretches to loosen up some and give my butt a break. I’m sure those
police were wondering how this gringo got this motorcycle this far into Ecuador.
I drove into the City of Macara and entered the GPS coordinates
into Blanche for the hotel I was supposed to stay at. Blanche accepted them and
when I pushed the enter button, it said my destination was in 52 Miles / 85
Kilometers away. Well something was goofed up there. I switched to Blanche’s
list of hotels and picked one and was off. With some help I found the hotel. I
got back up against the curb and my motorcycle stabilized. I went inside. They
had a room with air conditioning and had secure parking. So, I was good for the
night. A young guy in the hotel helped me carry my bags to my room. I tried to
get them to order me two hamburgers but they wouldn’t do that. I talked with
Mary and some of the people she had at her Super Bowl party. All the people I
know. I ate an apple and a Snickers candy bar and fell asleep.
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