8 April 2018 – I got up and cautiously looked out the door.
Another cloudy day with the possibility of rain. I loaded my bike and went and
ate breakfast. Coffee or Tea and croissants. I ate my croissants and then went
and got dressed to ride in the rain. I was all dressed, dropped my key off at
reception and departed the hotel. I went downtown to a bank which has an ATM
and purchased some Pesos. I talked with a taxi driver who wanted to know more
about my motorcycle and travels. He eventually had to leave because someone
needed a ride. I hated to see him go but was kind of glad. I was in that rain
suit and I had my own personal sauna going on. I needed to get some wind
blowing on me.
I was off, heading toward Casilda, Argentina. It’s about 40
Kilometers South of Rosario, Argentina. I ran into some rain on the way. Again,
it was mostly agricultural. The small towns I passed thru the heavy trucks
rutted up the roads severely. It was raining for a short stretch and these deep
ruts fill with water. I believe the water depth was 2 Inch / 6 centimeters. I
was worried about hydroplaning and crashing into the ditch. Scary stuff. I came
up behind a semi-truck and followed him till the rain stopped. When he drove
thru the ruts he cleared the water out of them. When the water was ejected out
of the ruts it flew higher than the truck at a 45 degree angle.
Eventually, the rain and water-filled ruts went away and I
arrived in Casilda. I set Blanche to get me to the hotel which she did nicely.
With all the rain and now sun the humidity was high and I was dying inside my
rain suit. I checked into the hotel and like it said, in the comments
online……It’s an old hotel that could use some updating but the price was right.
I had no complaints. I had a first floor room and secure parking. I was happy. The
first thing I did was remove my rain suit. I also removed my AeroStitch Suit to
cool down. Then I carried my bags into the room. I ate a good hamburger in a nearby restaurant
and later Skyped Mary before going to bed.
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