In Sayulita

We made it! The plane even landed ahead of schedule at 2:55pm. The bike was at the storage facility and started up with no problem and we were at our hotel in Sayulita by 5. We went to our regular restaurant /bar to catch up on the latest local news.

This morning the first item on our agenda was to find a place that could mount and balance the new rear tire which we brought with us. Initial inquiries of a few locals told us than Vallarta was the closest possibility but no concrete suggestions.  I had researched the internet and had located a Suzuki and a Honda dealership so the plan was to ride into Vallarta

While getting ready to leave Linda noticed a pickup truck with motorcycles and Kawasaki logos. It had stopped at the corner by the hotel. I ran out and talked to the fellow. They were in town to do some promo work during the long board surfing competion. He told me that their shop in Vallarta was open and the mechanic was on duty so I loaded up and headed for his shop. I recognized the street name from my earlier research and realized that it was located close to the other two shops. 

Thanks to the GPS, once again, I managed to locate the shop in busy traffic and poorly marked oneway steets. The staff in the store were excellent and knowledgable. I started out in Spanish but the staff spoke good English so that simplified things. After determining metho of payment and the price I went for a walk round the neighbourhood.  

It turned out that Linda's glance from the balcony this morning was quite fortunate. Both of the motorcycle stores I had located on line were no longer in business or perhaps they had moved to a new location. 

By 2:15 I was back in Sayulita with a new tire mounted.

Tomorrow we will ride to Barra de Navid where we plan to stay until next Saurday.