We have motos!

I'll begin with an excerpt from the Honda XR 125 owner's manual:

" The motorcycle presents you a challenge to master the machine, a challenge to adventure. You ride through the wind, linked to the road by a vehicle that responds to your commands as no other does. Unlike an automobile, there is no metal cage around you. Like an airplane, a pre-ride inspection and regular maintenance are essential to your safety. Your reward is freedom."

The news is: we got our motorcycles. Two beautiful little Honda XR 150 L. They handle like a dream. They're zippy. They're a lot of fun. We just have to keep it reigned in a little bit during the break in period, which is hard to do because Santiago is a lot of fun to ride in.

We don't have all of the papers necessary to leave the country, but that is in progress and we are permitted to ride around for a week with only the invoice.

Tomorrow we'll go to Viña del Mar and ride up the coast a bit, so we can do the 1000 km maintenance while we're still in Chile. As a member of the Honda family, the first two scheduled maintenances are free.

I love Honda.