The Nomads

What a strange evergreen tree....

No Travel Day

Port Angeles, Washington
Temps: 20C
Sunny

I decided to call the dealership this morning to see if the parts had arrived before chancing the drive out there for no reason. I was beginning to suspect that the parts might not be there and with the transit permit expired I didn’t want to risk a large fine driving out there for nothing.

Sure enough, it would have been a useless trip out!

Turns out the crash bars and the lowers were in but there was no sign of the back rack, the most important part we needed. We can’t travel with no way to attach the large back-rack bag, especially since we now only have the small non-locking leather saddlebags with no hard rails on them to pile stuff on. We have already pared down to the bare minimum and have sent home almost sixty pounds of gear.

So it turns out that the required parts that were thrown in at dealer cost to sweeten the deal (otherwise I wouldn’t have gone for it) are now costing much more than the MSRP if I factor in the extra cost of the delays. We ordered on last Friday morning and now have to wait until tomorrow accumulating motel, travel and meal expenses for twelve days.

Hopefully tomorrow will go better and maybe we’ll be blessed with an easy transition through US and Canadian Customs……?

Kilometres - Daytrip: 0 km total: 24,330

Gas: $0 Tolls: $0

Lodging: Flagstone Motel $54

# posted by Richard and Susie @ 9:26 PM