Just about to get up and sort myself out for the ride north
to Romania later this morning. I’m not too sure quite where I’m heading for yet
as I’ve had a message from Taz & Joel with there whereabouts but I’ve also
still got a bit of a recurring problem with my bike. I had various ideas of the
problem which make it drop onto one cylinder on occasions but basically putting
it down to fuel starvation. Now Adrian who also runs an “airhead” has suggested
that it is probably a diaphragm problem and if he is correct then I may have to
run to Bucharest to try to get replacements…
I’ve had an interesting couple of days in Adrian’s company,
starting on Wednesday when he drove up to Mogilino to have a look at the house
I was thinking of buying there. In the end we came to the conclusion that as
nice as the house was, it had a few to many problems and it would cost way too
much to fix up properly. Then yesterday I spent the day with him, helping to
fix a roof at a house his son owns. When I say “help” I was basically just
labouring, sorting and carrying tiles to the guy that was doing the actual
roofing. However it was invaluable knowledge gained on the strengths and
weaknesses of roofs made with the common Turkish tiles that are found out here.
Whilst one can’t become an expert in a day at least I now know a bit more of
what I need to look out for and just as important how to go about fixing some
of the problems. So all in all a tough but useful day.
Then last night we out for a meal where we had Sushi,
another first for me! The restaurant had a balcony that looked out across the
gorge in which Veilko is built and the view from out table was nothing short of
stunning.
So this morning’s plan is to get my kit all packed up then
whip off the carb tops to check the diaphragms before I check out (just in case
I need to stay on !!!!) If all goes well I should be on the road by around 10am
heading for the border and a ferry across the Danube to yet another new
country, Romania….
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