Friday, 14 March 2008

TENERIFE ONCE AGAIN


The outside toilet

So here i am, it`s 3.30 on tuesday afternoon.I have landed in Tenerife, collect my luggage and I get a taxi to my dad`s house 15 mins from the airport. I`m not sure the taxi driver was sure where El Salto was as all they normally do is Los Cristianos and Playa De Las Americas. As i arrived at the house it was clear he was not there. So i needed a plan to suprise him. I was desperate for the toilet so not to be so English i decided against "lagging" on the plants so i used the outside toilet. The new edition to the family (no, not another brother or sister or wife for my dad) a labrador/great dane cross had been using the drive way for his number 2`s. As there was not much else i could do i decided to clear the way and collect them up. I decided to send a text to my dad just to test the water. "ay up mate what`s happening" the reply was "driving at the mo, i will bell you later" When my dad says later this could mean later that day or even later that week. So i replied "ok, laters" By now it was coming up to 5 o,clock. The sun was strong and now i`m on the bench soaking it up when i heard the gravel drive and a diesel car. He was back. Ok, now i had to hide till he went in the house. As planned he went in the house with his mrs (Mari). I waited 10 seconds and went to the door. "knock knock knock" He answered the door. "Sammy, what the f**k are you doing here" and that was it, the first of many late nights.

THE GIRLS HAVE GONE




Now that Claudia has gone back to France and Karla is still in Brasil what can i do now. Ahhh the bike, so i rode it from brother Pete`s house where it has been stored over the Brasil period and he has kindly fitted the Goodridge hoses as he was sorting the brakes out. This alone did not sort the brakes out , so it`s off to uncle Steve`s for a check up. The brakes puzzled us,they pumped up ok and did not loose pressure until it the bike was rolled forward 1 metre. This made us scratch our heads so we got it up on the stands to investigate further. Upon further inspection we could clearly see the left hand disc was badly warped. So the cure was new discs. Back to ebay for some wavy items. While the bike was on the stand we decided to take the forks out as the seal`s have gone. Now it looks sorry for it self once again. I`m determined to get it back on the road again. This is the last fix and after this it`s ready for it`s first track day. Uncle Steve, be prepared to get lapped again.

Friday, 7 March 2008

Life after Brasil

goodbye for now.

After my short break in Brasil (10 weeks) it`s now time to work and settle down. Claudia has been with me for a week and she will be going back this saturday. The week has gone really quick. To be honest the last year has, but it slowed down a little when i met Karla. Now that we are separate but together, i think it will go really slow. So to get over coming back to England, i think i will have a short break in Tenerife starting this tuesday. I have only just got my last two pairs of socks out of the case and it`s time to fill it again. It feels like i have lived out of the suitcase for a long time now. We are quite attached. I dont like to leave it behind. Well maybe it`s our last journey for now, but you never know.