Eric's wheel drama has come to a head. For the first time on this trip we have to backtrack a bit. Luckily, just on a bus. After a ridiculous number of broken spokes due to a bulging rim, we have hit the end of the road without professional intervention. So, he's headed to Belize City eeearly tomorrow morning in the hopes that it can be fixed, and I'm going to make a mad dash for the end of War and Peace while chilling under the rooftop palapa (think open-air thatched roof bungalow) where we are staying. We'll keep y'all posted as to the outcome...In the meantime I'll just say that we are enjoying Belize - it's not a bad place to be stuck for a couple of days! The rhythm of life here is very laid-back, you never know what languages are going to pop up around you (Creole, Spanish, English, a variety of Mayan dialects, Mandarin in a Chinese grocery store, Tamil, etc.), and right next door a woman sells homemade baked goods out of her house. I'll take it!
PS Tomorrow we will be braving the most extreme adventure of this trip thus far...tap water!
I remember always being told to buy a new wheel by stores because of always breaking spokes. Hopefully you get your rim sorted out cause replacing spokes is frustrating!
ReplyDeleteFYI you guys are my heros
Thanks Erik!
ReplyDeleteYes I did get my rim replaced actually!! I found one that worked in the Chinese store. It is funny because all stores run by Chinese folk are considered "the chinese store" here, even though they have their own name like "Ho Sino" (where I found the rim) or something. Ok, take care!