Nalmir was working at the office today, so he couldn't meet me at the dealership to talk with his cousin. Instead, he asked Joao to take me down there on his bike at 8 this morning. Once we got there, I was nervous everytime someone came near me with paperwork, expecting some ridiculous bill. Went back to speak with Nalmir's cousin, 'Cheffe', the owner, and without speaking portuguese, i was thinking our conversation was spelling 'big bucks'. Finally, he motions his hand out the door, and wishes me a good journey. "What? Are you kidding me? No charge, no cost, no nothing?" Nope. Not a charge. 2 days in the shop, they had that goddamn bike ripped apart and with a professional Yamaha certified mechanic, fixed all the oil leaks on my bike, a brand new battery, several gaskets, and did a total point inspection on the bike.
FREE, FREE, FREE. Cost anywhere else? $1000 easy. We're going out for dinner tonight and I'm half expecting them to ask me to shake down a couple old shopkeeps for unpaid dues........ small price to pay though! the journey has been so blessed in this way: it's the 3rd mechanic who has not charged me for their services. Now if we can just get the captains from columbia to panama to do the same............
In other news, ketchup in brasilian portuguese is 'ketchupay'. Ok 1 down, 60,000 to go.
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