Back in the Bay Area!
Hi everyone, sorry for the delay in posting but it's been daily errands and getting acclimated to life in the USA for the past several weeks. I enjoyed taking some holidays with my family and have been preparing all manner of things these past days. Lots of things to talk about, observations, emotions, and some GP stuff, too
Mostly, I've been spending time at home and buried in the garage with some great projects. I landed on a Thursday night, and by Saturday morning we had rented a cargo van and were driving down to Pasadena to pick up another set of "legs". The bike is currently undergoing minor modifications, but larger things are definitely in store - just waiting on parts to arrive before I can begin tearing into the heart and rebuilding it better, stronger, faster, and with some degree of reliability. Photos will be coming out soon, and I'll do some step by step things to show what's going on. In the meantime, I'll just whet your appetites and say that it's a real beast.
As for getting back into the states, this is a whole other can of worms. Most of it has been amazing, being able to do the things I haven't really been able to while living abroad. Other things shock me a little, later, when I've had time to reflect on what I've done that day. Grocery shopping is a blast, loading up bag after bag into the car, haha. In Barcelona, most everyone travels by scooter, so everything that's bought, anywhere, is usually light and in small quantities. Welcome to the USA, where I can drop 5-6 times what I would spend on groceries compared to BCN, and where I would consciously be thinking that I should be able to carry everything by hand a few blocks in a couple of bags, now I'm thinking how much cargo space do I have in the trunk, and how can I stuff even more things in there! Not to mention we even have people put things into the bags for you here (you self bag your groceries there). Haha, everything will take some getting used to, but I've got good people around me and I couldn't be happier at this time.
This is Butters! He's almost six months old now, and he flat out rocks, spending hours at a time with me in the garage while we hand make dry-break brake lines and putter around doing one thing and another. My adventures have taken another turn, but they'll never stop. I'm connected again and gaining momentum. I'll be seeing some of you around I'm sure, and we'll eventually schedule some meetings to discuss more in person and in-depth about the life.
