12 August 2009 Seattle, Washington

This morning I got a call from the Kawasaki Dealer that my front and rear sprocket have come in and to come and pick them up. This will be a good test for Matilda; a strange town with a new address. I uncovered my bike, put Matilda in her handlebar mount and locked her in. I plugged in my audio wire into her and my helmet. Time to see if that still works. Carol helped guide me out the two gates and into the alley. Then it’s off to the Kawasaki Dealership. Matilda didn’t seem quite up to speed because she didn’t recalculate when I change my route. So I thought something was wrong with her. When I arrived at the dealership she was right on the money. I picked up my sprockets and purchased a connecting link for my new chain. The new chain came with a connecting link but you need a special tool to cold form the pin to keep the link from coming apart. I don’t have that tool, don’t want to buy that tool and don’t want to carry that tool with me when I travel. I typed in Carol and Ken's address and said go. I then went in the opposite direction for the next six miles. All she did was keep repeating the same message…………..recalculating and showed the new route. I’d drive by her new route and she would be recalculating. I turned around and she headed straight to Carol and Ken house. On the way back I stopped and filled the gas tank and stopped at an ATM for some American Dollars. I then started working on my blog again. I’m way behind.