|Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 2:44 AM
Subject: Inca Report
Hi guys!
| Writing this in a hotel next to the Iguazu Falls on border with Brazil,Paraguay and Argentina. We are having a fantastic adventure! Lots has happened in only 1 week - here is a summary! |
| Wed 3 Oct - Flight to Paris delayed - engine would not start - (you were right Trish! |
| Arrived in Paris to be told we had missed the connection to Rio - Night in Paris care of Air France. |
| Thurs - flew to Rio - OK - then had a high speed car chase through town to hotel - this was later referred to as the taxis ride from the airport. |
| Fri pick up car from docks OK - but overheat in Rio traffic on way back to Copacabana beach. |
| Sat - start rally - lose a lot of time due to engine only running on 5 cylinders, running late so last section in dark - only one headlight works so lose more time. |
| Get to hotel to find boot lock jammed - have to borrow jemmy to break into car for luggage |
| Sun Ouro Preto, day off to explore town |
| Mon Fuel starts to syphon out of breather across garage forcourt,windscreen starts to fall into car and we hit a speed bump so hard one of the rearside windows falls out |
| Tues - problem with gearbox leaking too much oil, overdrive keeps slipping out so stop and get local garage to take gearbox apart and fit paper gasket to fix it. |
| Arrive at hotel late and in dark again. |
| Wed (today) flat battery as kenlow thermostat did not cut it out last night. Judy goes shopping and buys jump leads, get going. After 100 miles overdrive slipping again - have a look under car and oil coming out of gearbox again. Now we stop for both fuel and oil at garages. Hoping to get a better fix in Argentina. |
| Dull it isnt ! |
Ted & Judy
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