Day 195 - Farewell to Wally

The number one concern for me going forward was car maintenance. Wally always did that for us, and I would be lost.

So, we got up early in the morning, making a list and drawings on what to check and keep an eye on. Wally also taught me how to do an oil & filter change, adjust the gap between the ignition points, and adjust the valve clearance. It didn’t look too tricky. Would I be able to manage this on my own?

Wally had also given me a list of parts that needed to be changed after the next 5,000 miles. I mailed this list to our friend Bernhard in New York and asked him to send the parts to Santiago de Chile, where we should be around Christmas.

We went with Wally to the Swiss Bank to withdraw money. Then we stopped by the Bus Terminal to purchase his ticket to Belo Horizonte - the last favor we could do for him.

Then we said goodbye to him with heavy hearts. We wished him good luck and hoped everything would work fine in his “pursuit of love and happiness.”

Then Ursula and I continued the journey. We drove to CEAGESP, a giant marketplace outside of São Paulo, where we stocked up on fruits and vegetables. The scale of goods traded in that market was astronomical. I counted 32 delivery trucks loaded with bananas.

Then we continued to the airport, where we parked for the night.

Stats: Miles 26, Expenses $20.65Read more