Day 17: Maintenance & Morro Bay

Yesterday my shifter started acting up, and Santa Maria HD was able to slip me in today. So after a very cold night (but above 40°F, I think🥶), the smell of skunk outside my tent at 0400🤢, and a cat (hopefully🤞) that slept on my bike and pissed on my tent🤬, I rode about an hour south to the dealership.

I had some lunch close by, and they resolved the problem free of charge, even though it wasn't under warranty. Basically--bear with me because I don't know the proper terminology--the extension rod for the forward control shifter had a bunch of washers to take up space. They were nasty and gooey and weren't allowing the rod to move freely, which was preventing the shifter from springing back into place. They took off the washers and double-nutted it, which should prevent it from happening again. Big win!

On my way back to the campground, I went to Morro Bay, known for its huge volcanic mound in the bay. Pretty cool.

Back to the KOA, where I stopped at the store and bought a bottle of wine, two bundles of oak, and two firestarters for hanging out tonight. Leftover salad and some pop tarts mean it's going to be a great night in camp 😊🔥🍷.

So long [for now], and thanks for all the fish! ✌️

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