We had an early start this morning and rode
into Grand Falls-Windsor and decided to have lunch at a Chinese restaurant that
caught our eye. They were advertising
their lunch special for $3.99, which ended up being fried rice, mixed
vegetables, sweet and sour pork, and chicken balls; the pride of Chinese
cuisine. After devouring our exotic meal
imported from the faraway lands of the orient, we were cruising around town
when all of a sudden the unthinkable happens; my clutch cable snaps…again. Seems pretty odd that it took 4 years before
the original stock cable gave out back in Grand Canyon and less than 1 for the
Motion Pro cable that replaced it.
This was the exact spot where the cable
snapped and it didn’t take long for help to arrive. You hear all these stories of
how friendly people are in Newfoundland and it’s true; they really are.
The man that came to our rescue was none
other than the fire chief himself, Vince Mackenzie. Vince went above and beyond the call of duty
to help us travelers who aren’t even from Newfoundland and judging by the way
we look; some may consider “undesirables”.
We followed him to the fire hall, which was down the street from where
we were and he took us in his SUV to all the dealerships in town to see if they
had a replacement cable. The Kawasaki
dealership had none in stock, but can have shipped here in 2 days. Then we went to a Yamaha dealership and they
had one that might do the trick.
The cable didn’t fit. We ended up going back to the Kawasaki
dealership and placed an order. We now
have a couple of days to burn and down one bike.
Vince suggested that we keep the bike here
at the fire hall until the cable comes in and that we stay at the training
facility on the outskirts of town. Wow! That would be so cool! We didn’t want to inconvenience Vince and
suggested we could find some place to camp, but he reassured us that it would
be fine. Vince rides a motorcycle as
well.
The training facility. The building in the center is the barracks
and classroom and the building to the right is where they get in and out of
their gear. It worked out really well
because this will give me the time to fully recover from my sickness.
This is where they torch the place and
conduct their training
Amanda striking the universal pose of being
lit on fire
Going up the rappelling tower
A view from above. The cars are used to conduct their Jaws of
Life training and getting people out or simply torching it and putting the fire
out.
Enjoying the sunset from an unusual vantage
point
Cooking up a storm on a hot plate
Macaroni & cheese with diced hot dogs;
a classic
Fresh fruit to aid in recovery
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| 110 km
Cable
ran its course.
Fireman
to the rescue!
Arson’s
paradise.
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