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Leaving Monaco on 12 May
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Beautiful mountain resort, nature nature nature
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On my way to Lefkada ,Google Maps sent me on a dirt goat trail going through rivers and descending concrete stairs into an empty village : I finally met « Hercules « who helped me down the stairs and I had lunch in his Taverna. On my way after lunch it again sent me through a dirt road fit for an off-road bike: I did 6Km in 3 hours ! Eventually this caused me to loose my transmission.
I finally dropped my 350 Kg Goldwing,waited a couple of hours and some very kind Greeks who had also gone wrong helped me pick the bike up and get out of this mess. We met up in Lefkada and had dinner together.
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After getting out of this mess I chilled out 2 days in Lefkada and had dinner with my saviours, Giorgos Marousis and friends. They then invited me to have dinner with their family.
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Transmission started slipping. Had to change plans and go to Athens to try and get it fixed.After spending the whole day in Honda dealer for no results ; the Goldwing is not imported to Greece and they no idea how to fix it. Decided to shorten my trip and head to a goldwing certified dealership in Fabriano Italy, 70 Km from the port of Ancona. So headed for the port of Patras doing as much of the coast while the bike held out.
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After Spetses,on the way to Nafplio, the transmission quit completely. Tow truck to Patras, overnight ferry to Ancona, dealer sent truck to bring bike to Fabriano. Stayed 2 days while Raggi motors assessed damage and ordered parts.
I had initially planned ,after Greece, to go to Romania and ride the famous « Transfalgassen » road. Thanks to Google maps had to cut this trip short as the repair took some time. When finished drove back to Monaco