21. Day

I got it back. I had rented a scooter for 3 days because my motorcycle wasn't working. It turned out that the fuel pump was broken. It’s not easy to find a fuel pump for a Yamaha from 1999 in Spain, especially when you don't speak the language. Fortunately, there are translation programs, but sometimes they translate things very poorly. Anyway - it’s done - it’s back. The workshop was about 18 km away. First, my motorcycle had to be transported by tow truck. Otherwise, the insurance won't cover anything. Because then it's considered a breakdown. If I can't get to the workshop with the tow truck, I wouldn't get an appointment immediately. So there’s a waiting time of 7-10 days. So, I organized the tow truck - brought it to the workshop and waited 3 days for the repairs. At the end of the city, about 2.8 km away, was the company that rented the scooters. So, I walked there. I was too stingy to take a taxi at that moment. Then I rode back to the campsite with the Honda DVX 350 scooter. The thing took off like a rocket. The Spaniards ride scooters like crazy. They overtake you from the left or right according to their whims. You really have to pay attention. Yesterday I received a message via WhatsApp that my motorcycle was ready. So I went to the workshop first with the scooter. I test-drove my machine. It ran well, but the speedometer didn't work. So back to the workshop - fix the speedometer. It turned out that only the cable from the speedometer was loose, which was fixed in 5 minutes. Then I rode back to the rental company, finished everything. It’s not so easy; sometimes they want to charge you for every scratch. However, I had photographed everything beforehand, and the handover went smoothly. I had to leave a deposit of 500 € in cash. I had the scooter for 3 days, but I only had to pay for 1 day. On the 2nd day, there was a heavy storm so they didn’t charge me anything. On the 3rd day, I was there before 16:00, so it didn't count anymore. Then I walked back through the whole city to the workshop and immediately to the gas station because the workshop only put in 3 liters of gasoline. I filled up and then headed home. The bill was 383.00 € and 75.00 for the scooter. It’s still a lot of money but not too bad. It definitely shrinks the vacation budget.