Mukilteo, WA to Spokane, WA (300 Miles)
Not to rest on our laurels, we made the decision to head out. This initial plan is to head home through Coeur d'Alene, Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore (and stay for more than one picture), then off to Arkansas.
We at least took the morning off and didn't get on the road until 11:30 with plans of making Spokane, WA today.
Most of the long stretches will done on the interstate to make the best time.
It was still green and at least we didn't get rained on...
... until Spokane. Then we got rained on.
We did notice a little more oil seeping on Mike's scooter. Not enough to hurt anything, but we still had my son in Arkansas call some of the Spokane Honda dealers looking for the three washers needed to fix the issue. He was able to find one. Google maps had us arriving just before closing. In fact, we were so close, that I made it in the shop just because I was able to cross traffic first. Mike was locked out. Not a great way to run business but I understand wanting to go home at 5 on a Saturday. Luckily they opened back up the parts counter for me and we got the one washer, with hopes of matching it up at a local auto parts store.
We struck out at both O"Reilly's and AutoZone so off to dinner. During this in town riding, I really felt the rear end of my scooter chattering. Mike checked it out and on Sunday morning we will pull of the case and look at the variator and belt. If they are worn, then it will be a rough ride, but nothing catastrophic and we can wait until we get to Arkansas to fix it. But this may cause us to take a straighter route home. The scooters are in need of an overhaul, and if this happens, we still have had an awesome trip.
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