While on the Coast for a getaway in the beach town of Puerto Lopez, I decided to rent a bike and head south towards Olon. I picked the best bike that they had (most were rusty, some with bald tires, bad brakes etc..) and headed out from town climbing a big ass hill in 31c weather. I topped out above Puerto Lopez and started a descent towards Salango, a town where I was planning to have a delicious seafood lunch at a restaurant that Anthony Bourdain had visited and had enjoyed their barnacle dish. I tried the dish back in 2014, and was looking forward to having it again.
As I arrived, I blew the rear tire and it quickly deflated completely. I walked it through town trying to find a bike shop but decided to blow that off when I saw a dude getting into his 2 ton banana truck. I offered him $3.00 to take me back to Puerto Lopez. He said that he was headed that way and loaded my bike and I in the back of his truck and closed the door. After a 10min drive bouncing all over the place, and trying not to fall and die in the box of this truck, I made it to town. I returned the bike to the shop, and found a thorn in the tire which had pierced the tube. The tube had already been patched once and the owner decided to patch this hole too! No tube replacement here, lol. We shook hands and I went on my way. Another good bike adventure in the books.