FILM
Farewell Alp (Leaving Behind My Motorcycle in Argentina)
EDITORIAL SUMMARY
This episode marks a pause in Pedro Mota’s motorcycle journey through South America: Alp is left in Argentina while travel plans are uncertain. The focus shifts from the road to arranging a place for the motorcycle to stay until Mota can return.
About this film
Episode 115 in the America – Patagonia to Alaska series, “Farewell Alp” centres on the separation between rider and motorcycle. Mota collects Alp from a parking garage with help from Mr. Wiki. Once the motorcycle starts, they move her to Mr. Wiki’s place, where she will remain. The film presents this practical change of plan as part of a longer motorcycle journey, rather than as a new destination or a completed trip.
The journey
The setting is Argentina, with Buenos Aires named as the place Mota expects to return to. Uncertainty and a halt in activity in this part of the world lead him to leave Alp behind; he anticipates that the separation could last months or perhaps a year. The episode’s travel story is therefore one of interruption and waiting: the motorcycle is moved from the garage to a place where she can stay, while the journey is left open for a future return.
What to expect
- A South America journey episode centred on an unexpected pause.
- Alp’s move from a parking garage to Mr. Wiki’s place in Argentina.
- Buenos Aires as the planned point of return for rider and motorcycle.
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