Day 13: Farewell, time to go home

We are not surprised by the outcome of our 12-day biking and touring adventure. Absolutely not surprised because the trip turned out as great as we had hoped. Along the way, however, a few things did surprise us such as: the Moorish influence, depressed rural areas (but ringing church bells were oh-so-sweet), lack of findable Fado music, people wearing helmets even when not on bikes, caught a glimpse of four weddings and a baptism, olive trees can stay alive for up to 5,000 years, tempura started in Portugal, while England and France were fighting Portuguese explorers went looking for the riches, and no salsa anywhere!

Dear biking buddies, wine-drinking winoes, dice-game gamblers, fabulous friends: thank you for the memories and bom dia! The end.もっと詳しく