{"id":1264,"date":"2016-06-26T15:58:54","date_gmt":"2016-06-26T20:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.irelandbybicycle.com\/?p=1264"},"modified":"2024-06-17T18:54:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T22:54:33","slug":"160626","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irelandbybicycle.com\/index.php\/160626\/","title":{"rendered":"160626"},"content":{"rendered":"

I woke up this morning with nothing to to do. I thought the last day I took a day off was Fromista,where I met Sam, but realized that the day I waited I cycled 80 km around Fromista. I’ve had a couple of short days, and a half-day while I settled things in Santiago, but I think I’ve cycled evey day this trip but the one day in Beja with Wayne and Charlotte. Oops. <\/p>\n

The celebration and music festival in the main square made going to sleep difficult, so I slept in a bit, luxurating in my inactivity. Leaving the room this morning, the door handle came off in my hands. Fortunately the door hadn’t latched, so I could get out. My quirky sense of humor tempted me to put the handle back and get the door to latch. Instead, I went downstairs and notified the hostel staff. I also pointed out I could probably fix it; the retaining screw loosen and it just needed an Allen wrench. <\/p>\n

I had a pleasant surprise this morning. While tracking down the staff member, I noticed the hostel served breakfast. I’d specifically checked my confimation email the night before to learn they did not. The staff member came back after investigating and asked if I could help. I pulled out my toolkit and fixed ithe door for her. Nice Way Hostel opened only the month before, and she indicated they’ve had some growing pains. <\/p>\n

My beloved sandals died. Marnie and I bought sandals at the beach years ago, only to later realize how light they were. My first pair lasted a couple of trips, and Marnie volunteered her pair after that. I’d hoped these would last the trip, but no such luck. I temporarily resurrected them with tape for the day, but they’ve reached their end. I should have burned them, as is the tradition at the end of Camino.<\/p>\n

Today I accomplished nothing at all. I took the old city tram to one of the castles in Porto, and walked 2 km further to the next one. I found a carnival in progress, and wandered about the city. Tired of walking up and down the hills of Porto, I took a Metro back to the hostel. At ground level when I got on, two long escalator rides brought be back to the surface with the hostel nearby. <\/p>\n

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The train for Lisbon leaves at 8:50 am, with the station about 2 km away. Given my overall train paranoia, I’ll try to leave by 7:30 am, get there by 8:00 am, and make sure to find the right platform in time. Rushing through a train station with a loaded touring bike, up and down to get to the platforms through crowds doesn’t make life fun for anyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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