By Bicycle: from Lisbon to Setubal, Portugal Part I

Mira and I ran out of the youth hostel in Oeiras in the nick of time,
as our incessant laughter and giggles were beginning to run their
course with the rest of the hostel’s inhabitants, who seemed to be in a
perpetual state of misery. So we hopped upon our faithful steeds
(bikes) and rode out on the busy coastal road that lead to Lisbon
proper.

About ten minutes out, we realized that our load was far
too heavy for our bikes and gear racks to carry. I watched Mira ride
over a curb only to have her mountainous bundle of baggage swing back
and forth and pull the backside of her bicycle in and

out of the busy
highway. Something had to be done. So we pulled over into a little
beach front turnoff and tore all of our stuff out of their bags and
strew it all in piles about the beach. It was now time to sort out what
was needed from what was merely wanted…

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