Our chariots await. Now, just have to transfer all the stuff into the panniers, and install the GPS we brought. Ah, the GPS. We bought a Garmin Zūmo 396, specifically designed for motorcycles, and I spent the last 2 weeks designing routes and programming it for this trip. Then last night, I fire it up […]

Helena came to say goodbye to us as we left our AirBnB. Off to collect the machines.

Well, good morning Portugal! Here are a few shots of the inside of our AirBnB. And (almost) all of our luggage. So much stuff! It reminds me of the Adam Sandler song (Phone Wallet Keys).

After a short nap, we headed back out for a quick tour of the local motorcycle dealers to check out some gear, then grabbed a quick bite for supper. I read that one of the ways to help overcome jetlag is to eat meals on (the new) time. Combined with progressively getting up/going to bed […]

While on our foot tour of town, we found the rental shop where we will pick up our bikes tomorrow. Almost every major motorcycle brand is represented on this street (Triumph and HD are a few blocks down from the Jap/KTM bike dealers, Indian/Victory is a block over, actually across from our AirBnB). The one […]

Here’s the front door to our AirBnB. The homes on this street are quite narrow! Helena is a very friendly and welcoming host.

I’m not much of an architecturologist like my friend Ajay, but I find old buildings fascinating! Check out the one sandwiched between the two newer ones.

Well, we made it to our first AirBnB in Porto. Thankfully, our luggage arrived when we did. A quick clean-up, and then we’re off to check on the motorcycles.

Well, our luggage made it onto the plane. That’s a good start!