Mike's fado lyrics: "Someone left the abuela cake out in the rain so I walked 20km on wet cobbles to buy another but the bakery was closed. From a window I heard a little girl cry Mama, why are your hands so cold? I sat at an outdoor table where a white dove was flying high above. It crapped on me. The winner takes it all."
He was referencing some obscure topics that came up during the walk. ABBA and other stuff. It made more sense when I read it with very little sleep.
We were both up early. It was the first time in a shared room this trip. It amazing how quickly your own room becomes a necessity. A few years ago we always shared rooms and now I seem to need the alone time.
We got an Uber to the airport and arrived with plenty of time. The lines went pretty quick. I loaded up on chocolate at the duty free because Laurie told me to. I managed to get one of 4 without nuts that Aidan could eat. We had a coffee near my gate before I headed out leaving Mike working on his client's hack. The flight was fine. Sat beside a youngish tech guy who worked at Facebook starting in 2009 so I think he was basically retired to Lisboa. I managed 5 movies: Gladiator I, Alien: Romulus, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Gifted and The Grand Budapest Hotel.
And then I was home. It all feels like a dream. A 600km dream.
Just to follow up on my packing. There were several things I never used and should not have bothered and one I wished I had. My GoPro, headlamp and Tesalate towel were never used and not worth taking. I also, did not need the SD card reader. I barely needed my sunglasses but that is another story. I also would have been fine with a single pair of hiking pants; my plan to alternate every day was unnecessary. The one thing I did need was my last minutes reject: the heavier blue long sleeve shirt. Definitely, wanted that most evenings. Other than that everything was necessary and used.
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