Blog 17

Our day started out with a hunt. We needed to find proper packaging for our bikes so we could fly with them. Augie and I hustled down the main strip of stores searching for bike shops to ask for boxes. There were plenty of people riding by us on rental bikes so we knew we were in the right area.  About 15 minutes down the road, we found a very nice bike shop. They had it all! I asked if they had boxes we could use and the lady told me they sold bodes specifically for that! We bought to and ran back to our hostel where my bike was. Now I had to take apart the whole bike and for it into the box. With the help of other people in the hostel, we took it apart and everything fit properly. Next order of business was Augie’s bike. Augie ran off to the storage unti to pick up his bike and start to take it apart. Augie’s pedals were on super tight so we could not get them off. We did still manage to shove it in the box though with the pedals on. We than were off to the airport with two huge boxes squeezed in the back of a taxi. The driver was kind and helped us to get the boxes in and out and we were off to get to the flight. With all the action going on in the day, we never really kept a close eye on the time. When we arrived at the Ryanair desk, we were told that checkin ended and we would have to buy tickets for the next flight! Big bummer! Anyway that’s exactly what we did. We bought tickets for a flight at 9:25. Because it was only about 2PM, the rest of our afternoon was just chilling in the airport. We are preparing for our last might in Spain! Tomorrow we fly home. :(

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