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I left Toronto on Air Transat on Tuesday the 24th in the evening. The flight was very good as usual, and big thanks for the fantastic treatment and service from the crew on TS232. Unfortunately my excitement to be finally actually going meant that i did not sleep at all on the flight. Arao from Soulful bikes met me in Faro at 7:30 local time. I had only packed carry on luggage and breezed through airport customs in roughly 15 minutes from landing to leaving the airport. W

After far too many weeks of anticipation, the time has finally come, and this is my last night at home before my flight to Faro and 2000KM across a country I absolutely adore. Of course, the night before a trip always means packing. In this case, i need to fit everything i will need for a 10 day trip into the paniers and topcase of the NC750X i have rented for the trip. I like to pack light, but this may be a record for an 11 day trip. I am trying hard to keep it to only car