Leaving the hostel - Writing

Day 5: 10am

We were planning on leaving the hostel yesterday morning, but we just weren´t quite ready. Ryan has been fighting a cold since we arrived, and we just couldn´t get our stuff together without feeling rushed. What hurry are we really in? With one more day, taking our time to pack and run some errands yesterday, we are finally ready to go. We will be leaving here in an hour or two.

For those who are curious about how we got our bikes here: After we ordered our bikes last year, we decided to ship them to Philadelphia where they saw bikes in half, 2 parts of the frame. 2 metal pieces are put on either side allowing us to basically screw them back together. This allows us much more flexibility on this trip because the bikes pack so small, and we don´t have to pay the ridiculous airline fees to fly with bikes. Ryan packed each bike in one box that we checked on the plane as a piece of luggage. Pretty fantastic. We each have 4 paniers and one handlebar bag to store our stuff: tent, sleeping bag, clothes, shoes, cooking gear, etc.
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