We have been wanting to cycle the Iberian Peninsula for a long time. While we have been to Spain a few times, we’ve never been to Portugal. This will be our first time using our new folding bikes on an overseas trip. We’re hoping that because they fold in half, this will make them easier to lug around airports and trains. Here’s our itinerary:

Fly to Lisbon.
Visit Lisbon.
Ride the west and south coasts of Portugal.
Take a ferry to Spain.
Ride to Sevilla.
Train to Salamanca via Madrid.
Ride to León.
Train to Valencia.
Ride to Barcelona.
Fly home.

After landing in Lisbon and going through customs, we unwrap our bikes and begin the seven mile ride into the city. Unfortunately it is pouring down rain a big part of the way and we have a couple of navigation errors to contend with. Eventually we check in, change out of our wet clothes and head out to do some sightseeing.