I got a phone call from my very good friend Mike "Koci" Kociemba the other day asking when I was going to Portugal and that he'd like to come. I didn't know how serious he was but obliged in giving him the details and encouraging him to jump at the opportunity. After talking to him about it a bit more I could tell that he was definitely serious about coming.
This weekend Koci and a few friends came over to the house to hang out before we went out on the town and we got to talking about the details of the trip. Our friend Jared "J. Whoadie" Williams was part of the conversation and said that he would love to join us. Let me take a minute to say that I've been alive long enough now that I often take what people say with a grain of salt after they've had a few drinks. Not to call him out but Jared had a few at this point in time so I was definitely encouraging him but at the same time didn't know how serious he was.
It turns out that he has vacation time that his company has asked him to use before the 1st of the year and his boss agreed today to give him the week off. Koce already has his passport but J. Whoadie, like me, is now scrambling trying to get his passport, plane ticket etc to get this trip together. I wish him luck.
If I'm not mistaken the two of them booked a flight today together leaving BWI on the 9th of October meeting me in Lisbon early Saturday morning. We'll rent a car there at the airport and make our way down to Lagos - on the Southwest tip of Portugal - where there is a pretty infamous party youth hostel called The Rising Cock. I have heard amazing things about the place. I will post a link to some photos of it soon. From there we plan to meet some fellow travelers and see where the wind blows us.
On another note, I'll be talking with my good friend Monica, who is Portuguese and visits the country often, this evening to talk about traveling there and some places that I should visit. I'm sure that another post will ensue this evening.
'Til then,
Miles.
**Update: I got a call from J. Whoadie this evening letting me know that he had booked his and Koci's ticket and he also convinced our good friend Justin "Munk" Summers to come along. I've been good friends with Munk for about 16 years now. He is also another person to jam with as he plays guitar as well. Awesome news.**
This weekend Koci and a few friends came over to the house to hang out before we went out on the town and we got to talking about the details of the trip. Our friend Jared "J. Whoadie" Williams was part of the conversation and said that he would love to join us. Let me take a minute to say that I've been alive long enough now that I often take what people say with a grain of salt after they've had a few drinks. Not to call him out but Jared had a few at this point in time so I was definitely encouraging him but at the same time didn't know how serious he was.
It turns out that he has vacation time that his company has asked him to use before the 1st of the year and his boss agreed today to give him the week off. Koce already has his passport but J. Whoadie, like me, is now scrambling trying to get his passport, plane ticket etc to get this trip together. I wish him luck.
If I'm not mistaken the two of them booked a flight today together leaving BWI on the 9th of October meeting me in Lisbon early Saturday morning. We'll rent a car there at the airport and make our way down to Lagos - on the Southwest tip of Portugal - where there is a pretty infamous party youth hostel called The Rising Cock. I have heard amazing things about the place. I will post a link to some photos of it soon. From there we plan to meet some fellow travelers and see where the wind blows us.
On another note, I'll be talking with my good friend Monica, who is Portuguese and visits the country often, this evening to talk about traveling there and some places that I should visit. I'm sure that another post will ensue this evening.
'Til then,
Miles.
**Update: I got a call from J. Whoadie this evening letting me know that he had booked his and Koci's ticket and he also convinced our good friend Justin "Munk" Summers to come along. I've been good friends with Munk for about 16 years now. He is also another person to jam with as he plays guitar as well. Awesome news.**
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