22/10: Portugal Bound

10:00: @ autobus estacion awaiting ALSA service to Oporto. Local buses only run before or after school, I missed that detail. So I had to rush to taxi rank at cathedral zone. Left myself time, so no haya problemo. 
Porto weather seems a little better, 18° 1.75mm rain through the day. 

I have no worries here, but at home Joe is fighting fires in 40°s +. Thankfully Julie is monitoring outside work hours. I wish he'd open up, but he's got Gally Grit in him. 

10:23 - boarded bus, cranky driver, but a new bus & I have seat #7. To Porto Aero Porto which, of said quickly makes me go cross-eyed. 
When times are stressy, Buddhism provides relief. But the Pilgrim Experience is supposed to teach me to see difficulties as learning opportunities & to know that I can overcome obstacles or accept them with grace. 

Even better! 
 13:08- still on the bus . wet. But Port. seems friendlier, at least the signage seems more comprehensible?? We will see. 


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