Lisbon for a quick pitstop

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This morning was cleaning up the house and packing...not too exciting. Also saying goodbye to cute little Stig. We'll sure miss the little fella. He was an affectionate little guy and always happy to see us! In the mornings when we would leave, he would chase after our car to say goodbye!

Then we drove to the Faro airport to get our rental car. Well, I hate to do this to you, but we had yet another Seinfeld moment......the lady behind the counter was having difficulty finding our reservation. I had a printout of the confirmation and she finally found it. Well, the reservation was for a mid-sized car. All she had available was a tiny little Citroen C1 (subcompact). With our 3 large bags and 3 carryons (very little luggage considering the length of our trip), this was not going to work....I asked what about our reservation for the mid-size car and she replied, "Yes, we have the reservation. We just don't have any mid-size cars." So, I am thinking "You can TAKE the reservation. You just can't HOLD the reservation" but her English was not good so I just said "Oh". Then she asks "Would you like the insurance?" Nigel replies "Yes, cuz we are gonna drive the #$%%@! outta this car" or he may have just said "Yes". We would have laughed all the way to Lisbon but we were literally squeezed into the tiny car and no room to laugh. ONE suitcase fit in the trunk with two carryons so the kids put the other two large bags across their laps and the last carryon was at my feet. Yikes! 3 long hours later, we arrived at our hotel in Lisbon, checked in, Nigel returned the car to the airport and found his way back to the hotel. We ate our dinner close by to the hotel and laid low for the evening. Flight is in the morning so we'll get to bed early.

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Comments

[Catharine]

So Sad
So Sad to hear your trip is ending... What will I read for the rest of my summer now?

[Elke]

Seinfeld moments!
I'm cracking up about the reservation - could only happen to you, Lori :) Nice to have some humour inserted into your last day though - it'll be a great story to tell over & over. Safe trip home!