Shipping

July 19th
The whole goal of today was to first get the bike sent off along with the bob trailer and our other equipment. Then after sending everything off our next goal was to make it to Geneva where we hoped to find an overnight train to Barcelona, Spain. So, after waking up and grabbing a quick bite to eat we continued our packing process from the previous night. Finally at about 11:00am we had everything in the box including our tent, sleeping bag, pads, riding clothing etc. The next challenge was to find a way to the shipping drop off spot at mail boxes etc.. After some thought we decided it would just be easiest and best to call a taxi instead of trying to piece together several different bus routes while carrying our large box. This ended up being a very smart decision and a huge time saver. We got to the shipping place at about noon just after they had closed for lunch. However, this ended up working out for the best as this allowed us a chance to get a bit of lunch while we waited. Then after they opened back up we got the bike all shipped off and everything (we hope) sorted out with customs. Finally at about 3pm after a rather large shipping bill we found ourselves at the train station figuring out how to get to Geneva. As it turns out they only offer bus rides there so we bought two bus tickets and headed off. We arrived in Geneva at about 6:30pm and tried to book an overnight train ticket to Barcelona. As it turns out this wasn’t an option as everything was completely full so we were stuck in Geneva for the night. So we hit the streets trying to find a hotel. After several stops at different expensive hotels we found a small family owned one down the street from the train station and called it a night.
Nate