Day 26 January 27

A quiet end to our journey

We woke late, feeling refreshed, or so we thought. With the lingering remnants of our colds seemingly behind us, we ventured out in search of breakfast. It wasn’t long before the fresh air and the effort of walking around made it clear: we had been a little too optimistic about our recovery. Once back at the hotel, we succumbed to exhaustion, collapsing into bed and sleeping for several hours.

By late afternoon, we managed to summon the energy to tackle the practicalities of the day. With the bike assembled and ready to be loaded back onto the car with an unspoken rhythm, we’d perfected over the trip. Then we turned our focus to preparing for the journey home—and reuniting with our beloved menagerie of fur babies.

As the tiredness from both the trip and the stubborn colds caught up with us, we welcomed a quiet night. With the air-con blowing cool and surrounded by the comforting hum of rain on the hotel windows, we settled in for an evening of Netflix, letting the glow of the screen ease us toward much-needed rest.