Dear friends and family, Yup, I’m in Italy. The plan was to get across the Italian Alps with an easier method than riding a loaded bike across. There’s the plan and there’s the reality. Day one I took the hotel shuttle van with Liz to carry her bagged bike to the check-in desk at the […]
Hello Italy. More boats and winter riding Read More »
jDear friends and family, Both Liz and I have left France behind for now, she back to Port Townsend and me to Italy. As we slowly rode our way through southern France, we kept opting for lingering and staying longer than originally planned as we so thoroughly enjoyed touring here. The French cycling system is
France cycling over, stay here? Read More »
Dear friends and family, It’s getting close to wrapping up our time in France and specifically in Provence. Instead of hurrying through, we opted for shorter rides with stops in the quaint little villages along our way. Half the rides were on bike paths, some along highways, but mostly in the country. The other half
Provence, life influences Read More »
Dear friends and family, Even though I’ve done a few major bike tours, I’m still not used to: After a couple of hours riding today, I noticed that my quads were burning today. Then I realized that I was kinda tired overall. A couple of big days in the saddle after a month was wearing
Provence and riding challenge overcome Read More »
Dear friends and family, As we closed in on the end of the canals ride, we were enjoying the small towns and slowed even more. We booked a room at a Bnb that we saw on a video of Roland and Julia’s ride along the canal. We met Catherine, the owner, who let us and
Change plans, slow down Read More »
Dear friends and family, Rumor has it that there’s been a whiner hanging around my blog site. Hopefully he left for good. He should for heaven’s sake. Update: we made it to the Mediterranean Sea. Crossed from the Atlantic to the Med by bicycle. Not a long distance, but an interesting one, by following rivers
Canals part two, no experience necessary Read More »
Dear friends and family, Today is the second day in Carcassonne recovering. We arrived here after riding two days in a row into a headwind of 20-30 MPH. Imagine pedaling hard, in a low gear, hands gripping the handlebars, while making headway at only about five MPH. I was riding far to the outside of
Canals, dreams, and plans part one Read More »
Dear friends and family, The combination of biking the canal path and meandering on country roads through tiny ancient towns suits me fine. So far it’s not too hilly, not too hot, not too long. Goldilocks conditions. We passed a couple of rowing clubs on the Canal. They paddle river kayaks and single and double
Kayaking, Agen and prunes Read More »
Dear friends and family, Charley’s slow weight loss method seems to be working. The routine is pretty simple: sleep well, eat croissants, baguettes, cheese, lunch meats followed by pastries all day. Perform a few strength and core exercises and watch the pounds fall off. Oh, did I forget to mention to pedal your heavily laden
Diet program, Hostel, Market day Read More »
Dear friends and family, Now after five days of riding the routines are setting in place and the legs and butt are adapting. We spent a couple of days at Lacanau Ocean, a resort town on the Atlantic coast. Nice to see the big views of the open Atlantic and the many surfers waiting for
Tourist season over, cranes and values Read More »