Request for help for an injured cycling friend - Two years ago on our trek we were hosted by Susan and John Egbers in St. Cloud, MN. Typical of our warm showers hosts they were generous, open and helpful. Below I have excerpted our blog entry from that stay: “John and Susan were our warm showers hosts and they welcomed us in. After showers … Continue reading Request for help for an injured cycling friend
Day 4 – A SAD END - Well, faithful blog followers, this will be a short adventure! Today outside of Charlottesville, VA, we decided to abandon our trek. It became clear that Charles’ preparation for this ride was not up to the challenge and for him, continuing without a 100% commitment was not in the cards. Headwinds, narrow roads with little or … Continue reading Day 4 – A SAD END
Day 3 — Biting off more than we could chew - After waving goodbye to our warm shower hosts this morning, we planned on riding from Ashcake, VA to just past Charlottesville, to Crozet, VA. We anticipated riding 78 miles over hilly terrain. The weather was hot and humid. But worst of all, we faced a strong headwind all day. Long story short, we crashed—physically, not … Continue reading Day 3 — Biting off more than we could chew
Day 2 — RICH WHO? RICH MOND! - We enjoyed a restful night at the Quality Inn with our bikes resting in the room with us then got up for the free hotel breakfast and lunch sandwich making, just like old times. But since they had no peanut butter, we used cream cheese. Because we had re-routed ourselves yesterday just to find the … Continue reading Day 2 — RICH WHO? RICH MOND!
LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!! - Dawn got us out of bed and to the ritual loading of our bikes—our trusty steeds. Last night we watched the Preakness from the Yorktown Pub amid a cheering throng of diners/drinkers. Good symmetry between Justify’s second win and our second ride. If Justify wins the triple crown, do we need to ride a third … Continue reading LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!
On the road again - Tomorrow we will dip our rear tires into the water here in Yorktown, Virginia where the good citizens have paved a bike path to the water’s edge to save our gears from starting our ride sand encrusted. It’s hard to believe that we will, once again, be embarking on a cross-country adventure. We feel we … Continue reading On the road again
Post ride FAQs - We are still enjoying ourselves and our “recovery” here in Maine and are now at the Spruce Point Inn in Boothbay Harbor. This morning was spent kayaking and the afternoon on a whale watch boat trip so we are certainly not stressed! Some questions we’d like to answer about our ride and if you have … Continue reading Post ride FAQs
Day 81 – Relax - Day 81 – Recovery This is day 2 of no bikes and yes, we are feeling a little nostalgic for the routine and the enforced exercise of riding everyday. Both yesterday and today we have explored a little bit of Acadia and today we drove to Campobello to visit FDR’s summer cottage there. We pulled … Continue reading Day 81 – Relax
Addendum - It’s hard to believe that it was only yesterday when we rode into Bar Harbor. It already seems like days ago. Yesterday was a strange day in any case. When we got on our bikes in the morning, we knew we would not be doing so again in the context of our cross-country ride. And … Continue reading Addendum
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