Rain awakened us at 5 a.m. and that must have been a subconscious signal – we slept right through the alarm. By the time we woke up, it was clearly threatening more rain. Knowing it takes about 2 hours to get out, and that we would be riding in awful heat, and possible thunderstorms, we …
It’s 87 degrees in the tent, and I need a towel just to wipe off the sweat – and it’s 8:30 at night -bedtime. We can’t sit outside because the mosquitoes are out. It’s really hot, the daylight will be gone in a few minutes and we still have to pack the trailers, brush our …
So, here we are again, still in Sugarloaf Key, at the KOA campground. How did that happen? The great pub and views notwithstanding, we battled awful mosquitoes and no-see-ums last night, to the point where we nearly flung ourselves into the tent to escape. We knew there would be dew, as we were so close …
Hi Everyone! Our virtual office this afternoon is the “pub” at a KOA campground in Sugarloaf Key. We have instrumental music playing the background – it started with primarily steel drums, switched over to really old country music, and as the liquor flows, the locals are doing some serious sing-a-longs to old country songs. The …
Hi Everyone, It’s after midnight and we are still working. We leave 9 days from now on our great big adventure, and we are beginning to feel the excitement and inevitability of leaving. We have an incredible amount of work to do – we are packing all our personal and family items for storage; we …
Hi Everyone, You’d think that cycling 4280 miles in 3 & 1/2 months would be enough cycling to last for a while, but all it did was to stoke the fires of adventure in us. Deep into our cross-country trip of last summer, one of the notes I had made to myself was noticing when …
As you all know by now, Chelsea and I (mom and daughter) set out on June 4th, 2006, to ride our bicycles across the United States, with Alex – my youngest son and Chelsea’s younger brother – as a support team member. We were intending to cover 4280 miles and cross 13 states. We intended …
I am writing today from Wichita KS, currently from a McDonald’s fast food place. Having been rained out yesterday, we were up and ready to go again today, but realized as we left that our tension levels are pretty high, as a result of being so out of touch, and not having Internet for two …
August 2nd & 3rd, 2008 Chelsea and I got up earlier than usual to get a good head start on the day, after how gruesome it was yesterday, with the heat and the wind and the trucks. We made it to Toronto itself, a good hilly 8 miles, and we stopped to take pictures, preparing …
August 1st, 2006 Absolutely grueling ride, and some amazing local color – and took a side trip to Eureka for swimming and food…stay tuned for more information…
