Another day of pretty country roads, only one loose dog and perfect cycling weather. We started riding late because we wanted to check out the shops in the historic section of Charlottesville, which was great fun, but made for riding in some rush hour traffic later. 🤮 We started riding while Sue and Brad mooched […]
Day 55 – Charlottesville VA to Bumpass VA – 64 miles Read More »
We like Virginia! Another very good day. Beautiful scenery, perfect cycling temperature, low humidity. Still a lot of elevation gain on rolling hills, but well worth the effort for the scenery. Really liked this barn Today was probably the earliest finish to a ride of the entire trip. We were so impressed by the impact
Day 52 – Wytheville VA to Christianburg VA – 53 miles Read More »
Poor Louise had another rough day. First, she fell over and broke her phone mount which required some electrical tape and duct tape wizardry by Brad. After lunch, she got a front tire puncture from a large staple. Fortunately, this occurred about two hundred yards from a dairy bar so we ordered root beer floats
Day 48 – Booneville KY to Dwarf KY – (short day) 55 miles Read More »
We both felt rested after spending yesterday in the hotel so were able to exceed today’s planned mileage. But first, we have to talk about the takeout Illinois barbecue we had (we didn’t know there was such a thing either!). 17th Street Barbecue in Murphysboro won the Grand Champion’s award in a BBQ contest in
Day 40 – back on track from Murphysboro IL to Cave in Rock IL. – 97 miles Read More »
This was the second pair of jackasses we saw today. Below is a reasonable likeness of how the first pair looked. The vast majority of the drivers in Missouri, as in the other states on this trip, have been wonderfully courteous and cautious. If they are looking to overtake us from behind, they go wide
Today was an excellent day in many respects. Tammy’s weather check indicated a chance of rain where we are meant to be on Saturday and Sunday, so we combined today’s and tomorrow’s mileage into our second consecutive 117 mile whopper. in addition to the distance, it was hot and humid, plus we had reached the
I got a massage last night and we all realized today how tired we had been. We all slept in, then Brad and Sue chilled and shopped for tomorrow’s lunch while Tammy and I set out for three destinations. First, we found a wonderful Trek dealer, the bicycle X-Change Shop on the old Chisholm Trail
Day 32 – rest day in Wichita, and we’re glad we took it! Read More »
We know that, by having a support vehicle and staying in hotels rather than bike-packing and staying in campgrounds, we are not paragons of limited environmental impact on his trip. That said, we are getting frustrated that most of our hotels that serve breakfast do so with paper plates/bowls and plastic cutlery. In some cases,
We started just off the Walcott exit of I-80, rather than ride the shoulder for 22 miles with all the I-80 truck traffic barreling past. Brad and Sue called ahead from a comfy and tasty cafe in Saratoga, so we met them there for a break. We gave the local hot spring a miss because
