Today, I woke up quite late, at least by my standards. It was hot in our hostel, despite the three fans that whirred away nearby. Most of the day, I walked around with a few fellow Trekkers. We bought various souvenirs, including clothing and postcards. For dinner, we originally planned to buy ingredients from Albert […]
An early start from Clearwater set the stage for an ambitious day of mileage – our first century! 100 miles in a day put us in Simms, MT, where we sniffed out plush high school football field grass and hot showers and finished off our Mac and Cheese reserves. Going the distance today positioned us […]
This morning’s ride followed a beautiful and flat bike path heading north from Albany, right along the edge of the Hudson River. We biked through Peebles Island State Park and then explored the quaint harbor-front of Waterford. There was a little farmers market and many fascinating boats lining the canal. We stopped for lunch in […]
We woke up in Sandwich, MA to a dry morning. Juliet strapped a tire to herself to go repair it at a nearby bike shop. Everybody had a pre-breakfast of banana bread and then we were off to a Stop and Shop to get muffins for the group. Afterwards we rode the bike path to a […]
(July 9) The high high heat of Lolo was a balm to our joints and a boon to our spirits. Despite a late start, we made good time and churned out 75 miles of Montana roadway like buttermilk beneath our bikes. Stirrups jangling, we stopped in tidy Missoula to see the Adventure Cycling HQ (closed) […]
“(in a New York accent) FRENCH FRIES AND WAFFLES FRENCH FRIES AND WAFFLES, ITS ALL FRENCH FRIES AND WAFFLES. EVERYTHING HERE IS JUST FRENCH FRIES WAFFLES AND BEER. FRENCH FRIES AND WAFFLES!!!1!!1!!” Today we packed everything up, and left our hostel in Bruges and biked along a scenic canal bike trail to Ghent. It was […]
For the first time in a few days we were up after the sun. We were treated to an extravagant buffet breakfast at the hotel featuring some especially delicious lemon pound cake. After filling our stomachs a few trekkers rushed upstairs for some Saturday morning cartoons. Looney Toons were the cartoon of choice. After some […]
We woke up in a hostel in Martha’s Vineyard and then we biked 5 miles to the ferry with some bike difficulty. Despite our best efforts, we missed the first ferry and we ended up having to go on the 12 pm ferry. With the extra time before the ferry, we all went shopping in […]
We eventually woke up after our long, much needed rest in the hostel. We had a slow morning. We then ate plenty of food for breakfast which mostly consisted of bagels and some even added the extraordinary creation of peanut butter and fluff on a slice of bread. We all hung out in the hostel […]
Today, we woke up at our hostel in Bruges to a fantastic change in the weather. Finally with our hoodies off we could tour the beautiful city starting off with a stereotypical breakfast of Belgian waffles. Without wasting any time we hopped straight on a canal boat and toured the city from a different perspective. […]