Today, we woke up in our hotel rooms especially early to get a head start on our long trek of 43 miles, the longest we’ve biked. We packed our gear and ate the hotel breakfast. Finally, we hit the road and biked 10 miles to a Cumberland Farms to get food for our lunch and […]
When we biked into our campground, we couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief and victory at having completed a challenging but rewarding first day of riding on the Great Allegheny Passage. We pedaled further and further away from Pittsburgh on what couldn’t have been a sunnier more beautiful day. Lunch was purchased and […]
After an early morning swim in the Hudson River we were off! We put twenty quick miles behind us by noon and were greeted by the glistening and somewhat strange Albany skyline in the early afternoon. Today’s lunch was enjoyed in the shade on the lawn of the State University of New York Headquarters. From […]
The day was spent exploring the great city of Paris! We started the morning with breakfast at the hostel before setting out for our adventure. We made our way towards the Seine River and caught a glimpse of Notre Dame. Unfortunately, we were unable to tour the inside (due to the recent fire) but we […]
Today we woke up at 7 a.m. from our first night. We started off our day with eggs and veggies and headed out of camp around 9:30. We biked to CVS to get cream to recover from our MANY bug bites. Then we continued for 16 miles before stopping for lunch in a park right […]
Bienvenue a París! We spent a good portion of our day on the train from Ghent to Lille, and then jumped a second from Lille to Paris. We loved looking out the window at the green quiltwork of the French countryside (but we were also very tired and squeezed in a quick nap too!) After […]
We woke up this morning pumped and ready to spend a beautiful day exploring exquisite Pittsburgh! We hopped on the hotel shuttle bus to go to the Monongahela Incline, which would take us to the top of Mount Washington. When we arrived, we took advantage of the scenic overlook to take in the views of […]
The day began with two long train rides then after lunch we biked for the first time! Once we found our campsite we ventured out to the beach where the water was cold but refreshing. Finally, ending with a bang, the days cooks made delicious quesadillas for dinner. It has been an all-around inspiring day […]
We got our first torrential downpour today! Toward the beginning of today’s ride a tiny band of rain bearing clouds really opened up on us for about 20 minutes. However, for the rest of the day the weather couldn’t have been more perfect. The temperature hovered in the mid-70s and the sky was filled with […]
Today the crew took a well deserved day just chilling in Gent. A good breaking of the fast in the morning was followed promptly by a walking tour of the charming city, where we took in the sights of the city’s important landmarks and history richer than the finest chocolates, some of which we tasted […]