Three Years Ago Today
Last Friday, I sat down to my morning routine of writing in my journal, and as I penned the date, realized we were only three days away from the anniversary of our departure on the Tour. Well, what merits a blog post more than that? So here it is, a tribute from three years later. I...
Dutch Treats: A Visit from Louis
As I begin to write this post this evening, I am overwhelmed as I reflect on the gift of the relationships we developed on our World Tour. It truly is the best part of the traveling. I just read a few of the comments on our blog, one from our French friends who are preparing for...
Seeing the World Differently
Last week, a friend and I made a two-hour road trip to visit another of our friends from college . It was a particularly windy day, as storms were brewing off to our west. Even from the comfort of her minivan, we could feel some of the impact from the heavy headwind into which we...
Where We Slept: Part 1
This is part 1 of a two-part series. There’s so much to be said about planning for sleeping and the actual execution thereof on a bike tour. So, in this first post, for those who are generally curious, we’re going to give a breakdown of the places we slept on our world tour. Next week,...
The Home Stretch
The Home Stretch One thing we’ve discovered over the course of this cycling journey is that distance traveled, particularly on a bicycle, is somewhat relative. Let me give you an example. About a year before we left, we were hanging out with a group of my college friends and their husbands, and our scheme to...
Signs of the South Land
I don’t think we can say it started at the state line exactly, but somewhere on the road from Missouri to Arkansas, the air became heavy and thick with moisture. We’re back in the land of humidity. It’s not a new feeling… sweat pours down your face and back and into your eyes and the...
