Bree: Waking up this morning, it was once again ‘race day.’ Time to do yet another ride that seemed pretty far beyond my abilities, but I suppose that has become the new normal since we left our comfortable suburban life to ride our bikes full time. We were in no hurry to get on the […]
Our first views of the Alps last night had me excited for todays ride. Add on the fact that we were not so fond of our capmground as well as the heavy cotton that surrounds seemingly every riverside campground, and we were ready to hit the road. After the arduous process of waking up (Bree […]
Today began with 2 croissants, a baguette, and some cheese from our favorite mini market just outside of our campsite. When I checked in at reception, I failed to note that we couldn’t check until after 9:00 am, which completely thwarted our plans to get on the road early which seems to be working out […]
After a very long night without a single breath through my nose, I was ready for the day to start. Sitting up did not prove a better position to clear my sinuses, though, so I headed off to take a shower at the block that actually WAS functional but nowhere near our tent. I was […]
Monday morning we awoke to what might have been the best sound ever heard. Silence. The wind had abated in the night, so we counted ourselves as fortunate and hit the road as early as we could. We had anticipated a stiff climb into the gorges today and were glad to know we had a […]
The weather reports here are often quite unpredictable which is a bit of a problem for two people very bent on avoiding the rain. As we have been somewhat concerned regarding the weather for the next couple of days, we have paid very close attention to various sources for forecasts. We rolled into camp last […]
A couple of nights ago Bree made me a deal: she would make dinner if I went to the dock accessed off of our campsite to take a few pictures in the evening light. Of course, it was a pretty good deal on my end, so I accepted. Having visited the dock earlier in the […]
When we finally got around to dinner last night, I sent Ben off to take a few pictures by the harbor while I cooked our cheesy potatoes. We had finally tracked down our long awaited bottle of locally grown grape juice (since we are non-wine drinkers) which was actually pretty difficult for as many vineyards […]
One thing i did not expect when embarking on this adventure was that we would see awesome beaches. After setting up camp in our site which was only 14 euros (yay), we convinced ourselves to get off of our stools (which appealed after a long, hot day of riding) and walk the 400 meters to […]
Having spent our last night in Italy and having spent a few days off of the bike, we woke up ready to ride. we broke down our camp after eating a breakfast of leftover pasta and olive focaccia, and set off toward the French Riviera. Yesterday when Bree spoke with the attendant at the train […]
With our side trip to Rome under our belts, we went to bed not quite sure where we were going to go next. After a lot of research, a lot of discussion, a lot of “I don’t know… where do you want to go?”‘s, and finally an arbitrarily contrived decision, we have decided to train […]
We woke up this morning, grateful to be in such a nice, clean, quiet campground. Although it was a little bit chilly as the sun had not come up over the terraced hill on which our tent is pitched, we were excited to have a day to explore Rome. Up for today was the Vatican […]