You guys, it’s so hottttt

Day: 5 Miles: 84 Mileage from start: 399 When I was little, mom tells me, I had a very narrow threshold for temperature comfort. Most of the time I was either too hot or too cold. I haven’t really grown out of that but at least I’ve learned to like the cold and tolerate the […]

Quads are screaming so focus on the beauty

Day: 4 Miles: 100 Mileage from start: 314 We wanted an early start so we’d have a better chance of making it over the Rainy, Washington and Loup Loup passes.  So when we started at 7:20 it was chilly. As we climbed higher, it was still warm enough to get soaked in sweat, but not […]

Into the mountains

Day 3 Miles: 77 Mileage from start: 214 I woke up this morning hungry. That’s a first for this trip with many more to come, I assume.  We ate bagels and eggs and coffee and yogurt and fruit. Then packed up and headed east.  Part of our day was spent on Route 20. Going up […]

A full day … Of adjustments

Day 2 Miles: 84 Mileage from start: 134.36 We slept in our new tent for the first time. It’s an ultralight tent, which means it’s light and has zero extra room inside. When we’re both sleeping, it’s fine. We just fit. But if we need to do anything else, like change clothes or sit up, […]

Car, bus, plane, bike, ferry, bike

Day 1 Miles biked: 52 Miles from start: 52 Does it count as a bike crash if you’re not on the bike and the bike is still in pieces in a box? The day had barely begun. We were walking with our bike boxes from the car to the shuttle bus stop. I tripped over […]

Summer Adventures 2016 are set to begin!

Our bikes are in pieces and folded into boxes. We’ve picked out our favorite padded shorts. We have a 20-ounce bottle of butt cream. I think we’re ready! Tomorrow, Richard and I fly to Seattle to start our cross-country bike ride.  Once again, our generous parents have made room in their homes for our stuff, […]

Euro Tour

Another blurry, overnight flight brought us to Munich. This time we upped our standards and got a BMW. You know, when in Rome… It was a nice drive south to the Principality of Liechtenstein. We went for a walk up to the castle (Schloss Vaduz) where the royal family still lives above the town of […]

South Africa sampling

As we were making our way out of Thailand, Richard granted me a huge favor. I had been sick all day with food poisoning. My vomiting was winding down and I was exhausted. What I really needed was a good-night’s sleep rather than an 8-hour plane ride. So Richard upgraded us to first class on […]

Updates!!

Hi! Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. The rest of the world-travel posts are coming. Promise. Get ready for tons of posts this summer. Richard and I are going to bike from Seattle to Bar Harbor, Maine for two months after Memorial Day. Then, we’ll head back to Washington to finish the PCT at […]

Exploring Railay peninsula in Thailand

We landed in Bangkok in the early morning and were immediately confused as to how we should get to our connecting flight to Krabi. There were multiple immigration ports and we had to choose the right one or end up on the wrong end of the airport.  After some exasperation and trying to ask airport […]