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Nantes to Varades
July 12, 2016Ruth: Our first day cycling the Loire together was lovely. It is such a treat to be on a dedicated bike path in a beautiful area. My knees seem to be holding up in spite of a few minor protests when I first... Read More
Touching the Atlantic
July 11, 2016 NantesGordon: Ruth has a cold today, so I cycled the first leg of our potentially transcontinental trip on my own. I took the train to the seaside town of Pornic, conceptually dipped my wheel in the Atlantic, and cycled the 60 Kms... Read More
First Stop Chartres
July 9, 2016I first heard about Chartres Cathedral when I was 18, and my dad was on a sabbatical working outside of Paris near Versailles. We could see the cathedral towering above the fields in the distance on our drives, but I never made it... Read More
The Eurovelo 6 from the Atlantic to the Black Sea 2016
On July 7th 2016 Gord and I fly to France to begin one of our longest bike tours yet.This trip is our Plan B. Originally we were going to try to cycle across Canada, but the stars were not aligned for that trip. In March... Read More
Bicycle Touring Portugal: trip Summary
This map shows the Portuguese part of our trip but doesn't include the loop we did in Spain to Santiago.September 8, 2015Ruth: Today was the first day of school and already I am reminiscing on one of the best cycling trips that Gord and I... Read More
The Cromeleque dos Almendres
Cromeleque dos AlmendresAugust 25, 2015Gordon: "Doesn't clothing seem somewhat inappropriate at a Neolithic religious site?" I asked rhetorically. And since we were the only people at the site, though we had passed a quartet of shaggy Druids on the way in, it was indeed possible... Read More
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Heading off on a Canadian Bike Tour as the country celebrates and protests 150 years of the big C
The 150th birthday party has started across the country, and what a time to start a bike trip through the area that was first called... Read More
Time to go Home: 2370 kilometres of bicycling in Thailand and Laos
Ruth: 2016 goes down as one of my very best years ever, but now I am looking forward to heading home. Our bikes are packed... Read More
Khao Yai National Park, Part 2
Gordon: Our second organized foray into the park was as enjoyable as the first. We went for a swim in a clear natural stream, visited... Read More
Khao Yai National Park
The blue gaiters are leech socksGordon: Yesterday, on a whim, we took the unusual step of joining an organized tour. I don't generally enjoy being... Read More
Goodbye Laos, Hello Thailand
Ruth: This morning we said goodbye to Laos and cycled across the Friendship Bridge into Thailand. The transition from right side driving to left happened... Read More