Bicycle Touring Blog
Dawn light and loud bird chirping woke Steve up at 4:30 am. Last night we had resolved to catch the first ferry to Saanich Peninsula on Vancouver Island, where we would ride to Victoria. Steve shook Jackie awake and said, … Read the rest
It’s 5:30pm and we just signed over a large box that weighed 55 pounds to TBS Shipping of Point Roberts. The box is due South to Santa Barbara. 55 pounds of bob trailer, guitar, camping shower, one pair of waterproof … Read the rest
Task Number 1: Get coffee, connect to wifi, plan the day. (We are not all that off the grid.)
Task Number 2: Assemble the bicycle (from here on out, referred to as “Daisy”), the BOB trailer (or “Bob”), and load … Read the rest
When we last posted, we were about to disembark in Seattle, where we would catch a connecting bus to Vancouver, BC. Arriving in Seattle, we scrambled to retrieve our four large (re: humongous and unwieldy) boxes containing our bicycle frame, … Read the rest
There’s not a whole lot to say and we really haven’t said a whole lot. Of the 33 hour train ride from Santa Barbara to Seattle, we’ve spent about 1/3 of it sleeping, 1/3 reading, and 1/3 just sitting. Lots … Read the rest
Packing proved more tedious than expected. We arrived at the train station too late for grace. Not to be denied the start of a vacation, we went on a relaxing tour of the greater Goleta loop on a beautiful sunny … Read the rest