For us it was a long ride of 72 miles. We saw our first alligator (unfortunately dead) as we rode over the spillway.
I bought a new saddle to replace my broken one so now I am a member of … Read the rest
“We’re going to Jackson” (by Johnny & June Cash)
A lot of times when you’re riding, you get a song in your head. Success is when you can sing it a few times and get your whole group goin’. Jeff succeeded with this song.
A friendly fellow camper from … Read the rest
They Say…
I like sayings because they are usually clever and often funny. I forgot to mention one of Karla’s funny sayings about being a single female in the high male to female ratio of Alaska. “The odds are good, but the … Read the rest
HerStory – Downtown Karla Brown’s, that is
How many people do you know that have walked 9,000 miles across America 3 times? Now we know one. We really got to know her thru her stories -and there were many!
You name it, she’s done it. Truck driver; … Read the rest
Reunion
I knew it was the Nashville airport because lots of people had guitars. Our Uber driver Sammy was friendly and helpful. He taught us how to properly pronounce “Missipy”. He even laughed at my confederate joke.
We hugged our Ready … Read the rest
Ready Riders ride again – this time on the famous “Natchez Trace”
Last year I gave Steve a book for his birthday titled “50 places to bike before you die”. This ride is #28 in the book.
We shipped our bikes to Nashville using BikeFlights.com (~$70 each way). We are flying … Read the rest
Pacific Northwest Tour June 2017 Coming Soon
Jackie and Steve are getting ready to tour by tandem bicycle. Read about it here.
Goodbye Erie Canal
Jeff won the sleeping-in contest after our night of beverage induced singing. This made it even harder for him to figure out how to get his iPhone working. His touch screen stopped responding. Luckily a quick call to Lissa on … Read the rest
Sweetspire and Campfire
Jeff was right… that fragrant white flower/bush is Sweetspire. My brother, the landscape architect, independently confirmed it. Thanks Phil.
A guy named Patrick and his dog Bailey marched through our camp on their way to go fishing at 6am. He … Read the rest
Our Encounter with Kevin Bacon
We fueled up at the Boulevard Diner in Whitesboro. Everyone we met said to make sure to see Viking ship today in Little Falls. When we arrived it was a chaotic frenzy in the parking lot. I don’t know how … Read the rest
Rome by 11 o’clock
The Erie canal song says Rome by 6 o’clock but for us it was 11 o’clock. We couldn’t find any good places to eat along our route out of Verona beach so we kept riding and riding until we hit … Read the rest
Old Canal – New Memories
Blueberry pancakes helped start the day in Weedsport. We met a rider named Stan Smith who was headed to Texas. He warned us about the hassle of riding through Syracuse but we didn’t find it very bad. Routing was a … Read the rest
Rain, Sweat & Tears
We were rudely awakened by rain and trains so we scurried under the porch at the camp store. For me, getting rained on is ok but starting in the rain is worse. It was even worse for the bridge construction … Read the rest
Twilight on the Erie
We said goodbye to Holley and Sam’s Diner and Save-a-lot and thanked the parks department for our nice campsite.
We met Dave, the bike shop guy in Brockport. He gave us the skinny on our next towns – spot on. … Read the rest
Population: Just Right
I got this title from the sign in our first small town: Gasport. We ate at “Sunrise Cafe – where friends and neighbors start their day”. The waitress was from New Jersey and she kept asking Bill if he knew … Read the rest