We had a rough night of sleep with the loud revelers at the saloon across the street. Big surprise!
Just before breakfast we ran into another cross country cyclist Terry from Tahoe. He had an interesting journeyâŚHe and his wife … Read the rest
Bicycle Touring Blog
We had a rough night of sleep with the loud revelers at the saloon across the street. Big surprise!
Just before breakfast we ran into another cross country cyclist Terry from Tahoe. He had an interesting journeyâŚHe and his wife … Read the rest
We were woken by a light rain in Stuart. Nebraska sure keeps me on my toes. We rode 20 miles to Bassett to eat breakfast at the Range Cafe. Kay, a local cyclist from Long Pine, stopped by the cafe … Read the rest
A motel makes it easier to get an early start because of less packing of tent, etc. Our plan worked – we were able to ride 50 miles by 1pm.
We stopped in every town along the way and had … Read the rest
Sometimes our dog Laya wakes me up but today it was some strange dog walking with his owner. Who takes their dog for a walk at 4am? Oh yeah, maybe a farmer. The forecast is for 97 degrees so we … Read the rest
Getting to Norfolk is a matter of trade-offs. The busy highway 81 with a nice wide shoulder or a less busy 91 with tiny shoulder. We opted for the former. Luckily we had a nice tailwind and made the 40 … Read the rest
Our alarm clock is often the birds. You canât even see them in the hedges or trees. Usually one starts and then they all join in. It takes me a lot longer to start singing in the morning. The only … Read the rest
The unexpected rain woke us in our tents. When itâs hot/humid we donât put the rain covers on our tents so itâs cooler. Well, the forecast was wrong and we jumped out of bed to put up our rain flies … Read the rest
We rode 17 miles on the MoPac Trail into Lincoln to get breakfast at Good Evans. Brooke took good care of us. I couldnât even finish my delicious âbreakfast pieâ and I ended up skipping lunch.
Since I read that … Read the rest
Steve put on new handlebar tape and washed his bike while I finished up laundry. Tom was nice enough to give us a ride from their house to the beginning of the west Papio trail. I just didnât want to … Read the rest
We decided it would be better to eat breakfast at the gas station instead of riding 20 miles to a town with a restaurant. We were loitering/eating under a âno loiteringâ sign when Rodney drove up in his orange company … Read the rest
After our inconsiderate neighbor played his TV most of the night, we woke up a little late and groggy to some rain. We rode into downtown to get breakfast at Family Table Restaurant in Atlantic. Our waitress Alissa said the … Read the rest
When I told Steve we need to ride 21 miles into the town of Audubon to reach breakfast, he cringed slightly and said âthatâll be a tough pullâ. It indeed was, mostly because some the gravel roads were wet and … Read the rest
âDo you want a quarter or half?â Nicole asked. Steve just said, âI want a lot of potatoesâ (see photo). I imagine Nicole has to put up with a lot of indecision ar 7am at Town & Country cafe in … Read the rest
The first clap of thunder happened during our cup of coffee so we hastily packed our bikes and high-tailed it to the nearby trail shelter. It was a bonus because it also had a bathroom and electricity to charge with. … Read the rest
Marla served us a delicious breakfast at the Sunshine Cafe in Eldora. Since some raccoons chewed a hole in my water bag, I bought a 2 liter water bottle at a Caseyâs (a popular gas station store here in the … Read the rest