This post is part of a series called Manhattan – Astoria On Day 6 we had a detour. I’ve thought about this day for a long time. Not that the detour was that much… I mean at the time I wasn’t happy, but in retrospect a 10, 20 even 30 mile detour on a +3K…
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This post is part of a series called Manhattan – Astoria Thank you everyone for reading this account of our ride: Manhattan to Astoria. I am working on an Ebook of my photos, final notes and some of lessons I’ve learned. I am also working on some tee shirt ideas. Please let me know through…
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This post is part of a series called Manhattan – Astoria We woke up and started to get ready. I had to check the maps, double check our reservation, double check where the bike shop was, buy our plane tickets, all while being very aware that today would be the last day of riding. I…
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This post is part of a series called Manhattan – Astoria Last night after dinner we walked back to the room. Inside we chatted over the tv, not really getting to bed but being more comfortable after some wine and food. Suddenly there was a long pop and the rush or air until my rear…
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This post is part of a series called Manhattan – Astoria Yesterday was draining. There were so many turns, to stay on the same road, customs / border control, taking in all of the sights, sounds, smells of it all as we ride. I’ve done this for the entire trip, but yesterday felt… more. Maybe…
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This post is part of a series called Manhattan – Astoria We woke up a little later today. I called about an early check in but they said they could not promise anything, and such a short day… Why kill ourselves to run to Vancouver? We’ve gone thousands of miles, climbed hundreds of thousands of…
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