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 mile journey a few miles out of the way really isn’t…
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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 the contact page if either of these interest you. Also please…
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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 plugged everything in, checked and rechecked which bag was where. Shortly…
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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 tire was flat. I watched on in disbelief. However this is…
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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 the hang over, maybe knowing this is the end, what ever…
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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 feet and persevered through countless miles of wind to get here……
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