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The road to Cuzco
Puno street scene. The ride to Cuzco was lovely. Shortly after leaving Copacabana, our home for five days, we crossed the border into Peru, our third country in South America. Unfortunately there was...
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Anniversary Photos
Jan and I celebrated our 11th anniversary at the foot of Huascarán, Perú’s highest mountain (6,768m) in the Cordillera Blanca. We made camp at 3,500 metres on our way up to Punta Olimpica, a pass...
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Cycling the Cordillera Blanca
Time for cycling has been running out. After spending two weeks in Cuzco, including excursions to Tambopata and Machu Picchu, we were ready to get back in the saddle but where to go? A must-see in Perú...
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The End of Our Road
After the Cordillera Blanca, there was one more mountain range to cross before making our way to Trujillo on the Peruvian coast. The Cordillera Negra runs mostly parallel with the Cordillera Blanca but...
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Reflections on Our Journey
Paul and I have thoroughly enjoyed our journey over the course of the past 16 months. We have been grateful for your interest and contributions to the blog. This has helped abate a sense of missing...
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I Love it Here
Walking along Main Street to go for dinner with some friends the other day, I saw this bike parked in a rack. It made me smile as we walked past but after a few steps, I stopped and turned back to take...
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Merry Christmas
Time, as it tends to do, flies. It only seems a short while ago that we were merrily cycling along through countries far and wide. It’s been a great year and we hope you enjoyed riding along with us....
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The Bike 2.0
It’s been a while since the last post, so let me catch you up a bit. Since coming home last October, our bicycles have been sitting in pieces in the shed, almost forgotten as city life slowly tries to...
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Back in the Saddle
It’s been two years since we headed off to Iceland to begin what turned into a 16-month cycling odyssey through Europe, Oman and South America. It all seems a bit like a dream now as we have...
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Up in Smoke
We have been looking forward to cycling in the Rocky Mountains for a long time. Ever since returning home from South America, in fact. The plan was to meet the El’s (Ellen and Elmar) somewhere in the...
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Rocky Mountain Splendour
Our cycling trip through the Rockies with Ellen and Elmar – the Els, for short – continued in smokey fashion. From Crowsnest Pass we headed down to Sparwood where we picked up the Great Divide Mountain...
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A Soggy Southern Vancouver Island Ride
Jan and I revisited a loop on southern Vancouver Island with our friends Ellen and Elmar who finally arrived in Vancouver after 25 months of cycling from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Jan and I rode this...
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Every Day Is A Present
One morning, a few days ago, when Christoph checked his rear tire and found it still had air, he exclaimed: “Every day is a present!” And from then on, that has been our mantra. It’s true. Every day is...
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The Oregon Coast
There hasn’t been much time for updating the blog. We’ve just been riding and enjoying the scenery. But now it’s time to bring you up to speed on what, where, when, how, why… and why not. After...
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California: Freaky and Fabulous
California has more people than all of Canada. It’s one of the biggest economies in the world. It’s home to Silicon Valley and Hollywood, centres that have been driving innovation and popular culture...
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Okanagan Weekend
Start of the Kettle Valley Rail Trail from Princeton to Summerland. Going anywhere on a holiday weekend can be a dicey proposition, especially the Canada Day holiday. It is the end of the school year,...
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Gulf Islands Weekend
Another holiday weekend, so, why not go for a bike ride. There are many opportunities around Vancouver and southwest British Columbia for micro-adventures. This time: Galiano Island, one of the few...
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Awesome Åland
I like islands. Not sure why but one reason is that they have defined edges. Maybe I just like edges. Stuff happens there. Islands have the obvious edge of land meeting the edge of the sea. It’s a...
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Going Down Under
I’ve been trying to wrap my tongue around some of the place names around here, and failing miserably. But it’s all part of the fun of discovering a new place. The other, much more distressing issue, is...
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