toddler on tour

So, after exceeding our expectations in terms of the mileage we were able to cover- by reaching San Francisco ahead of schedule (and without the help of Amtrak, which we had anticipated needing) we suddenly realized that actually, we have a lot more time on our hands than we had originally planned for. We had [...]

One of the aspects of our ‘break’ we had been most longing for after so many weeks of hard riding was simply doing nothing. Being completely and utterly lazy; sitting still for more than 2 minutes, locking away the bikes and forgetting about them entirely. With Matt’s brother and sister-in-law just a Bart ride away [...]

Our 4th July didn’t exactly get off to the best start. Although actually, we probably have ourselves to blame for that. We stumbled in at about 4am from our night out, slightly worse for wear, and collapsed into our beds for the night, kindly offered by friends of Jamie in Incline Village. However, we’d been [...]

The 4th July celebrations are recognized as being perhaps one of the biggest holidays and causes to party in the USA- and it was with much anticipation and excitement that we awaited the chance to join in the frivolity at perhaps one of the most beautiful and exclusive locations I’ve come across: Lake Tahoe. With [...]

  After so many weeks on the road, the opportunity to step off the saddle and remain ‘stationary’ –of sorts!- was exhilarating, liberating…and admittedly, a tad bizarre. We were extremely privileged (and spoilt!) to have to opportunity to stay with friends of my family in a beautiful apartment right in the hub of the Haight-Ashbury [...]

From Bodelga Beach we were set to head inland once more to bypass Estro Americano, leaving behind highway 1 and the cool of the coast, and thus faced the prospect of another day of immense heat. With our end goal so tantalizingly close and in sight, we were itching to be on our way- even [...]

Leaving MacKerricher State Park in the morning, we bade farewell to our fellow cyclists and prepared for- yet more!- rolling hills as the day’s route promised to tightly cling to the cliffs as it followed the coastline to Manchester State Park for the evening. We decided a slow but steady pace was best as our [...]

After cutting our previous day short after a suffocating climb in the raging heat, we had extra ground to cover if we were to reach MacKerricher State Park in Cleone, outside of Fort Bragg. We raced to get ready early in the morning in the hopes that we could escape the worst of the heat, [...]

Our day started back on the buzz of the busy freeway, with the wind still in our favor and the sun shining once more. This stretch of good weather, it seemed, was here to stay- at last. We entered the city of Eureka and were guided from the main route through onto a quieter bike [...]

The characteristic heavy, thick fog that greeted us upon arrival into the ‘sunshine state’ was the backdrop for our next day back on the road after a much-needed day off. Our first climb out of Crescent City was a slow but steady affair, awakening my legs again quite rapidly, and causing us to stop on [...]