Toddler on Tour – North America Family Bicycle Tour
  • North America Cycle Tour
    • Preparation
    • Calgary to Vancouver
    • Vancouver to San Francisco
    • Boston to Toronto
  • Daily Mileage Log
  • Family Cycle Tour Equipment

Toddler on Tour – North America Family Bicycle Tour

2 bikes. 1 toddler. 4,000 miles.

  • North America Cycle Tour
    • Preparation
    • Calgary to Vancouver
    • Vancouver to San Francisco
    • Boston to Toronto
  • Daily Mileage Log
  • Family Cycle Tour Equipment
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    The Last Night…!

    written by Toddlr

    So, it’s 10.15pm and really, I should be in bed. I’m exhausted; I have to be up at about 4.30-5am; I have an 8 HOUR LONG flight tomorrow with a toddler (I can’t imagine anything worse, to be quite honest!) and god knows I haven’t been sleeping well of late.

    But.

    I know I can’t sleep- because tomorrow, we are GOING. We’re actually doing it. After years of wishing and dreaming of doing something out of the ordinary, we’re about to undertake something truly EXTRAORDINARY. Or crazy, if you will. I’m still undecided myself, if I’m perfectly honest.

    It’s been an up and down day of exhausting proportions. A day for nationwide celebrations as the UK came together to toast the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton in the most beautiful ceremony- as Matt and I crouched on the floor, frantically stuffing items into over-sized laundry bags and dismantling our bikes into a skeleton version of their former selves, the TV speakers blared out the sounds of the choirboys of Westminster and the screams of the public.

    We finally checked out of our house, fetched our currency and made our last ever trip to the container with the remaining odds and ends. We paid final bills, bought thank you gifts and checked, double checked and triple checked our passports for the upteenth time (I still seem to fear I’ll look at it tomorrow morning and realise it expires in a few days…!) Actually, we’ve been surprisingly organised and are now having the rare chance to relax and think about what lies ahead.

    Except, I can’t quite get my head around it. At all. I still feel largely indifferent and numb- my head knows we’re going, but my heart can’t accept it’s actually happening to us. A coping mechanism, perhaps?? When will it hit? When I wake in the morning? Once we set foot on that plane? When we arrive on Canadian soil? Or perhaps it won’t truly hit until we’re days, weeks! into our adventure.

    I do get moments when the torrent of emotion hits. Wave upon wave of excitement, elation, anticipation and pure terror. It’s exhausting; it’s also exhilerating! I’m existing off pure adrenaline at present and I can’t see that modifying itself anytime soon. Living off the buzz of what we’re doing- well, I can think of worse ways to live.

    Bed is calling and I know I should answer. But before I bid the e-world goodnight, I just want to extend my thanks to everyone who has shown their support to us in the lead up to this moment. The sheer volume of messages of encouragement over the past 24hours alone has been tremendous and we all really appreciate having such amazing people behind us. Thank you all- and please do continue to follow us as we start out for real…!

    Goodnight, and farewell Wales.

    April 29, 2011 0 comment
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    Life in a box

    by Toddlr April 28, 2011

    1 Day to Go! Matt and Theo surrounded by packing chaos It’s been a chaotic few days and to be honest, my head is still spinning from the effort. After weeks and…

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    Our Leaving Do- Easter Sunday

    by Toddlr April 25, 2011

    Yesterday, Easter Sunday, we gathered with members of the family to say our goodbyes at a specially-arranged leaving party, pieced together by my wonderful mother-in-law and her partner, and hosted by Matt’s…

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    Why Cycle?

    by Toddlr April 24, 2011

    When we tell anyone about our trip, the fact that we’re taking our toddler travelling doesn’t actually tend to cause too significant a reaction. It’s the knowledge that we’re doing the entire…

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    The goodbyes begin

    by Toddlr April 19, 2011

    This past week was a monumental milestone for Theo and myself which gave us both a sharp jolt towards the reality of what we’re about to undertake. After just one year working…

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    Chasing seasons: A planning ‘blip’

    by Toddlr April 15, 2011

    When debating where to head for the third leg of our journey, we stumbled on a few issues. Well, OK… quite a few. Panama City Beach is just one example of some…

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    A little training ride… feeling better about hitting the road!

    by Toddlr April 9, 2011

    A couple of weeks ago I set off on a 40 mile loop to the welsh village of Llangollen and back, but ended up having to get Becki to rescue me from…

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    Trials and Triumps

    by Toddlr March 29, 2011

    The past few weeks have been hard- very, very hard. And as time slips through my fingers, I begin to realise the upcoming 4.5weeks are going to be worse still. The endless…

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    Gearing up: Craghoppers shop

    by Toddlr March 25, 2011

    The Craghoppers Website sells ‘World Travel Clothing’ and currently have their January sale going on. The spectrum of choice is excellent and even includes the ‘Bear Grylls’ range- clothes designed alongside the tv…

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    Plassey

    by Toddlr March 24, 2011

    6 weeks to go!!! With time slipping away from us and the weekends being quickly filled and booked up with pre-trip preparations, we opted to make the most of the beautiful weather…

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