Category Archives: Italy 2014

Thursday, July 9th 2015. Sintra to Cascais. 25 km. The shoe stuck. The road was well-paved and easy, through a pretty forest, with hardly any traffic. The weather was lovely. What is this, a vacation? There was one long uphill … Continue reading →

Will double up tomorrow. Last day of riding. Lisbon here we come!

Our morning ride out of Ericeira was easy and pretty, wearing our freshly clean bike clothes. The beginning of the ride was right over the ocean, then cut into rural roads with small farms. Saw two German Shepherds and one … Continue reading →

Remember that scene in The Blair Witch Project when they lost the map and they tried to find their way out for hours before having the horrifying realization that they were back in the exact same spot where they started? … Continue reading →

This segment we had planned to take by train anyway so we’ve only missed one day of riding. We’ll see how Gabriel is doing tomorrow, but he hasn’t been able to eat much so riding may be off again. The … Continue reading →

My dear loyal Blog Readers, I fear we may have come to a point in our story where the blog gets kinda boring. If you’re still with me that is. We did not lock foot onto pedal today. Gabriel is … Continue reading →

Well it wasn’t the best day. Porto was beautiful as we rode off in the morning, the clock tower striking 10am as we crossed the river and out of the city. I looked back and the sun was glistening over … Continue reading →

No official blogging today. Just eating. This city is enchanting. More pics to come. Wifi here not strong enough for uploads. Today rest. Tomorrow ride. Happy 4th everyone. LOVE

This morning I’m lying in bed all peaceful in the Grey Gardens place when I hear Gabriel say from the other room “We got a problem.” Apparently the back brakes on my bike had gone kaput. So we scrambled to … Continue reading →