Introducing Socrates
It’s funny. I did my first bike tour in celebration of my 40th birthday, back in 2018. Soon I’ll be departing on my third in… Read More »Introducing Socrates
Canada bike trip
Do or Do Not
“There is no try,” according to Master Yoda.
It happens. You get on a good streak for your healthy eating habits, exercise regime, doing your constructive hobbies. Maybe it’s weeks long. Maybe months. Maybe even years. You’re doing it!
And then something interrupts. A busy time. A sickness. A relationship with a new lover. The addition of a new family member. Then you stop taking care of yourself quite as well as you once did. You are no longer doing it. You certainly aren’t trying.
And you start to feel it.Read More »Do or Do Not
Post-Vacation Recovery
It’s about a week and a half since I returned from my bike tour. I’ve been recovering the whole time.
Je Ne Regrette Rien
Sometimes you think you want something, and then you bite off more than you can chew. My bike trip was nearly like that.Read More »Je Ne Regrette Rien
To Milbridge and Beyond
Our bike trip ended on 06/16. We crashed with Warm Showers hosts that night. The next day we loaded up the bikes and the car for a trip to visit Jon’s aunt and partner in Milbridge, ME.Read More »To Milbridge and Beyond
Day 13-En Fin
Saturday, June 16. The last day of the trip. I woke cool and comfortable in the room Bruce had provided the day before. I would have liked to have slept longer, but the sun was bright (Why wouldn’t it be? It came up at 4:30 a.m.!), and I heard voices below. Even though it was only 6:30 a.m., I feared I was the last one up.Read More »Day 13-En Fin
Day 12-Port Daniel to New Richmond
We awoke on June 15 at Les Acres Tranquilles near Port Daniel to the breakfast portion of our bed & breakfast. The most delicious pain du perdue (i.e. French toast) I’ve ever had. Also orange juice, small cinnamon rolls and tartlettes, fresh yogurt. Délicieux!
Day 11-Percé to Port Daniel
We woke to sun in Percé on June 14 after a night of camping at the Geoparc of Percé. The forecast had shown rain all day long, so it was a nice surprise. Read More »Day 11-Percé to Port Daniel
Days 9 & 10-Rest and Percé
Day 9 of the Canada bike trip, we rested in Gaspé. Day 10 we rode flat, rolling, and steep hills to Percé. Read More »Days 9 & 10-Rest and Percé