Thirty-eight years ago as we began our married life, we cycled out of Strafford, Vermont and began a year-long bicycling adventure traveling around the world. (The photo is from Nepal.) Then came another wonderful adventure -- children and careers. With children on their own and our careers behind us, we entered the next chapter, again with a bicycle adventure. That one was more modest, train trips across the country and five weeks on bikes from Los Angeles, CA to Portland, OR; but it greeted us with we good riding, great sights, and interesting people.

After two bicycle trips on the west coast, we tried something different. With an old dog along for the ride and a camper in the bed of the pickup, we set off for the desert southwest exploring national parks, enjoying daily cycling, and even playing a little golf.

In Spring, 2017, we decided on an international adventure. We landed in Lisbon, Portugal and rode a loop through Portugal and Spain and back to Lisbon. Once again, seeing the sights, meeting people, and pedaling 1600 miles were wonderful!

In March 2018 we left Maine after a big snow storm and headed to North Carolina for some warmth - we didn't find it. We went further south to SC - still didn't find it! But we did discover new places to cycle and explore!

It is now August 2023, kids are married with families of their own (five wonderful grandchildren) and we are off on another adventure! Our first stop will be Lily Bay State Park on August 13, then head north and west, across Canada and into Alaska driving and camping with bikes and a canoe. Here is the family, though missing Miles' wife, Baily.

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Good morning America, how are you. . .

Riding on the Lakeshore Limited, Boston to Chicago.  


Had a late dinner last night after we were connected to the train from NYC in Albany.  Good company for dinner -- a young woman working on a PhD in history at UMaine.  Her dissertation is on the back-to-the-land movement of the 60's and how, rather than being a total failure of ideals, it kept alive rural small farm agriculture and agricultural markets which are beginning to thrive now.  Our other dinner companion was a retired theatre professor from USM -- nice man.  Anne had salmon and I had an Angus steak -- both delicious.  We slept soundly through the night, woke early, and we're the first ones in the dining car for a great omelet breakfast.

  Onward to Chicago

 where we will board the California Zepher to Denver where we have a noon tee time at Fossil Trace Golf Club (check it out) with my sister' son, David, who lives in Denver.  We will take a 24 hour layover there.
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