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.

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Change of Plans

 
Hailstones changed our plans. It has been a cold spring in the east. Add to that, some rather unappealing cycling in North Carolina, and we came up with Plan B. We returned to the camper and headed to South Carolina. Our bike trip morphed into a camper trip with daily bike rides. A little disappointing, but we tried to make the best of it. We found some spring flowers and nice state parks in the Carolinas.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Enjoyed streaming Red Sox Opening Day! 
 
The Carolinas didn't always impress us -- billboards everywhere, no returnable bottles resulting in piles of roadside litter, plus Trump signs and Confederate displays.  
 
 
The young people did impress us with their organizzation of a March for Our Lives in Charleston. 
 
 
The coast and Outer Banks were beautiful and windy!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lots of walking, riding, and even driving on the beaches. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
We had listened to David McCullough's book, The Wright Brothers, while driving south and were impressed with the National Monument in Kitty Hawk.
 
 
Got to see Uncle Hen. 
 
 
Got caught in pollen clouds
 
 
 
And enjoyed lots of campfires! 
 
 
 
 
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2 comments:

  1. MaryAnn ShupeApril 25, 2018 at 6:55 PM

    I just remembered to check this out. Nice to see more photos and hear a few more stories. Thanks for posting!

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  2. LauraSeptember 28, 2018 at 12:16 PM

    Hi Anne...
    This is Laura - we met in Portugal on Bikes.
    So interesting to see what you are doing now.
    I tried to find your email address but alas... it has been
    misplaced. So, I thought I would try to contact you via your blog.

    I have a question for you regarding those handy camp chairs your had. Could you give us some information please. For example... the
    brand name and how they worked for you.

    You could contact me at
    lkellandmay (at) gmail (dot) com

    just replace the (at) with @ and the (dot) with .
    Thank you,

    ~Laura and Bob...

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