Tag: Bike Packing

• Riding

  The folks who believe the world is flat have never been on a long cycling tour. I realized this yesterday as we were riding somewhere in the middle of France. The “French flats”,  as we had endearingly named this region. And relative to many places, it is.  But as we hacked our way through an […]

  Gonzo Girl

  May 18, 2022

  Bicycle Touring

  Adventure Travel, Bicycle Touring, Bike Packing, European Cycle Tour, France

• No Airlift

  As we posed for our Bon Voyage picture at SeaTac airport, my sister in law called out teasingly, “You two look like you’re in an ad for AARP magazine!” Here we were, heading out for a huge bicycling adventure, and somehow it slipped my mind that Rick and I are, well, mature. Not in the […]

  Gonzo Girl

  April 25, 2022

  Bicycle Touring

  Adventure Travel, Bicycle Touring, Bike Packing, European Cycle Tour, Middle-Age Adventure, Over 60 Adventure

• Be Strong

  “Do you think we should pay attention to that sign?” Rick says just a little sarcastically as he pedals up next to me.  “What sign?” I gasp, as I down-shift.  He laughs. “Oh, you know, the huge one back there that reads, ‘Trail Closed’”.   We had been training for our big ride across Europe for […]

  Gonzo Girl

  April 6, 2022

  Bicycle Touring, Middle-Age Adventure

  Bike Packing, Bike Touring, European Cycle Tour, Middle Age Adventure, Old Dog New Tricks

• Thank God for Naive Optimism

  As I write this, I am catapulted back to 2016, when we were embarking on our two year adventure in Thailand.  That first blog was so rosy and hopeful and so very naive. Frankly, if we had known more, Rick and I probably would have opted for a “safer” choice. Luckily, we did not and […]

  Gonzo Girl

  March 30, 2022

  Bicycle Touring, Middle-Age Adventure

  Bicycle Touring, Bike Packing, European Cycle Tour, Middle Age Adventure, Old Dog New Tricks