I'm going to post a summary "field notes" entry with references to gear, training regimen, etc.
It's probably not for the faint-hearted. As littleayun said to me once in conversation, reading about my randonneering exploits has reinforced to her how much she prizes her bike purely as a utility vehicle and not some kind of masochistic torture device.
Anyway, I've been reading through your own Brittany entries and while I've never been to Ireland I do remember thinking of similar metaphors when I was passing various towns and seeing the Breton translations for place names.
And, on the note of 'grazing' on your bike, it's certainly one of the aspects of bike touring that I particularly love. I probably wouldn't have enjoyed the ride half as much as I did if I not for the 'pastry survey'.
and, now, having returned and being faced with the dismal pickings of Au Bon Pain and Dunkin Donuts, it's so freakin' hard not to be wistful
Oh! and manuevering bike boxes around the Paris metro! Wrestling my 60 lb. box and 30 lb. duffel through Invalides and one RER change felt almost just as traumatic as the entire 90 hour ordeal.
Just saw your newest post. Cant wait to read the Training section. Too bad you didnt have more time in Europe while you were here. If you happen to make it out this way my house is always open.
And yeah.... While Berlin cusine is the best in Germany for veggies like me... it still cant hold a candle to Brittany. I still daydream of the food often.
well, in 2010, there's Hamburg-Berlin-Koln-Hamburg but I'm probably going to want to do more in Germany than suffer through four more days of sleep deprivation. My sisters visited Berlin three years ago and have been on my case to check it out, so it's on the list, and I'll certainly ping you if we wind our way over.
Similarly, if you ever feel like visiting Boston again, we have crash space available at our place.
Though, currently, next year's plans are pointed towards Africa.
It's probably not for the faint-hearted. As littleayun said to me once in conversation, reading about my randonneering exploits has reinforced to her how much she prizes her bike purely as a utility vehicle and not some kind of masochistic torture device.
Anyway, I've been reading through your own Brittany entries and while I've never been to Ireland I do remember thinking of similar metaphors when I was passing various towns and seeing the Breton translations for place names.
And, on the note of 'grazing' on your bike, it's certainly one of the aspects of bike touring that I particularly love. I probably wouldn't have enjoyed the ride half as much as I did if I not for the 'pastry survey'.
and, now, having returned and being faced with the dismal pickings of Au Bon Pain and Dunkin Donuts, it's so freakin' hard not to be wistful
Oh! and manuevering bike boxes around the Paris metro! Wrestling my 60 lb. box and 30 lb. duffel through Invalides and one RER change felt almost just as traumatic as the entire 90 hour ordeal.
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Too bad you didnt have more time in Europe while you were here. If you happen to make it out this way my house is always open.
And yeah.... While Berlin cusine is the best in Germany for veggies like me... it still cant hold a candle to Brittany. I still daydream of the food often.
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Similarly, if you ever feel like visiting Boston again, we have crash space available at our place.
Though, currently, next year's plans are pointed towards Africa.
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