Strap in, folks. This is gonna be kind of a long post. So two things happened last night after I posted the days blog post that really need telling. One is totally awesome the other is horrifying so let’s get the bad out of the way first. I was talking to my dear, sweet sun […]
The Daily Grind
Day 3 – 37 miles

I woke up today feeling a bit sore from yesterday’s punishments but otherwise in fine spirits. I ate my leftover pizza for breakfast and set off for what I hoped to be an easy recovery day. It was a bit windy but nothing like yesterday. The road I was riding on was in excellent condition […]
Day 2 – 70 miles

Today was a mixture of triumph and turmoil. I ended up riding much further than I anticipated due to a planning error on my part. I know, I know. Day 2 and I’m already making planning errors. But to me it’s all part of the adventure. I could plan and plot and scheme to my […]
Day 1 – 49 Miles

Yes!!!! My journey finally began today. I took me forever to fall asleep last night because I was so freaking excited for this morning. The weather was a beautiful 70 degrees and sunny, blue skies, birds chirping. You get the idea. I got the most amazing sendoff from the lovely Shaunna Elizabeth Muffley and the […]
5 Days to go!

Yesterday was a great day. The culmination of years of dreaming, planning, thinking, reading, doubting and (insert appropriate verb). My bike arrived yesterday and I got him all put back together. The doggo’s were almost as excited as I was! The first problem I ran into was my front rack. The one that I bought […]
First Shakedown Ride

Today was finally the day. After years of dreaming, reading, planning, and everything else that goes into making a dream happen. Today was the day I took what felt like the first real step (eh, peddle stroke?) towards making it a reality. A few days ago I pulled my beautiful bicycle out of it’s box and […]