by bernie | Oct 17, 2017 | places
Toronto-Phoenix started with customs insisting I take apart all of my carefully packaged bike and travel gear, right down to the last screw and energy bar. It took me most of a 1/2 hr to unpack/repack. Flight to Phoenix was late (just like the last time). Good thing...
by bernie | Sep 24, 2017 | places
My next bike trip – not as ambitious as the other rides where I was averaging over 100 miles/day. this one will be 400 miles over 5 days, with a couple of short days built into the front end and the backend of the ride. Once landing at Phoenix, I’ll...
by bernie | May 29, 2014 | cycling gear, places
It rained all night in Victoria, and was grey and drizzling in the morning. I packed the bike into the Red Bug and drove off to return the car. On the way the sun broke through and I got this: I took the rainbow to be a good omen. Enterprise RentaCar dropped me off at...
by bernie | May 28, 2014 | cycling gear, places
Yesterday my trip was cut short by a thunderstorm with 35 miles to go and I stopped in Taylor for the night. I spend most of the night awake, listening to the rain pelting down and thunder rolling across the sky punctuated by bursts of lighting. While I’ve done...
by bernie | May 26, 2014 | places
Well, the day did not go as planned – I fell short because of weather, currently in Tyler, 35 miles north of Austin: It was a day of intense weather. It was raining when I left Waco, then it cleared up for a stretch. It looked like I had a clear path between two...
