Caution: These vehicles make frequent stops
Went out looking for some Sudafed-like remedy to ease my sinus pain and was directed to a local pharmacy with a real doctor. A quick consult and 2 euros netted me a prescription nasal spray that is working great. What a crazy way to live. People taking care of each other. In other news, the […]
Read More Dutch pharmacists rockCheck her out! We have these for the next few days and they each weigh more than all of our bikes at home combined. Beautiful day for a ride.
Read More Actually we do have bikes nowSafe and mostly sound at our beautiful hotel in the Jordaan district of Amsterdam! We both remarked at how at home we feel here – the bicycle culture really is astonishing. English-speakers abound. Our room is on the third floor of a 360 year old home, at the top of an impossibly steep spiral staircase. […]
Read More Vacation confirmedI thought our bags might qualify for carry-on. They did so on a flight to San Francisco without issue. Unfortunately not for this international leg. Crossing our fingers that our homes-on-backs make the trans-atlantic journey safely.
Read More large bagsAnd we have plenty of room for souvenirs. Packing was a calm project. The dogs were nervous, and rightfully so. Just one stop in Milwaukee to get a case for Liz’s Nook, and then we’re on our way. We’ve now got about 1/2 of our lodging booked, including our first three nights in Amsterdam. pics […]
Read More Here we go…Let it be said that I am very, very lucky. Not too many people get the opportunity to go on a month-long vacation with their best friend in the world. Not only that but the preparations for the vacation are going well and are not rushed. In fact, we’re leaving a day early and staging […]
Read More Let it be said…Heading out on vacation is great, but it’s bittersweet because at this time I’m in the best cycling shape I’ve been in over the past two years. I’d love to spend a lot of time riding this: Ben’s New Ride but instead we’ll have to settle for this: and this: and probably this: This is […]
Read More The good kind of problemSo it’s begun to set in that shortly we’ll be leaving on our epic, month-long “vacation of a lifetime.” No, that’s not what we’re calling it or expecting from it, but I think those words do characterize it fairly. We both know that we are lucky to be doing it at all, since this was […]
Read More What were we thinking?