Day 20 USA - ‘Too fancy for my shorts’
Early start at my hosts house with a lovely breakfast. Monotonous cycle throwing the hand up at times. Unknown family in Colorado. Amazing dessert and cold showers. Tired enough but the chickens were ...
20 Mai 202320min
Day 19 USA - ‘Sir your back is getting sunburnt’
Slow day, late start. Leaving the wonderful St Louis, Katy Trail from now until Kansas, Pizza is Mathasville. Boys dressed as girls and fussy customers. Spoke at length with my Bloomington host Kelli...
19 Mai 202332min
Day 18 USA - ‘The Don’
Big day of milage, Springfield to St Louis, country roads, bike trails a puncture in Litchfield, the amazing man that is Don from Rebuilt Bikesshop, arriving in St Louis and getting the tour from my W...
18 Mai 202332min
Day 17 USA - ‘I’ll show you the biggest wiener man’
Lovely stay in Bloomington, cycling on the old route 66, big dream of mine, alot of engagements with strangers along the way, catch up with one of my siblings and exploring Abraham Lincoln’s home town...
17 Mai 202333min
Day 16 USA - ‘Return of the saddle’
Back at it after a weeks break, feeling a little demotivated, too ambitious milage back after the break, train involved. And I got to speak with Tom Tully Snr and his son Matthew Tully. Little family...
16 Mai 202343min
USA - ‘Rest day Chicago’
Talks about my time in Chicago, all the people I meet up with, and the next leg of the trip. Also I spoke my Todd Connor whom hosted me with his husband Andrew and there wonderful son Jasper.
15 Mai 202339min
Day 15 USA - ‘POWERFUL DAY’
Stressed start, fast milage, randomly meeting Warmshowers hosts in La Porte, fellow bike packer Jeremy, tough last 15km along lakeshore drive and reflection of the journey so far, rest, and the next l...
9 Mai 202316min
Day 14 USA - ‘Fell off the bridge’
Woke up by the storm and rain, got up and had a big breakfast with the locals. Some hills ahead with the wrong extra warm outfit, headed west on the road and two cars nearly crashed into me, very clos...
8 Mai 202317min
