Archive for October, 2009
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Friday, October 30th, 2009About two months ago Laura and I rode through Seattle and visited Martina of Swift Industries. We are using her front panniers on our tour and were very excited to meet her. Laura and I always try to support independent artists and makers (being so ourselves). It was a great pleasure to [...]
Seven Years…
Friday, October 30th, 2009Hey everyone! We thought we’d let you share in our little celebration today… It’s our anniversary… seven whole years!
When Russ and I first started dating, neither of us rode a bike. I had an old mountain bike that I’d gotten for my 15th or 16th birthday that sat around and didn’t [...]
Being a Traveling Jewelry Maker
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009After four days, I am coming out of the fog of a very nasty cold. I’ve been hesitant to use the F word (Flu), but now that I’m on the other side, I can admit that it sure felt like the flu. Serious ick. The silver lining of being sick while traveling, [...]
Gear of the Week: The Kitchen Sink
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009Laura and I get lots of emails about the different bits of gear we are using and how they are all holding up. We thought we’d do some product highlights of things we find that work pretty well. For full disclosure’s sake, we’ll let you know if it is gear that has been [...]
Healing in Sacramento…
Sunday, October 25th, 2009First off, thanks for all the kind words regarding my hand! It’s nice to know that people have had similar experiences and that it’s not the end of the world but part of the great (and sometimes painful) learning experiment - life. While my hand is healing and Laura is getting over [...]
My Own Cautionary Tale
Friday, October 23rd, 2009Two days ago, I became my own cautionary tale. I want to blame it all on my head cold that has been slowing my reflexes and clouding my thinking, but a great part of what happened just came down to carelessness. After three months of being on the road, of setting up camp [...]
The Next Few Days & Weeks
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009Hi internet world! Today, we are in Davis, CA… exploring a bit and checking out all the bike infrastructure that we’ve heard so much about. Then we’re headed to Sacramento this afternoon for a few days (or possibly longer, as Russ is nursing a bit of an injury). If anyone out there [...]
Visiting Rivendell
Monday, October 19th, 2009Laura and I left the Bay Area today, staying one more time with our hosts and new friends Adam and Julia in Berkeley (thanks guys!). We did some groceries at Berkeley Bowl where we met another follower of our blog who gave us directions to the Rockridge BART stop so we could avoid the [...]
The Travel Continuum
Saturday, October 17th, 2009We’ve been spending a few motionless days in the Bay Area which has allowed us to catch up on some basic housekeeping but also collect our thoughts. One of the unexpectedly poignant moments of the trip for me (Russ), was climbing the hill from Sausalito, turning a bend and seeing the Golden Gate Bridge [...]
Gear Changes
Thursday, October 15th, 2009Over the past few weeks, we’ve had a lot of time to wear and use all of the stuff that we brought along with us. And think about what works and what doesn’t. Even with all the trips we’d done prior to this journey, and all the time we had to fine-tune our [...]
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