My Parents’ Visit! Part one.

Well, my parents have been gone for a whole week now.  It actually feels like a lot longer than just seven days.  I guess life without the excietment of visitors just drags a bit more.  I just finished writing this monster post about their entire trip but I’ve decided to spare you, dear reader, and  read more

Life Update

Hi everyone! I feel so free now that I am no longer constricted to writing about our bicycle trip. Sure I could have gone out of order, but really, who does that? Now that I have this newfound freedom, I will give you a little update on our lives.  Upon returning from our bike trip, we  read more

The Journey Home

As I mentioned in the last post, Burke and I rode with Penny and Ian the last bit of  Lithuania into Poland.  Although they ride faster on their tandem bike than I do on mine, I did my best to keep up and it was so worth it in the cities, I felt like part  read more

Riga, Latvia to Vilnius, Lithuania

I really wanted to like Riga, Latvia. From what I’d read, it seemed like the type of city I might enjoy: coastal, busy, huge market. The city itself had a lot going for it, but on first impression, it felt industrial, unwelcoming, and kind of dirty. You know, like a big city. Once we got  read more

Goodbye Estonia, Hello Latvia

Feeling rested from the previous half-day, we woke up in Hapsalu, Estonia ready to go. The morning was uneventful, well-paced riding recessed with a lunch break outside of a city called Lihula. Back on the road as soon as possible we rode for another 35 km until the sprinkles we’d been riding with since lunch  read more

Estonia: Tallinn-Hapsalu

So there were two things that surprised us immediately upon arrival in Estonia. First, we disembarked the ferry in a rainstorm putting all of our new rain gear to the test. I quickly discovered my love for my obnoxiously bright yellow rain jacket. As I explained to Burke, when I get scared that the cars  read more