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
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
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
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
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
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