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France Bike & Barge – Days 5 and 6
Day 5: The day my patience started to wear a bit thin… (not that my family thinks I have any to start with!) We rode 28.09 miles @ an average speed of 9.59 mph. We got up early again because… Read More ›
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France Bike & Barge – Day 4
Due to the high temperatures expected today (it has been hot all week), everyone agreed that we should depart at 8:00 A.M. to get a head start on the sweating. Today’s ride was 28.4 miles @ an average speed of… Read More ›
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France Bike & Barge – Day 3
Today’s ride was 29.61 miles @ an average speed of 9.44 mph. You’d think the pace might be a bit faster since about one-half of the group is on E-bikes, but we just seem to tootle along steadily at 9… Read More ›
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France Bike & Barge -Day 2
Quote that sums up the week from Frederieke: “It is a surprise when something is open.” Due to “iffy” wi-fi on the barge, I’m playing catch-up now …the trip is over. As it turns out -it really wasn’t our favorite… Read More ›
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Finding the Clair de Lune – Bike & Barge
I’d planned our departure from Chenonceau by train for noon because check-in on the barge wasn’t until 3 PM and it was about a 2 hour train ride. But, now we were no longer going to the original starting town… Read More ›
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France 2023
Last year, Mike and I decided that we wanted to do another bike & barge trip, and also, that we wanted to be away from our hurricane zone during September. I booked a bike & barge trip for France –along… Read More ›
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Around the Mitten -Part 4
Clare, MI to Luther, MI -50 Miles US Bicycle Route 20 continues West on roads after the bike trail ends in Clare. Due to the location of our hotel, we chose to improvise a more direct route to reconnect with… Read More ›
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Around the Mitten – Part 3
Port Huron, MI to Harbor Beach, MI – 63 Miles We had to bundle up again today. Our hotel had a sliding door onto a grassy area by the parking lot, so all we had to do was roll the… Read More ›
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Around the Mitten – Part 2
Jackson, MI to Brighton, MI -50 Miles Last night, I started a new routine of reviewing the next day’s route and looking for any trouble spots ahead. Today’s ride was going to take us along the Mike Levine Lakelands Trail… Read More ›
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Around the Mitten – Part 1
Water Water Everywhere -and nowhere to ride a bike! Last year, when we decided that May 2023 was the perfect month to resume our Mississippi Bike Trail ride in Burlington, IA, the one thing we didn’t take into consideration is… Read More ›