Category Archives: Bicycling

Just a short note to let everyone know we have made it all the way, with a final stop at the Gumligen Autodesk office. We left early in the hope of beating some predicted afternoon thunderstorms in Bern, and had … Continue reading →

An underlying theme has been plaguing the trip, which we have only alluded to so far. It seems that Jon and the Tandem have been running a little contest to see who will fall apart first. It all started on … Continue reading →

If you read yesterday’s blog, we had determined that the EV6 was on the German side of the Rhine. So we were surprised to start seeing EV6 signs posted with the Swiss #2 route. So this meant that we were … Continue reading →

Something tells us we are back in Switzerland! Actually we were both surprised how familiar and comfortable it is to be here again. It has come to feel like home. We asked in German for the nearest lebbensmittal and were … Continue reading →

We’ve reached the end of the Doubs (river/canal/canton/county)! For the past couple days we’ve been watching green squares with kilometer markings counting down from 135 to 0, without knowing what they were for. Nothing seems to excite (some) cyclists more, … Continue reading →

So we catch up to three women and Jon says, they must be from the U.S. because one of them has a helmet mirror. (We have not found anywhere in Europe to get them.) And MC replies, they probably are … Continue reading →

Today was only our third day off, or “rest” day of the trip. We had originally scheduled 6, as past experience has shown that it can be difficult if you cycle more than 6-8 days in a row. But our … Continue reading →

Over the past 6 weeks we have stayed in a wide variety of places with a large range of quality. We’ve stayed with friends, in campgrounds, AirBnB, Gites, Chambre d’Hotes, Auberges, tourist Hotels, and even some large business Hotels. Although … Continue reading →

It was another beautiful cycling day with good paths and roads. Tomorrow we will have made up all the extra three days we spent at the Chateaus, and will be back on schedule. So we were busy cycling today, but … Continue reading →

Normally, any serious touring cyclist would never admit to accepting a ride. But since our ride was only 1k, and probably took 5 times longer than we could have cycled it, we’ll make an exception! As we were cycling along … Continue reading →