I had cycled about 15km on September 20th. At the train station that evening, waiting for Jim to arrive, my water broke. 22 September, at 12.13pm our daughter Tara was born.Of course she is more beautiful than any view I’ve seen so far…We’re looking forward to sharing many more adventures with you! All we need is…
In Loreto I met up with Flavien and his friends from back home. Back home for him is Haida Gwaii, a little piece of paradise where one day I hope to return to as well. His friends came down for a Kayak-trip. And were so kind to let me join in! Ryan here spends his…
For some reason everything turns out so wonderfully! I was nervous and excited to be heading up the ice road on the MacKenzie river delta and the Arctic Ocean. The plan was to catch a ride to Tuktoyaktuk and point my wheel south from there. In luck I met a couple of guys headed that…
After sticking to roads for about three weeks I had the urge to get out, find a dirt track and see what else there is on Hokkaido. According to my logic there had to be a track where I saw a river and a railway line on my map. I was right. Almost. In most…
It was a bit of a climb out of Cromwell. It was only the next morning, when I reached the top of Dufflers Saddle, that I realized I’d just cycled up the highest public road in New Zealand. Well, that explains that then. I had a pretty good campsite that first evening. Just as I…
Let me introduce you to Flavien,He is from France but lives on Haida Gwaii. Where I spent a few months last year. He happened to be cycling down the Baja California at exactly the same time as I was. So we ended up riding together for two weeks. That was lovely, as apart from a…
Las Vegas is a great place to be leaving. Especially if you happen to be heading towards Death Valley, apparently the driest hottest place in North America. Yeah. Right. Is all I have to say to that. Maybe it was just my luck that at the start of January a big storm came rolling through…
In Colorado the roads can get rather busy.I had left the comforts of Lucy & Stevens home in Placerville with a belly full and a great night sleep! It was good after a couple of fairly chilly nights out there. They had shown me picture albums of their vacations, my reaction was; “WOW! Where is THAT!?”…
It was -19 degrees celsius when I left Jackson hole. (-3 F)Good thing I ran into Brian & Hannah the day before and they had invited me to stay, they’re no strangers to bicycle touring and it was lovely to spend an evening with like-minded folk.That morning was the first time since Northern Canada that I…
Pancake Dinner tonight 5-7” Said a big banner as I rolled into Drummond just after 5pm on a Wednesday evening. Score! I found my way to the community centre where I found out this Pancake dinner is held once a year on “veterans-day” and today happened to be just that. As I was enjoying my…
“This one is on me, and Welcome to America!’ Said the waiter at Billy’s diner in Burlington. What a lovely surprise! I’d just stopped in for a cup of soup as I was getting a little chilly. I’d already been in the country for four days and came across some glorious converted rail tracks from…
It is possible to get lost on an island with only 120km of paved road. I just did… For about 6 weeks. Haida Gwaii lies right on the edge of the continental shelf and about 100km from the mainland. And even though it’s small there is a lot to see and has a fascinating history! So…
