Note that while I believe bike life has prepared me for quarantine life, bike touring is not the same as quarantine. Going on a bike tour now is irresponsible. It is a good way to add more stress to already stressed communities. The consequences of an otherwise simple injury or minor illness could be dire. Please just stay put and make an adventure out of that. Every morning I wake up…
My route which involved a few bus rides FAQs How can you sleep with all that light?Why Scandinavia? Why Finland?How do you have so much time to travel as an American?Isn't San Francisco a really expensive place to live?What surprised you the most?Are you glad to be back? One question I expected to be asked a lot, because it gets asked everywhere else I travel, why are you traveling on your…
I spent years trying to find a bike bag that would be accepted at an airport but was also easy to transport on a bike. Every trip I took before 2019 either involved lengthy bus and train options to avoid the hassle of boxing the bike for a flight (and sometimes still required boxing the bike) or I spent the last few days of my trip trying to find a cardboard…
I intend to update this post as Gert and I experience new airports. I have only included airports where I have attempted to ride my bike either to or from the airport.USADCA - National Airport (Washington, DC)LAS - McCarran Airport (Las Vegas, NV)MCI - Kansas City Airport (Kansas City, MO)ORD - O'Hare Airport (Chicago, IL)SEA - Seattle-TacomaSFO - San FranciscoEuropeBGO - BergenHEL - Helsinki San Francisco (SFO)Grade: A SFO is very…
Save 10% off your Showers Pass order with this link Let me start this review by letting you know that I love fanny packs. They are the most comfortable way for me to carry things on my bike. I have yet to find a bar bag that I love so I use fanny packs to hold the things I want to keep easily accessible. I had been keeping an eye out…
For background information on what the Arctic Circle is and stages of darkness check out my explanations at the end of this article.What Does the Arctic Circle Indicate?How Is It Still Light Out Even Though the Sun Has Set? I arrived at the airport in Bergen around midnight. I had left San Francisco almost a day before and I was exhausted, hungry, and hot. My sleepy brain took awhile to successfully…
Dates: 13 June 2019 - 19 June 2019Distance: 370 milesElevation Gain: 21749 feetAverage Min Temp While Riding: 38.2F0 Mile Days: 0Nights Spent Indoors/Outdoors: 0/7 I was on my bike at 6:30pm with a renewed excitement to get moving. I needed to get to Nordkapp by the solstice so that I could be back in Tromsø in time to meet my friend for a sauna. This may sound silly but sweat bathing…
Wind, cold, or rain. Pick two. That's Norway. I came prepared for bad weather. I have been prepared for bad weather. It's still a little disheartening when the locals tell you that this is unseasonably bad weather. I have yet to experience wind, cold, and rain at once for more than a minute or two. When this happens the rain feels like hail against my exposed cheeks and ears but it…
Dates: 3 June 2019 - 13 June 2019Distance: 311 milesElevation Gain: 16122 feetAverage Min Temp While Riding: 45.7F0 Mile Days: 1Nights Spent Indoors/Outdoors: 3/7 A giant postcard perfect beach all to myself I've heard from several travel writers and friends who travel a lot that Lofoten is stunning and one of the greatest places they've been. They undersold it. There are no crowds on Arctic beaches I hopped on the ferry…
Leaving the harbor at Bodø The white spotted dorsal fin of the mountain porpoises through the skyline of Bodø as we leave the harbor. I felt some sadness as I left those mountains that I could only occasionally see but always feel, whose presence I outwardly cursed while inwardly admiring. Only as the ferry motors away from land on a clear day can I see how far the mountains extend, how…