Packing Up for New Adventures

This is most (but not all) of the stuff we have to take
with us for a comfortable, safe trip. Organization
is kind of important. That's why David is right for the job.

It's hard to believe a year has passed since our family trip to Rhode Island.  If you were an avid reader of our blog and kept up with the trip at all, you might recall a lot of getting lost, a lot of hills, a lot of camping in the rain (and obviously mud), many mid-day or early day or late day rescues, a few lost soles, a few flat tires, and a lot of chocolate milk as a consolation for the pain and disappointment of some of the less desirable things listed in this very long sentence.  

If you do remember those things, you may be mildly surprised to find that we have decided to try our luck again this year with a new cycling adventure.  Okay, only two of us are trying our luck again.  The teenagers have better memories than David and I, and therefore decided early on that they would not be interested in setting up camp after a long day of sweating up and down hills or freezing in the rain and getting flat tires.  I'm sure I've pointed out before that children sometimes have bad attitudes.  

This year's trip takes us to breathtaking Northern Michigan, where the hills will literally take your breath away, and the scenery will as well if you aren't too busy passing out from riding up enormous hills.  After a challenging and exhausting year, riding a bicycle long distance may not sound like the most ideal or relaxing way to recharge the old batteries, but even after the most frustrating days on the trip last year, I can honestly say it was all worth it.  Maybe it's age, but I've only brought with me the best memories, and now we're ready for the next challenge.

Of course, we've only put in about 200 miles of training to prepare for this trip, so it may be more of a challenge than we might wish for.  If you're mostly an armchair cyclist and you're interested in joining us on this ride, stayed tuned.  I'll be blogging along the way. Who knows?  Maybe you'll feel the urge to hop on a bicycle and take off on your own adventure.  :)  -Robin