Is it even necessary to say:  Surprise, we are doing it, Again!

Every year, we contemplate which Duckie will join us on our bicycling trek.  Needless to say we were overwhelmed with excitement to find the perfect Duck floating on the Hague in Norfolk (VA)….yes, he really is that big!

Since this duck lives in the Netherlands with his dad/creator, we do not have to worry about getting him on the plane….just not sure how to attach him to the bike once we get there; and “there” is the British Isles!  We leave soon for London and plan on traveling through England, Scotland and Ireland; though we still have no idea of our course; some things never change!

Stay Tuned!

Across the Pond

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England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales

2164 Total Miles
53 days total
(second shortest tour)
45 miles a day average
18 days included rain
5 days off for sightseeing and train/ferry travel

26 days in England
20 days in Scotland
7 days in Ireland
1 day travel through Wales

5500 Pictures

No camping

Trip Notables:
Noisiest (24/7) Seagulls in the World
Most village/town/city names have been copied in the U.S.
Golf courses are Everywhere
Centuries of History and various cultures abound
Food is Much Better than Rumored
IT RAINS!

Brilliant Trip!

Thank you for joining us this year.  Your comments and humour were always a bright spot in our day.  Until we meet again……

“You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July
4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the
White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics
where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies
die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.”
–Erma Bombeck

Coast to Coast II

Seattle, Washington to Bath, Maine
Northern Tier Route

3847 total miles

73 days total
3 days off (2 less than our first cross country and 1 more than our shortest ride)

Most mileage in one day – 90.6 miles – Havre to Malta, Montana
2 days over 80 miles
9 days over 70 miles
14 days over 60 miles
22 days over 50 miles

363 hours on a bike seat

Only 1 night of tenting

Almost 6400 pictures

States Covered
9 days in Washington
1 day in Idaho
10 days in Montana
8 days in North Dakota
6 days in Minnesota
7 days in Wisconsin
6 days in Michigan
6 days in Ontario, Canada
8 days in New York
1 day in Vermont
2 days in New Hampshire
1 day in Maine

and 2 new duckies

As always, millions of wonderful memories, great rekindling with family and old friends and meeting of new friends.  Thanks for everyone who commented along the way, it helps and we enjoy it, tremendously.

Until we meet again!

Cascias, Portugal to Huelva, Spain

329 miles

not even going to count the bottles of wine!

Huelva to Gibraltar, Spain

247 miles

Gibraltar to Calabardina, Spain

318 miles