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Good memory! It was two years ago June. It’s also the day we were memorably reunited with the GBO, after getting separated in Southern Italy: https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/victoria2019/rescue-mission-on-mount-hood/.
3 years agoWelcome back! It looks like you had a spectacular road trip. Did you manage to meet up with the Hugens? It looks like they were biking up Padilla Bay just a day or two behind you.
3 years agoOh so close. It was Bistro Montage. Sadly they were a Covid casualty.
3 years agoShopping spree!! This will be a memorable visit for Haylee and Ashely. How cool that you did this with them.
3 years agoIf we happen upon this park, I will slip a small rock into one of Ron's panniers.
A great show of Minnesota nice!
Great photo. Shawn looks great and love seeing all those smiles!
What year was it when you all were up at Timberline Lodge?
Monteaux's! I had frog legs there one time.
Also .. I think the swan is a good choice for a guardian. I've heard stories about them attacking kayakers .. a group of people that are known to be more Hostile than cycle travelers.
Hey! Just getting caught up with Team Anderson after a Grumby road trip .. you look like you're ready for the gong ceremony.
3 years agoFinally back in Silverton and starting to catch up .. so great you were able to meet up with a Famous Cycle Journal poet!!
3 years agoOoh, or maybe it’s filled with chocolate, like a giant Hershey’s kiss.
3 years agoThat almost looks like tinfoil. There was a restaurant here in Portland that was famous for wrapping up leftovers in tinfoil in animal shapes. Are you sure it's not someone's really big doggie bag they left there by accident? Because, as you said, I've never seen a guard swan before.
3 years agoMooching your way around the world, are you?
3 years agoComing your way fast. We’ll be in Starnberg before you know it. Better start saving up for that beer you owe me.
3 years agoHi Scott,
You should try riding the same route in December. You would get a very different view of the gopher state, if your toes don’t fall off from frostbite. The reason you see Minnesotans riding fast in the summer is to outrun the mosquitos. Sitting out of an evening to enjoy the sunset is really not an option without a screened in space or massive amounts of DEET. I could go on about tornadoes (lost my back porch and six trees to one), flash floods from thunderstorms, camping in my office for two days while waiting for the highways to be cleared of snow, or the fact that in one calendar year we saw a 150F difference in temperature (-46 to +104). Here in Burgundy I can ride all year long, weather is less of an issue, and our terrasse looking over the vineyards is usable at least six months of the year without worrying about getting encephalitis from a random insect bite. Loved the people in MN, but on the whole I prefer France. YMMV
Cheers,
Keith
We really should meet up more often. I think they both remember every time we’ve visited.
3 years ago