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Books and Rachael are the exceptions! You guys have been together a long time.

I’m not sure brave is the best adjective, Bruce. Shortsighted, impulsive, maybe rash? I don’t know about Rachael, but I’ve always been this way about most belongings though (exhibit A: I’ve been married four times!), finding them easy to let go of. Books and the like are exceptions.

I admire you guys for being so brave and unattached to stuff. I'm so sentimental that I'm way too attached to half of my belongings. You will feel very free wherever you ride from now on.

Thanks for the information, Steve. I’d thought about probing you or Leo - I read your old discussion on this back in CGOAB. So if I’m out of the zone for 90 days, the clock starts over? I haven’t seen that stated anywhere, but it makes sense to me. That’s good to know - if we depart about a week later than I’d been planning, we’d have the whole 90 to work with. Worth waiting for, of course. And I did know about Britain and the Balkans. We’re starting to piece together a rough itinerary for the next few years that will leverage that. For this year, I think we’ll head down to Oz when our time is up - it’s been on the radar for quite awhile as it is.

Quite surprised by how much we both enjoyed Hawaii, and expect we’ll make it back again and take more time one of these years. and have started dipping into your Yucatán adventure now that we’re home again. We almost went there years ago and I’ve wondered about it ever since.

Take care, be safe.

We are currently still on tour around the Yucatan, but will try to send you some thoughts on possible routes we have really enjoyed in the same general areas you are thinking about. If you have 90 days between trips into the Shengen zone you are OK. So, depending on when your spring trip ends and your fall trip begins you might be able to swing it. Also, check for non Shengen countries such as Britain, and the Balkan countries-Croatia , Serbia etc. If you duck out of the Shengen zone the clock stops until you are back in. Also use of trains to cut out some sections makes getting around in Europe really easy. Most accept bikes with no problems. Really loved your Hawaii journal. We did the Big Island circle twice so far, and loved it each time. Of course, we travel at about half your speed but you seem to have hit the highlights anyway. Looking forward to your European blog later this year.
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