The Introduction (and stuff like that) |
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| A Dream Coming True |
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| Will I Make It? |
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| Pilgrimage Across France & Spain |
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| Here's the route |
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Some of the Nuts & Bolts |
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| Light packing or what? |
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| Media so far |
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| Visits by Friends and Visits to Schools |
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Ready, Set..... |
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| Fifteen days and Counting |
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| ...and now Ten Days... |
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| Tuesday Aug 26: I can't believe I leave tomorrow! |
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Week 1: Mosquitoes & Lakes to Carpets & Mosques |
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| Wednesday Aug 27: Timmins to Toronto to Frankfurt, Germany to Istanbul, Turkiye |
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| Thursday Aug 28: Istanbul |
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| Friday Aug 29: Istanbul |
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| Saturday Aug 30: Istanbul - Bosphorus - Istanbul |
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| Sunday Aug 31: Istanbul (Sultanahmet) to Silivri |
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| Monday Sep 1: Silivri to Corlu |
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| Tuesday Sep 2: Corlu to Babaeski |
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Week 2: Former Soviet Satellite Opens its Arms |
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| Wednesday Sep 3: Babaeski to Edirne |
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| Thursday Sep 4: Edirne to Harmanli, Bulgaria |
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| Friday Sep 5: Harmanli to Haskovo |
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| Saturday Sep 6: Haskovo to Plovdiv |
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| Sunday Sep 7: Plovdiv (Rest Day) |
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| Monday Sep 8: Plovdiv to Koprivshtitsa: Brent meets a climb |
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| Tuesday Sep 9: Koprivshtitsa to Sophia: Brent cycles too far for his own good |
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Week 3: Efficient Train Systems & Stunning Coasts |
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| Wednesday - Thursday Sep 10 - 11: Sophia (rest and explore) - Train to Belgrade, Serbia then Bar, Montenegro |
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| Friday Sep 12: Bar to Kotor |
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| Saturday Sep 13: Kotor to Dubrovnik, Hrvatska: Will the whole trip be uphill? |
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| Sunday Sep 14: Dubrovnik to Neum, Bosna i Hercegovina: Breakfast really does make a difference |
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| Monday Sep 15: Neum to Makarska, Hrvatska: This country continues to amaze me |
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| Tuesday Sep 16: Makarska to Split: Pain from the start to finish line |
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Week 4: Fine Weather & Poste Restante Fun |
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| Wednesday Sep 17: Split to Sibenik to Vodice |
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| Thursday Sep 18: Vodice to Zadar: Roman Walls, seaside and fine weather |
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| Friday Sep 19: Zadar to Karlobag: Why did the road just end? |
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| Saturday Sep 20: Karlobag to Senj: Strength to spare |
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| Sunday Sep 21: Senj to Rijeka: Don't Send ANYTHING by poste restante |
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| Monday Sep 22: Rijeka to Postojna, Slovenija: Dedicated to Aunt V's Proper Recovery |
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| Tuesday Sep 23: Postojna to Ljubljana: Overwhelmingly beautiful villages |
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Week 5: Europe in Miniature to Grappa |
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| Wednesday Sep 24: Ljubljana: Rest Day |
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| Thursday Sep 25: Ljubljana to Bled: Only three months til Christmas |
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| Friday Sep 26: Bled to Kranjska Gora: Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad! |
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| Saturday Sep 27: Kranjska Gora to Lepena via Vršič Pass (1611 m) |
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| Sunday Sep 28: Lepena to Cividale del Friuli, Italia |
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| Monday Sep 29: Cividale del Friuli to Motta di Livenza |
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| Tuesday Sep 30: Motta di Livenza to Bassano del Grappa |
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Week 6: Italian Alps and Fashion |
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| Wednesday Oct 1: Bassano del Grappa to Rovereto |
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| Thursday Oct 2: Rovereto to Fasano |
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| Friday Oct 3: Fasano to Costogno |
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| Saturday Oct 4: Costogno to Certosa di Pavia |
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| Sunday Oct 5: Certosa di Pavia to Milano and return (by bus) |
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| Monday Oct 6: Certosa di Pavia to Alessandria |
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| Tuesday Oct 7: Alessandria to Alba: Brent feels under the weather |
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Week 7: Ski Slopes and of Things Provencal |
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| Wednesday Oct 8: Alba: Recovery Day |
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| Thursday Oct 9: Alba to Cuneo: Still a trial |
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| Friday Oct 10: Cuneo to Isola, France: Wow, are these mountains high or what! |
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| Saturday Oct 11: Isola to Entrevaux |
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| Sunday Oct 12: Entrevaux to Castellane |
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| Monday Oct 13: Castellane to Moustiers-Sainte-Marie |
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| Tuesday Oct 14: Moustiers-Sainte-Marie to Manosque |
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Week 8: Debut du Chemin de St Jacques |
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| Wednesday Oct 15: Manosque to Roussillon |
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| Thursday Oct 16: Roussillon to Arles |
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| Friday Oct 17: Arles rest day |
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| Saturday Oct 18: Arles to Montpellier |
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| Sunday Oct 19: Montpellier to Beziers (via Mediterranean coast) |
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| Monday Oct 20: Beziers to Carcassonne: Will someone please turn OFF the wind. |
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| Tuesday Oct 21: Carcassonne to Revel |
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Week 9: Sigh, Those Pyrenees |
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| Wednesday Oct 22: Revel to Toulouse: Bonne Fête Max! |
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| Thursday Oct 23: Toulouse to Auch |
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| Friday Oct 24: Auch to Maubourguet |
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| Saturday Oct 25: Maubourguet to Pau: Those Pyrenees are Wow-ish! |
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| Sunday Oct 26: Pau to St. Palais: Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain......... |
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| Monday Oct 27: St. Palais to Burguete, Espana: Through the Pyrenees |
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| Tuesday Oct 28: Burguete to Pamplona: I hope the bulls don't knock me off the bike! |
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Week 10: Tough Times Across the Rains & Plains in Spain |
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| Wednesday Oct 29: Pamplona to Estella: Clearing skies, breeze at my back.... |
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| Thursday Oct 30: Estella to Logrono: The air is moving contra to my direction again... |
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| Friday Oct 31: Logrono to Santo Domingo de la Calzada: Happy Ghoulies and Ghosties |
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| Saturday Nov 1: Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Burgos: Last day riding for a bit |
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| Sunday Nov 2: Burgos: Rest & Exploration |
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| Monday Nov 3: Burgos to Madrid: Bus ride by Bulls |
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| Tuesday Nov 4: Madrid Explorer I |
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Week 11: Madrid, Mosques, Medina and MA |
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| Wednesday Nov 5: Madrid Explorer II |
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| Thursday Nov 6: Madrid to Tangier, Morocco, Africa: Never Been Here Before |
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| Friday Nov 7: Tangier: Lost in the Medina? |
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| Saturday Nov 8: Tangier: Let's Meet in La Kasbah |
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| Sunday Nov 9: Tangier to Madrid: Back from Africa |
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| Monday Nov 10: Madrid |
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| Tuesday Nov 11: Madrid: Sissy-mode Again |
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Week 12: The Weather Smartens Up |
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| Wednesday Nov 12: Madrid to Burgos: Boredom by Bus |
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| Thursday Nov 13: Burgos to Osorno: On the road again... |
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| Friday Nov 14: Osorno to Sahagun: Pain on the Road |
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| Saturday Nov 15: Sahagun to Leon: Castilian Plains Forever |
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| Sunday Nov 16: Leon to Rabanal del Camino: Beautiful Places, but... |
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| Monday Nov 17: Rabanal del Camino to Villafranca: Face from Home |
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| Tuesday Nov 18: Villafranca del Bierzo to Samos: Meeting Fellow Cyclists |
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Week 13: Completing the Camino de Santiago, McGyver's Chickens and Veering to the Left |
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| Wednesday Nov 19: Samos to Palas de Rei: Still no Tires! |
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| Thursday Nov 20: Palas de Rei to Santiago de Compostela: A Pilgrim No More? |
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| Friday Nov 21: Santiago de Compostela: Rest Day |
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| Saturday Nov 22: Santiago de Compostela to Pontevedra: The Final Leg Begins |
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| Sunday Nov 23: Pontevedra to Tuy: To the Edge of the Land of Moors, Sumol & Cabo da Roca |
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| Monday Nov 24: Tuy to Viana do Castelo, Portugal: Atlantico! Atlantico! |
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| Tuesday Nov 25: Viana do Castelo to Braga: Lemons, Limes and one Amazing Catedral |
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Week 14: Boas Festas Portugal! |
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| Wednesday Nov 26: Braga to Guimaraes: Happy Birthday Auntie V!! |
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| Thursday Nov 27: Guimaraes to Amarante: Happy Birthday Shelley! |
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| Friday Nov 28: Amarante to Porto: A Glass of Port in Porto |
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| Saturday Nov 29: Porto to Agueda |
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| Sunday Nov 30: Agueda to Coimbra |
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| Monday Dec 1: Coimbra to Leiria: Congratulations S&D! |
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| Tuesday Dec 2: Leiria: Rest Day |
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Week 15: Mixed Feelings: Am I Actually Coming to the end of this Adventure? |
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| Wednesday Dec 3: Leiria to Obidos: Amazing Walled Town |
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| Thursday Dec 4: Obidos to Peniche (and around the cape) |
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| Friday Dec 5: Peniche to Torres Vedras: Last of the Lush Rolling Hills? |
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| Saturday Dec 6: Torres Vedras to Sintra: For the Irvines who were in Sintra in 1982 |
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| Sunday Dec 7: Sintra to Cascais (via Cabo da Roca) |
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| Monday Dec 8: Cascais rest day (first of many?) |
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| Tuesday Dec 9: Cascais to Lisboa (by bus) |
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| Wednesday Dec 10: Lisboa to Frankfurt to Toronto to Timmins to Cochrane |
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"Crazy" Epilogue |
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| Final Thoughts on my Tour |
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| Presentation Schedule |
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| Photo Availability |
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Ten/Eleven Years Down the Road |
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| What has been going on?: Do the wheels still turn? |
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