July 5, 2011
Where now?: In Cuba recently and heading out again?
THIS has been a good year; I am so lucky. A few months ago my wife Marie-Anne and I went to Cuba to complete the tour we had started the previous year. A few months back a cycle-touring friend asked me a second time if I wanted to do a tour with him. Back a few years ago he asked if I wanted to join them for a tour of France's Loire Valley, but for some silly reason I declined. So, when Kevin asked again it was with nary a hesitation that I agreed to the offer to cycle along the Danube (Donau/Duna, depending on which country you're in).
Interestingly, it was back in 1992 that I chose the Danube for a tour though it was heading westward from Vienna. This time the route will be eastward. The last time I cycled in Europe was in 2003 when I completed the Istanbul to Lisbon ride (if you're interested, look it up on this website.)
Over the past number of years Marie-Anne has joined me on a number of cycle tours in Cuba and in southern Ontario, so it will be quite a change to cycle with someone else. I know Kevin and I'm sure his friend Tom will be great, too, though if they tease me too much I may have to find something to tease them about!
My two riding partners in this case are elite tourers so I am a bit concerned about my ability to maintain the elitism. Only time will tell.
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