Susan Carpenter - Member Profile - CycleBlaze

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Susan Carpenter

Journals

Title Ratings
Follow My Heart 11873
Three, Two, One....Tour 7330
Skipping About the Continent 13221
Reaching New Heights 2733
Back to Beginnings 592
Bridging the Gap 1514
Stress-free Cycling the French Countryside 1282
Midwest Spring Flings 103
A Patagonia Adventure 263
Melo Vélo Meanderings 529

About

My first bike tour was in the summer of 1972, a 5 day loop around central Ohio with my college roommate.  We took off without much thought - our "gear list" included mosquito head nets from the Columbus Army Surplus store, a down sleeping bag purchased through the Whole Earth Catalogue, and a tube tent borrowed from a skeptical friend the night before we left.  It was 37 years before my next tour, a self-guided trip through Burgundy that thoroughly hooked me on the joys of bike travel.  

Following my awakening, I enjoyed a number of guided, self-guided and self-contained tours - most lasting a few days and none more than a two weeks.  On retiring, my touring goals became more ambitious and I completed my first extended, mostly solo, self-contained tour around France in 2018, chronicled here.  I continue my love affair with cycling and touring in nearby and far-away places, documenting these escapades here and @scarp51 on Instagram.

I very much enjoy the knowledge, support and camaraderie of the Cycle Blaze community – thank you all! 

Christmas Day in Angkor Wat, 2016