2018 Andalusia photos
here’s the link to the narrative
2018 Andalucia
Odette and Jerry biked in southern Spain from September 22nd to October 13th of 2018: Odette had a vacation problem. The county doesn’t pay physicians too well, but it makes up for it by giving an extraordinary amount of time off. Odette hasn’t been able to take all of her vacation for years and usually …
2018 Tibet Snapshots
here’s the trip report
2018 Tibet photos
Tibet write-up
2018 Tibet
From the 14th of August to the 5th of September Jerry and Will (together with a friend of Will’s) biked from Golmud in China to Lhasa in Tibet – about 1,200 KM and mainly at about 5,000 meters of elevation. We flew from Seattle to Bejing with three bikes and two big duffles full of …
Montlake Bridge to 520 trail …
Bikes are supposed to detour to the west side of Montlake, cross 520, cross back across Montlake, and cross back across 520 again – for three weeks. Sidewalk repair and detour along Montlake Blvd E begin as soon as Monday, June 18 The Seattle Department of Transportation is moving forward with another local project as …
2018 Provence
This year Odette and Jerry travelled in France from May 22 through June 2. They packed the tandem and flew to Paris, took the TGV to Avignon, spent six days biking a loop starting and ending in Avignon and passing through Arles. They worried about the train strike interfering with the trip back to Paris …
Literspeed Tuscany refinements
Odette put a couple hundred miles on the Tuscany and said she liked it. Then she had an accident and was off the bike all winter. When she started riding again in the spring she said she wouldn’t get on the Tuscany until I raised the handlebars or for any ride that involved climbing. (She …
Capital Budget
clipped from BikingBis with some items of local interest bolded: “One of the biggest projects is for acquisition of land along the John Wayne Pioneer Trail. The budget allows $2 million for land acquisition, as long as adjacent landowners can cross or drive on the trail for agricultural purposes. Future costs are projected at $8 …
Tibet
Cycling from Chengdu to Lhasa by the national highway G318, the total distance is about 2154km. And there are two mountains over 5000 meters and ten mountains with altitude of over 4000 meters to cross over by highway. The bike ride on this route will take over 20 days to finish, and need to climb …