Yup, an e-bike. Why not?
The hills south of Alba, vines dripping with purple Nebbiolo grapes that will be turned into Barolo wine, are steep. Why make this day hard on ourselves?
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Day 2 on Eurovelo 8 in France: Sete to Beziers
The goal on this day is to meet friends for dinner in Beziers. Along the way, though, my goal is to reflexively say Bonjour Madame/Monsieur every time I enter a shop or otherwise approach someone. After all, one of these friends has explained, not doing this is considered the height of rudeness (and why perhaps Americans in France are seen as rude, not the other way around.) I know I was a bit remiss on Day 1.
Continue readingEurovelo 8: Montpellier to Narbonne in 3 days
It’s hot, the sun is beating down, we’re maybe halfway through our first day on Eurovelo 8, and I’m sick of the taste of Isostar (Europe’s Gatorade) in my water bottle. All three of us are looking for water.
Continue readingHow to bike to Duke Farms (with a detour to the new Flounder Brewing)
Biking to Duke Farms has been on the list for a while.
But if we wanted to benefit from the calmness of the D&R Canal towpath for much of the ride, the trade-off would be some stretches of busy road. Would it be worth it?
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Tagged D&R Canal towpath, Duke Farms, East Coast Greenway, Flounder Brewing
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Lawrence Hopewell Trail’s Full Moon Ride is back!
I love the Lawrence Hopewell Trail but haven’t been on its Full Moon Ride in – gulp! – five years. Time to go back!
Continue readingErie Canal bike ride: We reach Albany on Day 7
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Tagged Albany New York, Erie Canal, Erie Canal Trail, New York state
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Too much pie on the Erie Canal from Utica to Amsterdam
It seems hard to believe, but there is such a thing as too much pie. And I learned that lesson on day 6 of our Buffalo-to-Albany bike ride along the Erie Canal.
Continue readingErie Canal bike ride: Syracuse to Utica on day 5
The highlight of the 58-mile day: meeting up with one of our East Coast Greenway friends who happened to be in the area.
Continue readingErie Canal bike ride: Seneca Falls to Syracuse
Look for the references to 19 in Seneca Falls —we spotted signs for the right to run 19 (that’s a 19k run) and had breakfast (and a great conversation with two locals) at Cafe 19.
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Tagged Erie Canal, New York state, Seneca Falls, Syracuse
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Exploring by bicycle 