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  • From Cable to . . . Bulgaria

    In which we need some water, we cross some mountains, and enter a very different place called Bulgaria.

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  • Breaking Up is Hard to Do

    In which we write a Dear John letter to Chile, our old flame, we meets wonderful Moroccan family and we eat great food.

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  • God’s Little Acre

    God’s Little Acre

    Hope – Bass Haven Resort on Lake Erling, AR You know those movies that weave together lots of different plots? Like, for instance, Love Actually. Which, by the way, I really enjoy. Lots of sappiness and happy endings – just the kind of movie I like. Anyway, today was kind of like that – lots

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  • An Historic Day

    An Historic Day

    New Cowhide Campground – Hope, AR We reached the Mexico border? No, let’s not get ahead of ourselves – we have to finish Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas first. Diana swam to New Orleans and back?  No – that’s ridiculous. She only made it to St. Louis before she had to turn around for dinner. We

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  • Texas On Our Minds

    Texas On Our Minds

    Hot Springs – New Cowhide Campground, AR No one big story today. But lot of little ones. Riding? Beautiful. Still rolling. Mountain-y vistas. Bucolic scenes. The only small complaint would be the three sections of gravel we encountered as we rode down Old Caddo Gap Road. But even those were nothing like Iowa gravel. No

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  • Dog Day Afternoon

    Dog Day Afternoon

    Dog Day Afternoon Little Rock – Hot Springs, AR Lots to cover. A wonderful stay in Little Rock with Gunnar and Maria. Little Rock explorations. Our Gunnar-guided ride to Hot Springs. And a super fun afternoon and evening in Hot Springs National Park with Gunnar, Maria and our new friend David.  After Maria made dinner

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  • Little Rock – the town and the pillow

    Wooly Hollow State Park – Little Rock, AR Well, we arrived in Little Rock yesterday – after our friend Gunnar provided personalized guide service into town and to his house.  And it was a good thing we arrived at a real home – with real beds, outlets, wifi, and even a car for running errands.

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  • The Cooking Edition – Part I

    Mountain View – Wooly Hollow, AR So there has been a certain amount of confusion about our eating regimen. This post is designed to clear up at least a few of the questions.  First off, we do have a stove along with us. It’s a small one-burner unit. Some people have suggested that we should

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  • A Mountain Day

    A Mountain Day

    Mountain Home – Mountain View, AR This day maybe combined all the different things that you might think of when you think about the Ozarks into one day. Super beautiful. Maybe more beautiful than we had given the Ozarks credit for. It really is pretty amazing. Love the terrain and the vistas and the rivers.

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  • Because Eternity Matters

    Because Eternity Matters

    Ava, MO – Mountain Home, AR Last night we did our usual prep for today’s ride. Destination? Weather? Place to stay? Roads? Stops along the way? We have to analyze all of this to make a plan . . . I’ll spend more time on the details here, because they come back into the story

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  • Little Ride in the Ozarks

    Lebanon – Ava, MO – via the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home & Museum Yesterday’s ride finished on Highway 5. Ugly. Fast. Lots of semis. Divided highway. Just kind of depressing. Today we started out thinking that we would avoid that yucky road by taking the biking directions route – which would hopefully take us on

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  • Rumble Strips, and other “interesting” observations

    Eldon – Lebanon, MO, via Lake of the Ozarks There’s a lot that goes into deciding where we go each day. Where are we ultimately heading? (Mexico border, for now). Do we have an intermediate destination? (Little Rock – where are friends Gunnar and Maria live). Is there something we want to see along the

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