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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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  • All’s Well That Ends Well

    College Station – Mannheim, TX Some days are not as easy as others . . . Our day started out with a lot of uncertainty. We knew we were heading toward Austin – but in terms of where exactly we would land today we had no idea.  In general we use several different apps to…

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  • Where’s the Beef?

    Where’s the Beef?

    Rusk – College Station, TX Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. I used to say that a lot in my former life.  I guess it still applies today.  After touring the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library this afternoon “Where’s the beef” was the term that came to mind. I mean, it…

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  • We are not going back!

    We are not going back!

    Rusk – Madisonville, TX Those of us who bike with Diana very much know that wind direction is very important to her. Not as important as butter or cream, but almost as important as having a good reserve – like a minimum of 15 bars or so – of baking chocolate around. I mean, just…

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  • From Texas, With Love

    From Texas, With Love

    Carthage – Rusk, TX Just a plain old nice day of biking.  After yesterday’s ugly busy roads we didn’t get distracted with Gators and Friends or anything like that . . . We just followed the biking directions all the way here – and we ended up on beautiful lonely roads.  It was a long…

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  • Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures

    Bass Haven Resort, AR – Shreveport, LA – Carthage, TX After a nice 55-ish mile ride across the border and into Shreveport yesterday, we turned our afternoon/evening into one of those Diana’s Days Off – meaning that rather than collapse at the hotel we went through a laundry list of activities: All told we ended…

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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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