Bike the Borderline

Dear Followers It's been 253 days since our last confession... We're not sure that any of you are checking the site anymore. And who can blame you. But we wanted to post a blog to let you all ...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2011/06/back-on-chain-gang.html

Sometimes it’s not easy Without making you all feel queasy To tell you how wonderful the Honey Badger is Riding along on Trusty in front Of the rain, wind and hail he took the brunt Pel...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/10/ode-to-honey-badger.html

For the past year we have been writing blogs for your and our entertainment. We were careful not to give too much away concerning who had written each blog, but we know a few of you could tell...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/10/dedicated-to-my-cycling-partner.html

Wow …what an adventure! We’re back in the United Kingdom, sipping wine and sharing stories with our friends and family. The trials and tribulations of snow in New Mexico, extreme heat in N...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/10/there-back-again.html

It’s been a few days now since we finished our incredible journey. At times, it seems hard for us to remember what we have just done. But then when we look at our photos, it transports us ri...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/10/fat-lady-sings.html

States = 33 Distance = 13,261 miles Ave Distance = 59.37 miles per day Duration = 347 Cycling Days = 236 Time in the Saddle = 1,057 hours : 28 minutes Total Elevation Gain = 444,316 f...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/10/cycle-facts.html

Looks like we made it Look how far we've come my baby We mighta took the long way We knew we'd get there someday They said, "I bet they'll never make it" But just look at us holding ...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/10/mission-accomplished.html

What can we say? We’re in Nyack just 27 miles away from NYC. A place we used to frequent on our other bikes, TC and Canny, when we lived in Manhattan. For those who don’t know, TC and Cann...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/10/there-and-back-again.html

So, it appears that the weather and cycling gods are both going to keep testing us until the very end. Today, the rain started literally as we stepped out of the front door of our hotel in Rid...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/10/no-sleep-till-brooklyn.html

We posted a holding Blog yesterday because we were very tired last night, after a torque busting day of cycling followed by a late night of enjoyable eating and drinking. With just 4 days of...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/10/hanging-on-by-thread.html

We had a really tough day today and are very tired. However after meeting Monica, the manageress of our hotel and then late night drinks in the restaurant next door with the wonderful Rebecca, Ma...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/10/holding-blog.html

It’s Fall in Connecticut, and it’s beautiful. We know that if we were here just a couple of weeks later, the colours would be even more vivid, but the leaves they are a changing, the squir...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/10/catch-falling-leaf-and-save-it-fortoday.html

Our vision was to actively take part in a life changing experience that would broaden our appreciation for life. We embarked upon a mission to cycle around the perimeter of North America and a...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/09/33rd-state-done.html

Today was… well, today was one hell of a day. It was the day when we passed our 13,000th mile, and ventured into a new state, Rhode Island, but it was also one of the toughest days we have e...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/09/finding-road-into-rhode-island.html

Today, we’re really shattered again! 43 miles into a very strong headwind to get from Boston to the historic (Pilgrims, Mayflower, Rock, first Thanksgiving, English settlement, etc.) town of...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/09/holding-blog.html

Although we’re only a few days away from the end of our trip, we found our non-cycling day in Boston still filled with the usual activities. While doing the laundry, we looked with a wry smi...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/09/rainy-day-in-boston.html

It’s late, we’ve just finished dinner at a local Thai Restaurant and we’re back in our very comfortable hotel room watching TV and of course writing the blog. The day began with us wak...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/09/tri-state-ride.html

It was a HOT day today for our 60-mile ride from Portland, ME to Kittery, ME. Negotiating the busy streets of Portland to start off, we were glad to make it onto some of the bike paths that le...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/09/bands-of-jupiter-trump-rings-round.html

Another short and sweet blog today guys! We woke up fairly early today, had breakfast, returned the Ford Escape to Hertz and then whilst Kat was planning where we would be staying for the next...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/09/portland-maine.html

OK, so this time, we are talking about the car. Today, we hired a Ford Escape and retraced our steps/tyre prints along the Maine coast by driving from Bar Harbor Airport to Portland, ME. Aft...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/09/great-escape.html

Drum roll please! Tomorrow we start heading south along the Atlantic coast. Our final 500’ish miles take us on our final leg into Manhattan. Not quite believing what we have accomplished thi...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/09/go-south.html

No, we’re not talking about the SUV favoured by the hip-hop crowd and notorious for being involved in drive-by shootings. We’re saying that today we climbed 1,532 ft up to the top of Cadil...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/09/cadillac-escapade-excellent-ride.html

Let us pause for a while and consider what we have achieved! Firstly, we are at the most Easterly part of our trip, Bar Harbor (longitude -68.206558) on the Atlantic Ocean. The first time our ...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/09/far-east.html

We awoke to the sound of ducks on the river below our window. They were a raucous bunch: a few white ducks with orange bills, a couple of black ducks, and a whole stream of grey juvenile delin...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/09/quack-quack-oops.html

Today was a day to remember! Not for the scenic beauty, but for the catastrophic event of Trusty. Before launching into the details of our crazy afternoon, let us tell you about this morning. ...

http://biketheborderline.blogspot.com/2010/09/breaking-of-trusty.html