We’re in Cochem, Germany after these first 2 weeks on our bicycle trip! It was a weird thing, locking up the door of our house, just to hop on our bikes for this big journey. It felt like we were about to do something meaningful. Our great neighbours hugged us goodbye, took the first picture of our trip, and off we went into the heat wave. That first day was a whopping 35 degrees, not ideal, but we weren’t about to postpone anything. ...
Tomorrow is the day! We’re about to leave on a big trip: we plan to ride our bikes around Europe for 6 months. It feels unreal that this thing is actually happening. We couldn’t be more excited! We have 6 months. Ahh, the luxury of time. The idea is to make lots of detours and explore the French and Spanish interior while we’re there. There’s no real destination, we’ll take the path less pedaled, camp in wild places every night, get our feet dirty, explore the little towns along the way, and get to know the locals 🏔️ 🌄 🌊 ...