About Us
- Karen, David & Bill
- Based in Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati, we three are longtime single cycle riders. After early retirement, Karen and David bought a jumbo-sized Cannondale tandem. It's white (very), trimmed in red. We call it the Pillsbury Doughboy. We were joined by Bill, an old friend, on his 14-year old single Cannondale and made the call that started this adventure. He's supposedly retired but continues to find real work when he chooses.We planned to pedal self-supported across the U.S. in Spring 2011 from San Diego CA to St. Augustine FL. In beginning this adventure we agreed philosophically with Jean-Jacques Rousseau: "The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years but the one with the richest experiences."
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
A Few Pearls of Packing Wisdom from Bill
Consistent with my usual last minute strategy for packing I began the chore at 3:30 today, April 5. My flight to San Diego leaves at 9:30 AM tomorrow. It took about two hours to take the bike apart and pack it into the cardboard bike box Jim's Bicycles gave me after I spent a lot on money on a total rebuild of my touring Cannondale. The frame, fork and handlebars are all that remains of the old bike. Getting back to my strategy of last minute packing, the pressure tends to focus attention like nothing else. There is no time for hemming and hawing about what to take and what to leave. The disadvantage is that I may forget to pack underwear. Well it is time to think about what to pack in the way of clothes, camera, underwear, etc.
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TP, unless you are doing the motel option :)
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