Our (canceled) plan / Rome to Barcelona
14. helmikuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ -13 °C
This was our tentative plan that was canceled near the end of March due to the coronavirus. ☹️
New playhouse lights
8. toukokuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Installed some blue LED solar light on the playhouse. 😀
Iowa Gravel
9. toukokuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Pat McKay Rode with us. We sported our buffs while riding. The I included some adventurous B-roads and cold beers in Pat’s backyard at the end.
Mother’s Day
11. toukokuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
We had a relaxing Mother’s day at home. Sebastian turned 17 on April 25th. We planted the Redbud tree in the background the year he was born.
Smoked Pork
14. toukokuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
I used my electric smoker to make some smoked pork and smoked salmon. lisa caught the salmon in the fall in Michigan while fishing with her brother Adam.
Trees and Landscaping
15. toukokuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We replaced the 45 year old tree that was wrongfully cut down in 2018 while we were touring in France with a Miyabe Maple. We also planted a Norwegian Weeping Spruce and did some landscaping aroundLue lisää
Firepit
17. toukokuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We enjoy having fires in the backyard, and Sebastian is at the age when he enjoys having friends over for a fire. This is one socially distancing thing he can enjoy with friends. We built a new fireLue lisää
Brown Cafe
18. toukokuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Drink our favorite U.S. beer out of some of our favorite Belgian glasses. 🇺🇸🇧🇪 Brown cafe = an establishment where the dishware and silverware may not match and your beer may or may not beLue lisää
Moby Dick
20. toukokuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
In 1931 my grandpa, Erwin Cochran read Moby Dick. I decided with so much time at home with social isolation I would try to conquer this read. I am finding my vocabulary level quite below Melville’s.Lue lisää
German Marble in Dresden
24. toukokuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Last year (2019) we bought this marble at a flea market in Dresden, Germany. Today, I found you can text a picture to an expert and he’ll identify the marble for you. It’ a Germany stripedLue lisää
Iphone se & New App
25. toukokuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
I finally upgraded my iPhone 6s and was testing my new camera with a plant identification app.
Postel Abbey & Mol, Belgium
25. toukokuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Drinking a beer out of my favorite Belgian glass. Postel Abbey is near Mol, Belgium, one of our favorite places in the world. If you ever go, stay with Kristein & Peter at B&B Molmento! We drove outLue lisää
A Look Back at the 2019 Tour
26. toukokuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
I use the winter months to plan our tours extensively. I use a combination of mapping sites. Warmsowers.org, Airbnb, Couchsurfing, etc. I plan our routes and line up lodging. I then write outLue lisää
More LED Projects
26. toukokuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Lisa hung some new lights in the screened-in-porch and we both worked on getting some blue ones near the firepit.
Arrowhead Hunting
27. toukokuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
It had been awhile since I got out walking the fields of Iowa. I found one nice hide scraper and a bunch of flakes.
Westmalle Dubbel
28. toukokuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Enjoying one of the best beers in the world on our screened in porch. We fell in love with this Trappist ale in Belgium and have been to the abbey to enjoy it locally too. A delightful taste if youLue lisää
Kitchen Remodel Begins
30. toukokuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Money saved from our canceled trip is being spent on house renovation. Starting with new countertops. What a mess! 😏
More Gravel Adventures
31. toukokuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Pat, Lisa, and I did a nice gravel loop through Downey, Iowa. We end with beers in our backyard.
COVID-19
2. kesäkuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
A reminder of what is going on in the world as I ride my go-to-20 mile-loop, a “res loop. My “res loop” is a scenic 20 mile loop over the Coralville Reservoir (part of the Iowa River.)
100 Miles to See Mom
4. kesäkuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
I left at 7am to ride mainly gravel to my hometown (Marshalltown) to visit my mom. Lisa drove over to give me a lift home ❤️. A beautiful ride which involved avoiding a thunderstorm, a “HaystackLue lisää
1 Year and a Day (Ingolstadt)
5. kesäkuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Last year we met Meike and Herbert as the hosted us at their flat in Ingolstadt, DE. Unfortunately, they had to cut their 2019-2020 bicycle tour from Vancouver to the tip of South America short. TheLue lisää
Protesting / BLM / Weird Beer
5. kesäkuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
George Floyd’s wrongful death has caused protesting and riots around the U.S. and world. Sebastian has joined the peaceful protesting. I enjoyed some free parking and strange beer, and am in supportLue lisää
Strawberry Moon
5. kesäkuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
We drove out to the country to look at the Strawberry Moon (full moon of June) and stars with Sebastian. A very calm and enjoying evening together.
Sutliff Bridge Ride
6. kesäkuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Pat, Lisa, and I did one of our favorite rides to Sutliff, Iowa. It is a 45 mile ride of mainly gravel, with a beer and food stop at the historic Sutliff Bridge. We met Doug at the pub and enjoyedLue lisää
Backyard BBQ & fun!
7. kesäkuuta 2020, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We had the McKays and their girls over for a BBQ and games and a fire in the backyard. Bummed I didn’t snap any photos. We’ll do it again soon and I’ll add photos. Pat and Lisa defeated Jim andLue lisää
MatkaajaI guess you have your plan ready for next year 😉