Paris, by myself
 9 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
 9 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
						
								Crossing the Seine, just me and my bike. And-
Treating myself to a fancy dinner. They wouldn't let my bike in the restaurant.
Sigh.
				
			
Notre Dame
 9 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
 9 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
						
								I'm glad I went to the cathedral in Laon because Notre Dame de Paris was PACKED and I had no interest in being in those kind of crowds.
So instead of going inside, I stood in the square and watchedBaca lagi
Coffee, waffles, and bikes!
 9 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
 9 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
						Yes please
Glacerie Berthillon
 9 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
 9 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
						Wild strawberry and peach sorbet in Paris. And ice cream stained glass!
Lazy saturday morning in Paris
 9 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
 9 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
						Café Déclic
333 miles later
 8 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
 8 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
						Met a couple korean girls at the hostel who were leaving soon to go see the Eiffel tower, which apparently does a mini light show at 1am. Well, I wanted to go to bed because I am the World's WorstBaca lagi
le train
 8 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
 8 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
						Ice Dragon (my bike - yes, that's its name, don't laugh - never mind, it's ok to laugh, it's ridiculous) and I felt a little bad taking the train during a strike, but we had no choice. No one inBaca lagi
Laon
 8 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
 8 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
						After a full morning of riding in traffic, and also falling off my bike and hurting my leg a little when trying to ride on a dirt road to stay out of traffic, and getting swarmed by these tiny beetlesBaca lagi
When you try to give up
 8 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
 8 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
						The traffic gradually worsened as I got closer to Paris. Once I reached the suburbs I checked for a train. Hmmmm.
This way or the highway
 8 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
 8 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
						This road and I got in a fight. It was a draw
auberge le valle du sel
 8 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
 8 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
						the local "campground" was lovely - a rustic bed and breakfast in what seemed to be the ruins of a very old compound or village, with camping allowed in the yard. the cats were friendly, the chickensBaca lagi
Morning after the storm
 7 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
 7 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
						Look at this stupid, beautiful Belgian countryside. Pretending there wasn't a storm that put the fear of God in it last night
chimay, belgium
 7 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
 7 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
						Chimay, Belgium is another famous Trappist brewery town. I was there around 10am after only a few hours of sleep so I skipped the beer, but it was beautiful
Pain Sandwich
 7 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ 🌧 64 °F
 7 Jun 2018, Perancis ⋅ 🌧 64 °F
						Yep. After 300 miles, that's about right
Crossing into France
 7 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
 7 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
						It looked like this
Gastropods of Belgium Under Attack
 7 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ 🌧 68 °F
 7 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ 🌧 68 °F
						The snails and slugs of the Rance Regional Forest in southern Belgium woke up to a grisly scene Thursday morning. An American cyclist rode 18 miles through rush hour traffic, injuring dozens. Some,Baca lagi
Campsite #3
 7 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
 7 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
						
								Where I endured one of the strongest thunderstorms I've ever seen on a bike trip. 
I was woken up around 1am by rain pounding on my tent, thunder and lightning. This "campsite" was not technically atBaca lagi
Thank god for soccer
 6 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
 6 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
						
								Rode 60 shitty miles. 
The first 20 were EXTREMELY hot and in the sun (and my face is already peeling and burnt from day 1 - its very attractive)
The next 25 were under construction, unimaginablyBaca lagi
Ok, europe, you're alright
 6 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
 6 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
						I'm going to be totally honest and say I didn't actually expect to be impressed by some buildings. But wow! The Grand Plaza was pretty amazing
Things I ate and didn't eat in Bruxelles
 6 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ 🌙 57 °F
 6 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ 🌙 57 °F
						
								The five basic food groups of brussels are: waffles, beer, fries, chocolate, and mussels. It's a weird combination, to be honest. Well, this unpopular opinion penguin is here to say:
1. I don't likeBaca lagi
not-french fries
 6 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ 🌙 57 °F
 6 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ 🌙 57 °F
						Belgium is REALLY into fries and beer. I saw a guy with a belgian fries tattoo today. Usually they come in a cone, but this was the "small." They gave me two forks....I ate them by myself.
Brussels, finally
 5 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
 5 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
						Well: yesterday, because I started so late, I only made it 55 miles instead of 80. Which means that I had to make those miles up today. I rode 95 miles to get to Brussels, Belgium. Holy crap.
Cafe Trappisten
 4 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
 4 Jun 2018, Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
						There are only 11 Trappist breweries in the world and after 45 miles today I'm at one of them! Trappists are a particular order of monks that live a pretty strict monastic life, but (because it'sBaca lagi
"Ohhhh...."
 3 Jun 2018, Belanda ⋅ 🌙 61 °F
 3 Jun 2018, Belanda ⋅ 🌙 61 °F
						
								I was riding my bike through the charming and quiet Dutch town of Passantenhaven when I had the following interaction. 
Small child: "(something in dutch)?"
Me: *smiles and nods*
"Something else inBaca lagi
Things that are So Holland
 3 Jun 2018, Belanda ⋅ 🌙 61 °F
 3 Jun 2018, Belanda ⋅ 🌙 61 °F
						First forty miles
 3 Jun 2018, Belanda ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
 3 Jun 2018, Belanda ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
						Well, my "early start" turned into not leaving until almost noon. Luckily the first 20 miles were easy, flat, and smooth - a paved trail with the gorgeous River Vecht to the left and cows and sheep toBaca lagi








































































