Author: neil

Despite there being four other adults (including one working the night-shift) and two kids in the house whose living-room floor we slept on, it was a quiet night of sleep, with our early-rising butts being the only disruptors. The fancy two-person sleeping pad that Will and Sierra loaned us to try out (matching our own…

A couple weeks ago, Rett asked “when do we go through wine country?” Well, wine country is inland, and we’re riding down the coast, so, never. Or, we at least would have to do a significant detour to hit anything wine-related. But wait, there are no rules to this thing, right? So let’s go to…

This may have been the shortest ride we’ve done where we’ve actually changed “homes” for the night.  But this Kirby Cove campsite that we’d booked (for $30, rather than the hiker/biker prices we’re used to) was more “this is a unique attraction we should visit” rather than “this is a place to sleep when traveling…

4 days in San Francisco Day 1 First requirement was getting to Ariscault Bakery before they opened to be 5th in line to pick up a bag of croissants. They lived up to their reputation well enough that being 50th in line probably would have been worth it. Well, at least 25th in line. Then…

The rain and the wet in camp (even when it’s not raining) is a significant drain on our time, energy, comfort, and thus, enjoyment of this mostly-outdoor life we’ve chosen to live. I want to make this version of life be as comfortable and enjoyable as possible for Rett, because that means we’ll both be…