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Cycling southern Portugal, Alentejo to Algarve; October 6-13, 2024
My brother Alex lives in a medium sized seaside town in the Alentejo region of Portugal, two to three hours drive south of Lisbon, about halfway down the coast. I started my bike trip there with him. Alex, his wife Kristi Barlow, and their daughter Eleanor Claire had moved to this town a little over…
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Danville VA, just looking around; September 22, 2024
I keep coming back to bicycle around Danville VA, only fifty-five miles straight north of my home in Chapel Hill NC. Danville’s city limits abut the North Carolina / Virginia line. Unlike the booming Research Triangle area of North Carolina, Danville has for many years been left behind. A hundred years ago Danville (current population…
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Cycling Norfolk, England; August 22-28, 2024
I had cycled the U.K. before, two months in England and the Continent back in 1976 with Vince. We carried camping gear on the backs of our bikes and had a much bigger agenda than just noodling around London. I do remember the excitement of cycling in the left lane through all those London roundabouts.…
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Baltimore, a love letter; August 12-14, 2022
I enjoy the look and feel of cities, especially biking around looking at buildings. I have a special relationship with far away New Orleans but Baltimore is sometimes my easier-to-get-to substitute. My relationship with Baltimore is strictly platonic. I have real friends in New Orleans but I know essentially no one in Baltimore. I grew…
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