Tag: adventure
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Cycling Wilson NC, and an update on the heart; July 28, 2026
Chapel Hill NC is ninety miles west of both Wilson NC (population 48,000) and Rocky Mount NC (population 54,000.). Those small cities are twenty miles north/south of each other. Since I had recently explored Rocky Mount, I followed this up with several bike rides around Wilson NC. Cutting to the chase: Wilson seems more put…
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Why would anyone cycle around Rocky Mount NC? July 10, 2026
My cardiologist advised that until we fix a malfunctioning valve I should refrain from extremely strenuous exercise. He said I could continue to bicycle but not vigorously. I certainly was not going to just sit at home. I needed somewhere FLAT to explore by bicycle so I drove over to Rocky Mount NC. Why cycle…
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Two Old Guys Explore Rural Spain by bicycle; May 9-18, 2026
I love Spain. Not only that, traveling there is easier because I can at least imperfectly speak the language, having spent a semester in college in Bogotá way back in 1977. Much of Spain gets too hot for pleasant cycling in the summer so my friend Lyman and I hoped our mid-May departure would give…
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North Mississippi; March 23-26, 2026
My friend Lyman and I set off on a 2-3 day cycle tour in Northern Mississippi. Five hours north of New Orleans, on her way to Memphis, Lyman’s wife Gillian dropped the two of us and our folding Bike Fridays around 5:00 PM at a gas station three or four miles south of downtown Oxford…
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