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Today feels very bittersweet. The first half of our day was a normal Lady Biker Gang day, and the second half brought us back to our normal lives, stationary and indoors. We woke up in the yurt, after a cozy night on mattresses on the floor with air conditioning. Sarah’s yurt is even more specialContinue reading “Day 21: Woodbridge to Farmington, Miles 644-679”

On the second to last morning of our bougie bike tour we woke overlooking a misty Housatonic River after spending another cozy night on a friend’s lawn. Steven continued to impress us with his cooking skills by making a breakfast of apple, banana, & maple syrup oatmeal. Meanwhile his father treated our coffee drinkers toContinue reading “Day 20 – Shelton to Woodbridge, miles 629 – 644”

Today we awoke quite late in Darien, met with a breakfast spread by the Joneses. We had a leisurely breakfast around the patio table, enjoying each other’s company. We eventually realized it was time to get moving and slowly got our gear together. We were part enjoying our morning and partly fearing the bike rideContinue reading “Day 19: Darien to Shelton Miles 594-629”

Today did not go as planned, but we made it to where we needed to be in one piece. What did not make it in one piece was the two bikes I broke…. We started the morning with the famous Kosciusko Thunder Cakes (guaranteed to get things moving within 2 hours). We’ve decided that weContinue reading “Day 18- Southport to Darien, miles 566-594 +2 bikes down”

At this point, we’re seasoned travelers. We’ve gotten good at unpacking and re-packing our gear, roadside fixes, anti-chafing strategies, and beating the heat on a bike. So, we wanted to give a shout out to a few items that have carried us through. THE KITCHEN SINK At first it felt a little over the topContinue reading “BONUS CONTENT: Gals on the Go Gear Review”

The last couple days have felt more like a beach vacation than a bike trip, but today brought us back to reality a bit. It was a long day on some busy roads, with lots of miles on bustling route 1. But we had some beautiful beach views and very few hills, and got toContinue reading “Day 17: Clinton to Southport, Miles 510 to 566”

Today we woke up in the beautiful backyard of our friend Justin. Our trip from New London, a short 30 miles to Clinton, was a nice respite from the hot sunny day. We had a yummy breakfast of yogurt, granola, blueberry coffee cake, fruit and smoothies. We packed away our gear, got a photo, andContinue reading “Day 16 – New London to Clinton, miles 490 – 510”

I hate the heat. I cannot stress this enough. An ideal world for me includes one where it maxes out at 75 degrees. So knowing that today was going to be 90 degrees left me a little bitter going to bed last night. I was sleeping great, blissfully in dreamland, when I woke up toContinue reading “Day 15: Westerly to New London, miles 467-490”

Today was hot. You probably experienced it and kvetched. So did we. The sun was cooking us, the road was hot, and shade was sparse. At times, a headwind cooled us off, but also added to the list of things going against us. I found myself eyeing lawn sprinklers and random muddy puddles, wondering howContinue reading “Day 14- Barrington to Westerly, miles 412-467”

IWe had a nice, intentionally late start to the day, since we were planning on a later arrival to Kathleen’s. We rolled out of our tents to a delicious breakfast prepared by Uncle Jeff. He contemplated making us corn bread or banana bread, but ultimately decided on banana bread in a cast iron skillet. ItContinue reading “Day 13: Onset to Barrington, Miles 367 to 412”