by Ira | May 31, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Sleeping tonight in a four-post bed complete with canopy. I think that’s a first. This place is INSANE. It used to be an Abbey. Now it’s a hotel. It’s hundreds of years old. Wild. The grounds here are INCREDIBLE. Just insanely gorgeous, nestled up against the base of...
by Ira | May 30, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Again, today I rode further than I’ve ever rode on a bike before: thirty-seven miles. One biiiiiig caveat here: it was on an e-Bike. Lol. Man. That shit is SO MUCH EASIER than a normal bike, omg. I was dyyyinnggg yesterday from the 26 mile ride on a normal bike....
by Ira | May 29, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
I…rode a bike further today than I have ever ridden a bicycle. WITH INCLINES. 1,600 feet of them, in fact. I am very, very tired. BUT…the legs held up, I think. I hope. We’ll see tomorrow. As of right now, they’re fine. Hopefully they remain that way by morning....
by Ira | May 28, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
We made it to Dijon. An adventure! To be sure. But, here we are. Taking the train was actually magical. So fast. So smooth. Got here in no time. Didn’t even have to take a nap. The station in Paris we left from was also pretty and PACKED. People actually use trains...
by Ira | May 27, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
The Hos are once again united. We met them over in a new hotel after breakfast and laundry, we did a little shopping, and then we all went over to dinner together. It was SO GOOD. Super solid. Especially the dessert, which was a lemon sorbet, merengue, cream/custard,...
