Finally, FedEx was able to figure out where to deliver to the bicycle. The box looked pretty much the same as our boxes looked when we sent them with the airlines. Perhaps the photo of the bicycle is a secret signal to the handlers to be sure that the box is torn showing [...]

Gosh, kids. Sorry to tell you that Santa isn’t coming because there was a mispelling on our address. His list said Wesleg Ave, so he was too stupid to realize that the only street with a similar name is Wesley. And of course, he knows that we are the only ones named [...]

Turns out that Polly didn’t depart on the same day that the new bicycle arrived. That would be too much for us to handle emotionally anyway. Our original Polly had to go somewhere to thaw out, not to be confused with drying out, but maybe it is the same thing in the portapotty [...]

The exciting news is that Robert’s bicycle has left Lenexa, Kansas and is on its way. Equally exciting is the fact that the kitchen is almost functional. The cabinets have been installed, the walls are painted and the tile is down. Too bad that we don’t have running water yet. That [...]

We aren’t doing the RAAM or trying to set any type of record bicycling across the countries. This is a vacation and although we have a reasonable amount of time to make the crossing, we aren’t planning on doing it in a zig-zag pattern. That will be some other trip. Our route [...]

Jim Foreman, a fellow phred, posted his REI Novara touring bike for sale. Fortunately, it seems that I read the board shortly after his post and was the first person to express interest in the bike, which is the perfect size for Robert. He has claimed all along that his old, trusty Miyata [...]