The Faroe Islands are still a bit “off the beaten path”, unspoiled and absolutely beautiful. Photos on Instagram for the "islands" over the past year have seen an increase and will entice you. We have been enticed! Our trip to the Faroe Islands started in Reykjavik. We arrived at the tiny ... Read More
Within the last two years we had spent seven months in Australia, spending around one month in each major city. We visited each state or territory - except one...Tasmania. Having made a return trip to New Zealand for three months, we thought it was an opportune time to spend a couple weeks in ... Read More
The day is finally here, the start of the Tour Aotearoa, a self-supported, 3,000 km cycling brevet the length of New Zealand from Cape Reinga to Bluff. It is "brevet", not a race. For many it is a personal challenge of one kind or another. For others it is a rather unique approach to seeing a ... Read More
The NZ training portion for the Tour Aotearoa is essentially finished, my favorite phase, tapering begins. Tracey and I arrived in New Zealand January 9th to integrate some hill training. We have no hills near Sarasota Florida, the biggest climb being the Ringling Bridge, about a five percent ... Read More