The 50th State: Hawaii

by | Jan 25, 2014 | Cycling adventures, Cycling the 50 states of USA

Ah Hawaii. Islands of the sea. Land of the Hukilau cafe. Home to Polynesian princess’, pineapples and palm trees. And more importantly, the 50th state…A BUMPY STARTFinally sat on a plane at Dallas Fort Worth airport, I was overcome with relief, and also rather aware...

Memphis And The Music

by | Jan 8, 2014 | Cycling adventures, Cycling the 50 states of USA

Greetings Five-O fans, and welcome to Part 2 of a journey thorough the South. This week, we’re going deep into Dixie. While you were all pulling crackers, exchanging sock gifts, and dribbling through a post turkey coma, I was riding a bejewelled, tinsel-tastic pink...

The Dash For Dallas

by | Jan 5, 2014 | Cycling adventures, Cycling the 50 states of USA

This week, the Director at the Department of Destiny decided that I’d got a little too big for my Cowboy boots. He sensed my belief that the final ten days would be a mere formality, and so plunged his hands deep into the weather well, and began drawing out: “Flood?...

The Deep American South

by | Dec 29, 2013 | Cycling adventures, Cycling the 50 states of USA

I’d heard many things about The South. I was promised I’d be chased by dogs. That I’d ride on roads with no shoulders, get a yearly dose of bigotry and make the acquaintance of hicks with no teeth. And yet, that that all of this would be curiously juxtaposed with the...