by Lauren Magnee | Jul 29, 2019 | Cycling
I like the idea of camping more than I actually like camping. I like comfortable mattresses, hot showers, and a toilet in the next room. I’m sure other bike tourists would consider that blasphemous, but I want to relax after a long day of cycling. And that does...
by Lauren Magnee | Jul 25, 2019 | Cycling
We had set an alarm for 7:30 AM, but we both woke up before then, so we watched an episode of “Stranger Things.” We ate snacks and leftover Indian food for breakfast and packed up our stuff. After finding a geocache in the park across from the Airbnb, we...
by Lauren Magnee | Jul 23, 2019 | Cycling
We woke to an alarm at 6:30 AM and walked out to the lobby for a continental breakfast. I assumed the waffles, bread, and English muffins were not vegan, so I chose cereal and John chose oatmeal and prepared our powdered coconut milk. After eating, we returned to our...
by Lauren Magnee | Jul 21, 2019 | Cycling
John woke me up this morning to eat breakfast. I was annoyed because I had finally been sleeping well in a bed after camping the past two nights. We walked downstairs to the restaurant. Unfortunately, Lake Quinault Lodge is not vegan-friendly, so we only ate fruit and...
by Lauren Magnee | Jul 19, 2019 | Cycling
John woke up during the night needing to pee, so he asked for his sandals. I had them outside my side of the tent, so I unzipped the flap and reached outside in the dark. I pulled them inside and handed them to John. He exclaimed that he had just stepped on a slug...