The Vitals Date: December 6, 2019 Location: Sunshine Coast Distance: ~65 km (about 25 km of single track), ~1300 meters climbed Photos: Brittany Resources: Trailforks, bikepacking.com The Trip With the dreaded shoulder season dragging on and on, Brittany and I rented a house in Sechelt for the weekend with friends. To make it more interesting, […]
The Vitals Date: March 4 – 11, 2017 Location: Maui (Haleakalā National Park, Kihei, Waiʻānapanapa State Park) Partners: Brittany Distance: 35 km in Haleakalā National Park, 10 km in Waiʻānapanapa State Park, other Time: 3 easy days in Haleakalā National Park, 1 day in Waiʻānapanapa State Park Resources: Haleakala Nation Park Waianapanapa State Park Photos: Brittany The Trip Direct flights from […]
Radical Sabbatical
The Vitals Dates: June 19 – August 2, 2019 Location: Japan to Ontario Photos by Brittany Total Route Section 1 Riding Summary Section 2 Riding Summary Section 3 Riding Summary Section 4 Riding Summary The Trip We left Vancouver on August 6, 2018 and we returned nearly one year later on August 2, 2019. In the […]
Riding Stats South Korea Japan Total km 978 812 Riding Days 14 13 km/riding day 69.9 62.5 Total days 22 24 km/day 44.5 33.8 Days Camping 10 10 Days through WarmShowers 3 3 (2 were also camping) Days in Hotels 8 13 Days Other 1 (overnight ferry) 0 Longest Day: 107 km (Aso to 23 km […]
The Vitals Dates: June 4 – June 18, 2019 Location: Fukuoka – Osaka, Japan Distance: 812 km Photos by Brittany Total Route The Trip We woke up at 5:00 a.m. when the lights and the TV in our cabin flicked on by some authority beyond our control. The previous night we had boarded the New Camellia […]
The Vitals Dates: May 13 – June 3, 2019 Location: Incheon to Busan, South Korea Distance: 978 km Photos by Brittany Total Route The Trip South Korea might be the easiest place to bike tour in the world. Let me enumerate the reasons: 70% of the bicycle network is on cycle-only roads On the cross-country route […]
The Vitals Dates: April 25 – May 9, 2019 Location: Around the South Island, NZ Photos by Brittany The Trip We traded two wheels for four when we took the bus from Dunedin to Christchurch and stored our bikes at the home of a good friend’s younger sister. With one free day in Christchurch, we went […]
The Vitals Dates: March 17 – April 13, 2019 Location: Picton, NZ to Bluff, NZ Distance: 1488 km, 14,700 m climbed Photos by Brittany Total Route New Zealand Riding Summary The Trip For the better part of a week, Brittany and I have been sitting on the Otago Peninsula doing a housesit with two dogs. The […]
Riding Stats Total km: 3284 Riding Days: 48 km/riding day: 68.4 Total days: 60 km/day: 54.7 Nights Camping: 39 Nights through WarmShowers: 6 Nights in Huts: 1 Nights with Friends: 2 Nights in Hostels/Airbnb: 12 Longest Day: 117 km (Rawene to Dargaville, our sixth riding day in NZ) Shortest Day: 30 km (Utea Park to Bluff Campground, our second riding […]
The Vitals Dates: February 21 – March 17, 2019 Location: Auckland to Wellington, New Zealand Distance: 1265 km cycled, ~ 11,500 m climbed Photos by Brittany Total Route Downloadable GPS track for this section is at the bottom of this post. The Trip Oh boy, we’ve done a lot of riding since I last wrote something […]
The Vitals Dates: February 13 – February 20, 2019 Location: Kaitaia to Cape Reinga to Auckland, New Zealand Distance: 525 km Photos by Brittany Total Route Downloadable GPS track for this section is at the bottom of this post. The Trip Brittany and I landed in Auckland on February 9th after an 11th hour purchase of […]
The Vitals Dates: January 11 – January 31, 2562 B.E. Location: Anlong Veng, Cambodia to Chiang Mai, Thailand Distance: 992 km Photos by Brittany Total Route Downloadable GPS track for this section is at the bottom of this post. The Trip Thailand has shown up as a strong contender for a better cycling destination than Yunnan […]
Riding Stats China Laos Cambodia Thailand Total km 1068.5 1202.5 736 992 Riding Days 16 18 10 15 km/riding day 66.7 66.8 73.6 66.1 Total days 27 30 24 29 km/day 39.6 40 30.7 34.2 Days Camping 2 8 1 3 $/day (total 2 people)* 31.07 50.25 90.92** 40.65 *This is our cost of […]
The Vitals Dates: December 18, 2018 – January 10, 2019 Location: 4000 Islands, Laos to Anlong Veng, Cambodia Distance: 736 km cycled, many kilometers by bus and ferry Photos by Brittany Total Route Downloadable GPS track for this section is at the bottom of this post. The Trip My Dad is one of the many proponents […]