The journey from Tenerife to the start of the Southern Tier cycle route across the USA is an odyssey in itself, 36 hours from door to door via Madrid and Philadelphia. Still, if you can't put up with the discomfort of air travel how are you going to cope with long haul cycling ! But I must say its a great relief to get here with the bike and luggage intact. The motel is nice but in europe we associate motels with movies like 'no country for old men'. [View Full Entry]

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Hi, Only three days till I fly to the states and one week till I start the cycle trip that will 'hopefuly' take me across the USA from San Diego to Florida ! There is so much to do and so little time....... [View Full Entry]

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