by Allan | Aug 23, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
I felt genuinely sad to leave the San Juan Islands. I remember that in 1980, when I was here to lead the community college bicycle tour class, I mused about settling here. Lopez Island was my favorite then, as it is the most pastoral and least upscale of the three...
by Allan | Aug 20, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
Happy birthday to me. I turn 63 today. Here are two pictures of Conor and Liz’s homestead. I wasn’t able to catch Conor at work on their land. The last several days have revolved around the kindness and hospitality of solar bozo families on Orcas...
by Allan | Aug 17, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
Ian Woofenden sent me this photo when he saw my previous post about seeing Rick ‘s large PV/wind system on Lopez Island. The photo is of Kelly Keilwitz and him on the top of that 127’ tower. The rain kept up through the night and half of the next day. It...
by Allan | Aug 14, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
This portion of the Grand Adventure is just beginning and has its own unique flavor. This is the part in which I retrace travels of long ago. Today’s miles, and most of the miles likely to come in the next month or so, are following the paths of previous tours....
by Allan | Aug 12, 2014 | Allan's Bicycle Trip Blog
While heading north from Portland, I received an email from best friend Windy Dankoff encouraging me to see Ian Woofenden’s home on Guemes Island, a tiny island in Puget Sound, near the San Juans. Windy wrote that it would be a highlight of my trip. Ian is...
