Today I flew from Vladivostok to Beijing. After five months in the country, a closing of that chapter. It all went uneventfully. Even my visa registrations remained unchecked. I’ll tell you some more about that later. On arrival in Beijing, … Continue reading →
On completion of a trip like this, there are always mixed emotions. It is nice to have completed the trip, and particularly a goal such as having crossed two continents on a bicycle. At the same time, you realize that … Continue reading →
12768 km (7921 miles) and nearly six months after leaving Amsterdam.   See “Map”. Photo courtesy Mickey:
Continue reading →Today we cycled into ВладивоÑток to complete the trip. Hooray, we’ve made it all the way to ВладивоÑток! It was a busy ride not for the faint-hearted. ВладивоÑток is located on the end of a natural peninsula. There appear to … Continue reading →
We’re getting closer, today we briefly saw a bay that is part of the Pacific Ocean. It was an easier ride today, though I was somehow noticing that my back was hurting from yesterday. It was a damp mist when … Continue reading →
We had a fun and easy first half ride today. The second half was one of the toughest rides we’ve had on asphalt. My back was sore this morning, which didn’t help. Perhaps pumping up the tire harder caused more … Continue reading →
It is harvest time and there are many stands along the way with produce: tomatoes, peppers, corn and watermelons. Today we especially saw and tasted fresh watermelon. It was nice to see the sunrise after several overcast mornings. The wind … Continue reading →
It rained overnight and was misty this morning. Fortunately we had winds to blow out the clouds. Unfortunately, those winds were from the south west, so we had headwinds all day. The terrain had gentle ups and down with occasional … Continue reading →
Twenty-one oblasts cycled and one more to go! (Technically speaking, some are republics, some are krais, etc). Fortunately, it stayed dry today, we even had brief periods of sun. There were more gentle hills to climb, so a tough but … Continue reading →
We’ve been passing through temperate rainforest and can see why it gets its name. Today started overcast and dry but switched to drizzle and then to a steady rain. Rumor has it there is a cyclone in the area pumping … Continue reading →