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Tuesday, 15 October, 2024 – Wednesday, 30 October, 2024
The route of days 113-128. We cycled 330 km.
After 6 nights in Malarrimo camp in Guerrero Negro, it was time to finally move on....
Tuesday, 1 October, 2024 – Monday, 14 October, 2024
The route of days 99-112. We cycled 400 km.
After two nights at Valery’s place in San Felipe, it was time for us to continue. We...
Sunday, 22 September, 2024 – Monday, 30 September, 2024
The route of days 90-98. We cycled 400 km.
The day arrived when we were finally about to cross into Mexico. We would cross the border...
Days 69 to 89 1 September, 2024 – 21 September, 2024
Our route through USA California. Blue line was done by rented car to avoid Los Angeles.
Statistics:
Distance: 385 km
Ride...
Tuesday, 17 September, 2024 – Saturday, 21 September, 2024
The route of days 85-89. We cycled 17 km (red). We did around 750 km in a rented car (blue).
We woke up in Julie’s and Patrick’s...
Monday, 9 September, 2024 – Monday, 16 September, 2024
The route of days 77-84. We cycled 325 km.
It was Monday, day 77 of our journey, and after staying with Shirley for a week, it was...
Sunday, 1 September, 2024 – Sunday, 8 September, 2024
The approximate route around San Francisco on day 71
The big day arrived; it was time to leave Europe and fly into the USA. One would...
Days 56 to 68
19 August, 2024 – 31 August, 2024
Our route through Spain
Statistics:
Distance: 245km
Ride time: 18h
Ascent: 1800m
Descent: 1900m
Duration: 13 days
On bikes: 8 days
Average:...
Monday, 19 August, 2024 – Saturday, 31 August, 2024
The route of days 56-68. We cycled 245 km with 5 rest days.
On Monday, the 56th day of our journey, we left France and entered Spain....
Days 37 to 55
31 July, 2024 – 18 August, 2024
Our route through France
Statistics:
Distance: 665km
Ride time: 53h
Ascent: 4050m
Descent: 5350m
Duration: 19 days
On bikes: 17 days
Average:...
Sunday, 11 August, 2024 – Sunday, 18 August, 2024
The route of days 48-55. We cycled 245 km.
One thing on our travel bucket list is sleeping on the beach, but we didn’t know that...
Wednesday, 31 July, 2024 – Saturday, 10 August, 2024
The route of days 37-47. We cycled 420 km.
On the last day of July, the 37th day of our journey, we finally reached the point where...
Days 7 to 36
1 July, 2024 – 30 July, 2024
Our route through Italy
Statistics:
Distance: 1030 km
Ride time: 83 h
Ascent: 5250 m
Descent: ...
Monday, 22 July, 2024 – Tuesday, 30 July, 2024
The route of days 28-36. We cycled 230 km.
On Monday we again had a WarmShowers host, third time on this journey! Giuseppe invited us to his...
Friday, 12 July, 2024 – Sunday, 21 July, 2024
The route of days 18-27. We cycled 390 km.
After a bit over two weeks and 500 km of gradual cycling, we finally arrived at Lake Garda, where...
Thursday, 4 July, 2024 – Thursday, 11 July, 2024
The route of days 10-17. We cycled 280 km.
On Thursday morning, we set a new record for an early start, being ready to go by 6:30 AM. We...
Saturday, 29 June, 2024 – Wednesday, 3 July, 2024
The route of days 5-9. We cycled 190 km.
On Saturday morning, we woke up early, packed everything back on the bikes, and Iris’s family...
Monday, June 24, 2024 – Friday, June 28, 2024
So it finally begins!
After over two years of gradual planning and organizing, the day has finally come. We’re starting our long-awaited journey. Even though we had...
Sreda, 13. september 2023
Nenavadno je spet spati dlje. Med peto in šesto uro se oba zbudiva, ker pa nisva v šotoru lahko v miru zaspiva nazaj in se vstaneva šele okoli 9:30. Čez dan druženje, tarok, plaža in kosilo, proti...
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
It’s unusual to sleep in again. Between five and six in the morning, we both wake up, but since we’re not in a tent, we can peacefully fall back asleep and get up around 9:30. During the day,...
Torek, 12. september 2023
Vlažna in hladna noč. Vsa oblačila, ki sva jih zvečer v upanju, da se posušijo razprostrla preko torb v šotoru so ostala neprijetno mokra. Prva budilka zvoni ob 5:30, na srečo imava še drugo in zatem...
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
It was a damp and cold night. All the clothes that we spread over the bags in the tent in the hope that they would dry remained unpleasantly wet. The first alarm rings at 5:30, luckily we have...
Ponedeljek, 11. september 2023
Srednje dobro spiva, večino noči sva pojedina za komarje, občasno se zbujava in poslušava naokoli.
Vstaneva ob 5:00, do 5:30 sva že spakirana in pripravljena na odhod. Upava na kakšno prijetno...
Monday, September 11, 2023
We sleep moderately well, most of the night we are feasted on by mosquitoes, occasionally waking up and listening around.
We get up at 5:00, by 5:30 we are already packed and ready to leave. We...
Nedelja, 10. 9. 2023
Ob 6:00 naju prebudi budilka, najin plan je, da danes čim prej kreneva iz kampa, saj naju čaka dolga pot do trajekta v Porozini.
Vseeno se odločiva, da če sva že tukaj, to izkoristiva in greva pred sedmo...
Sunday, September 10, 2023
At 6:00 AM, the alarm clock wakes us up. Our plan is to leave the camp as soon as possible today, as we have a long journey ahead to the ferry in Porozina.
Nevertheless, we decide to make the most...
Sobota, 9. september 2023
Hvala psički Rozi za bujenje ob 6:30, zdaj imava brez dvoma dovolj časa da se spraviva in ujameva trajekt ob 9:45. Neverjetno koliko stvari v dveh dneh pobegne iz najinih torb in se poskrije po kombiju....
Saturday, September 9, 2023
Thanks to the dog Rozi for waking us up at 6:30 AM, we now have plenty of time to pack up and catch the 9:45 AM ferry. It’s incredible how many things manage to escape from our bags and hide...
Petek, 8. september 2023
Zbudi naju moker smrček in živahne tačke, ki zahtevajo takojšnjo pozornost in energijo. Dan nameniva ustvarjanju in pisanju skupnega bloga (nadoknaditi morava nekaj dni zaostanka in si pripraviti...
Friday, September 8, 2023
We wake up to a wet nose and lively paws demanding immediate attention and energy. We dedicate the day to creating and writing our new blog (we need to catch up on a few days’ backlog and prepare...
Četrtek, 7. september 2023
Kot obljubljeno, 5:15 vstajanje. Šotor je vzdržal bodičaste rastline in polha ni bilo na spregled. Pospraviva šotor, naloživa kolesa in se ogrejeva, da spraviva v pogon malo razbolele in zaležane...
Thursday, September 7, 2023
As promised, a 5:15 AM wake-up. The tent withstood the spiky plants, and there was no sign of the dormouse. We packed up the tent, loaded the bikes, and warmed up to get our slightly sore and stiff...
Sreda, 6. septemeber 2023
Dobro jutro žužek Štef!Za danes se odločiva, da bi dan rada namenila poležavanju na plaži, kopanju v morju in vzpostavitvi najinega instagram profila. Pot, ki naju vodi do mesta Krk ima svoje vzpone...
Wednesday, Septemeber 6, 2023
Good morning, bug Štef!
For today, we decided to spend the day lounging on the beach, swimming in the sea, and setting up our Instagram profile. The road leading us to the town of Krk had its...
Torek, 5. september 2023
Zeloooo mrzla noč. Vstaneva ob 5:15, do 6:15 se spakirava in spraviva na kolesa. Po 20km vožnje si privoščiva zajtrk pri pokopališču v Jelšanah, napolniva bidone z vodo in greva čez Hrvaško mejo (ki...
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
A very cold night. We got up at 5:15 AM, packed up, and got on our bikes by 6:15 AM. After 20 km of riding, we had breakfast at the cemetery in Jelšane, filled our water bottles, and crossed the...
Ponedeljek, 4. september 2023
Pozno popoldanski štart iz Cerknice v smeri Ilirske Bistrice čez Javornike. Doživela sva prvo srečanje z roji komarjev, katerim je popolnoma vseeno za Autan. V hrib sva lezla po polžje, od vrha...
Monday, September 4, 2023
A late afternoon start from Cerknica towards Ilirska Bistrica via the Javorniki mountains. We had our first encounter with swarms of mosquitoes, completely indifferent to Autan. We climbed the hill...