Jul
20
2008
Today we completed our adventure to traverse 10 Degrees of Latitude under human power on the continent of Europe. Just 6 more continents to go. Ride stats today 129 miles Fins to South Paris; completing 10 Degrees Latitude Our most gorgeous bike day yet, a suitable end to an amazing journey 0 sheep, 5 buguettes, [...]
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Jul
19
2008
Ride stats today 80 miles Ingelmunster, Belgium to Fin, France Gorgeous countryside, 15 mph headwind 4 baguettes in rear pockets, 3 weddings, 7 barets Holy smokes was it blowing out there today, but we pushed through. The French countryside was gorgeous, which made it easier. We started in Belgium and crossed the border into France [...]
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Jul
16
2008
14 hours 23 minutes We made it! Everyone helped! It was awesome! It was a gorgeous day for a swim from England to France. The middle map pretty well tells the story of our relay swim across the English Channel. We started the morning off strong on Shakespeare Beach and finished the day cold and [...]
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Jul
14
2008
Adam and I are seriously ready to swim — and the weather has us land-locked. We talked to our awesome pilot boat captain today and Wednesday (7/16) seems like our day. One of the big challenges of swimming the English Channel is having the patience to wait for the perfect weather day. In this blog [...]
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Jul
02
2008
Ride stats today Newcastle to Leeds 90 miles 5100 feet climbed 4000 sheep; 200 cows; 7 horses The winds were strong early on, but eased after a few hours. We fought a similar terrain profile as yesterday for the first 30 miles, but the middle 30 miles of our route was on a highway with [...]
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Jun
26
2008
Ride stats today Bonar Bridge to Inverness 60 miles 3500 feet climbed 3000 sheep Today began beautifully. The sun shining and there was little wind. We decided to put the Bellwether rain coats away and head south. The first part of the journey was phenomenal. We were almost alone on the road, and even though [...]
Tags: adam hazlett, bellwether, best western, europe, finis, Fun, neal mueller, Sponsor, swimming, trip report, winter