During Spring 2015, a group of friends and I will be touring the entire east coast from Key West, Florida to Bar Harbor, Maine, approximately 2,500 miles in total, following the Atlantic Coast route created by the Adventure Cycling Association. This will be a self contained fully loaded bike tour which means I'll be carrying around 45 lbs. or so. I'm looking forward to experiencing the east coast like never before. With this blog, I plan to post pictures as we progress using the BlogPress APP on my mobile phone. Let's see how it goes and wish me luck. On a bike tour such as this, our daily challenges and not necessarily in this order, will be our physical condition, food, shelter, traffic, navigation, and weather. The above picture was taken during my Southern Tier crossing of the U.S. in spring of 2008. Bike touring requires a specific mind set and a passion.

Saturday, May 2, 2015

Reamstown to Phoenixville

A beautiful ride today from Reamstown to Phoenixville, at 43 miles with 3,000 feet of gain, on mostly quieter country roads. Since we are now just 26 miles from Philadelphia, some of the small towns we encountered, cater to the Philadelphian weekenders and are more boutique oriented, which for us, means better dining/bakery options. I hope my pictures give you a good sense of the springtime countryside through which we are traveling. Highlight of the day was the Phoenixville Food Festival, also featuring live music, which was happening downtown in front of our hotel when we arrived. Great timing!


Above: A heathy eater at home, Kristina is a sugar junkie on the road.





Amish Farm








I love roast duck!!





Amish buggy passing by.


Heard of flipping houses or cars, this farmer is a tractor flipper.
Thanks for that info Kristina.


Only a city boy would take pictures of cattle.

















Meeting two young Brits traveling by bike, one is headed to Houston, TX starting from Connecticut.








The Phoenixville Food Festival.












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