Food and Drink
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Dark ‘n’ Stormy
On one of my un-disciplined nights this week I had a fantastic Dark ‘n’ Stormy at White Star (@meredithmo and I were raising a glass while all of our cocktail Twitter buddies were down in NOLA; Jimmy joined us as well). The ginger beer had the perfect amount of bite and it was served with
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Discipline
It takes a decent amount of discipline to participate in a triathlon. I'm still shocked that I have managed to do it, frankly. But there are currently other areas in my life where I'm trying to be disciplined at the moment — my first goal was no eating out and no drinking between the return
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France, Days 8 & 9: All Good Things Must Come to an End
My last 33k from Sarlat to Souillac were peaceful and serene. I biked on my own, as the rest of the group were continuing on and I had to be sure to make it in time to catch my train to Paris. Sadly, I said goodbye to everyone at breakfast, and headed out. Most of
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France, Day 7: The Hills
Given yesterday’s adventure, I opted for a somewhat shorter route today, which would also leave me a bit of time to explore Sarlat and buy gifts and postcards for the family. A 35k loop from Sarlat seemed minor, until we started reading the route sheet and seeing a piece of our route to the hill
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France, Day 6: Quite the Day
Today I opted for the long route – 57k. The good news is that we got a break from the heat. The other (not particularly bad) news is that the moment we set out from Les Eyzies it began to rain. And then pour. The 25k before lunch were comprised of stunning scenery and seriously
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France, Day 5: This One’s for the Ladies
Today was our girls-only ride from Lalinde to Les Eyzies. We set out early as we knew we had a sizeable hill in store before lunch. And we did. But, we made it intact, and the boys didn’t even catch up with us! The scenery has slowly shifted from vineyards to farmland, although much of
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France, Day 4: Napping at the Chateau
Another scorcher – at one point we passed a thermometer that read 37 Celsius, which was later converted for me to over 98. No wonder the hills seemed so brutal!! So brutal in fact, that after another fantastic picnic (todays fave component was a rabbit terrine) under the shade of a tree next to the
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France, Day 3: Hot, Hot, HOT!
Every single Blue Marble bike trip I’ve been on has been scorchingly hot, and this one is no exception. This heat makes ordinary hills seen tougher, but it helps you earn that post-ride beer. I’m wiped from today’s ride, so here are the highlights: amazing lunch picnic by the river of market goodies and yesterday’s
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France, Day 2: Let the Cycling Begin
Today was the first official cycling day of the trip – a modest 25k loop through some of the vineyards of St. Emilion. Let me just say, for the record, that cycling through the vineyards of France is excellent balm for the soul, regardless of what is going on in the rest of your life.
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France, Day 1: Entering Wine Country
I took the Eurostar to France, but instead of going through Paris, I was routed through Marnee la Vallee, otherwise know as the home of EuroDisney. This meant a 10 am train full of screaming children as I was having my morning coffee. Thankfully, after the transfer to the TGV, which took me the rest