Southern France, a set on Flickr.
France, a set on Flickr.
Life has been full of changes for Andrew and I over the past few months. Andrew graduated from seminary, we got married and moved in together- just in time to move all of our stuff into storage and head out on this bike trip!
But perhaps one of the biggest adjustments so far has been to our new tandem, that people tend to refer to as “le Autobus.” Not only are we riding a tandem, we are also pulling a single-wheel trailer (who we refer to as “Bob”) making our rig even more of a spectacle.
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Switzerland, a set on Flickr.
Freiburg, a set on Flickr.
I saw Andrew working on his bike one sunny afternoon in May outside of our apartment complex in Holland, Michigan. I had always wanted to strike up a conversation with Andrew, but was usually too shy and just settled for a quick “hi.” This time was different. “Hey! Where did you learn to fix bikes?” I asked. “Oh, here and there… on the road,” he replied nonchalantly. After practically prying it out of his mouth, I learned that Andrew was part of a group, Fueled By Rice, which bicycled from Beijing to Paris from 2007-2008. I was astounded. “We have to talk when I get back from India!”
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