In the morning we took the subway to the bike shop. The owner was happy to see us and welcomed us with a smile. He helped us select and prep the bikes while we packed the panniers. With everything feeling good and no time to waste, we snapped a photo
After some exciting flight delays Matt and Ali finally landed in Seoul around 4:30 AM. With the bike team assembled we took the day to explore a few more spots in Seoul. It also to gave Matt and Ali a whopping 28 hours to fight their jet leg before
Authors’ note: this is a bit of a longer post as it covers three days, but there’s lots of pictures. If there was ever a post to skim for the photos this would be it. Adam woke up full of energy and ready to explore Seoul. Unfortunately it was
At 10:35am we took off from San Francisco and only 12 hours later we landed in Seoul. It was 3pm local time, meaning we only lost 5 hours in our race against the suns rotation around the earth. Helen’s body was screaming at her to go to sleep
After a 6 hour flight from MIA to SFO and an overnight layover in a Palo Alto Oasis we were ready for our flight to Korea. We peeked under the mattress to wave goodbye to Kovu who eyed us suspiciously; the memory of being stuffed into a carrier apparently still
We arrived in Miami with two overlapping goals: explore the famous Miami Beach, and get rid of Helen’s bicycle shorts tan line. Unfortunately, hurricane Milton had other plans. With the storm on course for Tampa, Miami was experiencing the secondary effects of being pummeled with rain. Sadly this meant
With the Subaru packed, the apartment clean, The Lasagna waiting in the fridge, and the sun shining perfectly through the bay windows; it was time. Though his last SF date plan was replaced with packing and despite his sleep deprivation Adam knew that it was time. He held Helen’s
It was Saturday, the day before the move. The big things were sold, some things were boxed, but most things were scattered across the floor. We visually sized up the volume of stuff against our Subaru Crosstrek (colloquially known as “Blue”), and decided we needed more space. So we drove
After our “Perfect San Francisco Day” it dawned on us that in a few short weeks we’d have to move all our worldly possessions to Chicago; marking the end of our West Coast Fun and starting our transition to Adventures in Asia. But first we had to cross one
Not today, but the other day we had a day that was a perfect day. Our day began with a morning bike to the top of Hawk Hill. To get there we first to had to cross the Golden Gate Bridge. However, this being a perfect San Francisco day, meant
We returned from our Michigan adventures a little over a month ago. Our more enthusiastic readers may be wondering what we've been doing? How come there are no updates? And, to them we say: "Who are you, our boss? We have no boss. We're gainfully
This is a short post to reflect on one of our recent wins. Enjoy! On May 27th, 2022 Helen revealed to her concerned older sister that she purchased her first motorcycle. Her justifications was simply "It's a good investment": Pictures may hold a thousand words, emojis