Josie Dew and daughter Molly
One of the reasons I became fascinated with bike riding and travel was due to a book I read in 2001, The Wind in My Wheels by Josie Dew. Josie started cycling when she was a girl and has ended up cycling around the world including the UK, US, parts of Canada and the Middle East, as well as New Zealand and Japan. I have read almost everything she has written and was chuffed to see that getting married and having a child have not slowed her down (although I wouldn't blame her if it had). She even got me to reading about another cyclist, the intrepid Dervla Murphy who at 78 is still biking strong. Murphy's travel-by-bike tale Full Tilt is one of the best books I have ever read. Murphy has traveled all over the world solely by bike including the Middle East in the mid-1960s. I hope that's me one day!
Miles: 6.50
Stuff I heard: "Young lady, you are brave to ride in this cold!"
I think it cool. I think cool when I ride to see mom camp out for week. It funny people really come to ask about where are you from and nice people drope of cold water when its hot.
ReplyDeleteI like see how people set there bikes up when touring . I like crazyman page for touring that kills some reading about all bike touring.
stay warm and think all warm riding soon
I getting ready ride Walt's see I can save $ on stuff I see.
ride safe;-) and be seen