We're now officially finished!!! Eric and I biked to the ocean yesterday and dipped our bikes in the Atlantic, fulling completing our trans-continental bike trip. To me though, it doesn't really feel like we're finished - my legs are still nominally sore, I'm still wearing the same set of clothes I have for weeks, and I'm still "on the road" away from home. It feels more like I'm just taking a short break, like in St. Paul or in Cleveland, and that in a short time I'll be back on the road biking. It's a little weird, but kind of neat, how biking all day has become "what I do," and seems like a normal way of life. I think going back to work/"real life" is going to be a little difficult, but I figure I'll get used to sitting in front of a computer all day, just like I got used to sitting on my bike all day - it only hurts really bad for two weeks and then it becomes mostly tollerable...
"In the sunset of dissolutionment, everything is illuminated in the ora of nostalgia," even The Bike Trip. I'd be lying is I said that their weren't some rought times and times when I wished I could just hop on a train and go home. However, all-in-all, it was a really wonderful experience and I'm very glad I did it. We've seen parts of the country, met people, and had experiences that you couldn't have any other way besides on a bike. We owe a big thanks to all the kind people who openned their homes to us, gave us a place to stay, food to eat, chatted with us, or helped us along in other ways. The scenery was spectacular, but it was really all of these people we met who made the trip truly special.
In case you were wondering, we did finish in under 8 weeks, ahead of schedule, biked nearly 4200 miles (7000 Km), and I lost nearly 20 pounds!
"In the sunset of dissolutionment, everything is illuminated in the ora of nostalgia," even The Bike Trip. I'd be lying is I said that their weren't some rought times and times when I wished I could just hop on a train and go home. However, all-in-all, it was a really wonderful experience and I'm very glad I did it. We've seen parts of the country, met people, and had experiences that you couldn't have any other way besides on a bike. We owe a big thanks to all the kind people who openned their homes to us, gave us a place to stay, food to eat, chatted with us, or helped us along in other ways. The scenery was spectacular, but it was really all of these people we met who made the trip truly special.
In case you were wondering, we did finish in under 8 weeks, ahead of schedule, biked nearly 4200 miles (7000 Km), and I lost nearly 20 pounds!
4 comments:
Hej, Jason!
Herzlichen Glückwunsch dass Ihr Eure (Tor-)tour geschafft habt!
Schön dass die Post noch vorher angekommen ist, dachte schon die ist in den endlosen Weiten Amerikas veschollen - gibt doch nette Leute!
Hoffe Ihr habt nen schönen Heimflug und könnt die Strecke nochmal von oben genießen - diesmal ganz entspannt. :)
Viele Grüße, Johanna.
Hi Jason:
Congratulations to you and Eric for finishing your bike trip across America. You accomplished something that most of us would not even dream of trying. The people you met and the sights you saw will be with you for a lifetime.
Dad and Mom
Congratulations to both of you! What an amazing thing to be able to look back on :)
Hi.
I just finished reading your amazing story. I'm currrently a college student in NYC and also trying to get together a group of friends this summer to ride from coast to coast.
I was hoping you might be able to give me so helpful advice from your journey.
If you have an email, I can contact you at, I would be grateful. My email is arkqueens@gmail.com
Thanks.
--Angelica Katz
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