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New Video: Cycling North America!

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Jan - 07 - 2016

While waiting for me new bike for the African Adventure to arrive, I managed to put together this video from my ride through North America last summer. A big and heartfelt thank you to all who helped making it possible! North America, 9495 Kilometers, 150 Days, 10 Countries, by bicycle… From Panama to Canada –  [ Read More ]

Categories: Canada, USA

Day 1791, Lubec: The Easternmost Corner

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Nov - 20 - 2015

Distance: 12.7 km Ride time: 0:40:07 Average: 19.1 km/h Max speed: 33.1 km/h Total: 41705 km I’m in the extreme northeastern corner of the US – but being treated with extreme Southern hospitality by the wonderful Sonnier family originally from Louisiana… what a great place to stop for a day to reflect over the ride  [ Read More ]

Categories: USA

Day 1790, Hancock – Lubec: Southern Style in Maine!

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Nov - 18 - 2015

Distance: 127.3 km Ride time: 6:17:06 Average: 20.3 km/h Max speed: 47.9 km/h Total: 41693 km If there is one thing that stands out from the last 2 months of cycling through the US, it is the people and the hospitality. This would be my last cycling day in the country, and of course the  [ Read More ]

Categories: USA

Day 1789, Union – Hancock: McLobstah Land

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Nov - 02 - 2015

Distance: 120.6 km Ride time: 6:36:50 Average: 18.2 km/h Max speed: 51.5 km/h Total: 41549 km It was a hilly ride right from the morning – and by the end of the day I had climbed 1460 vertical meters which is the same as a hard day down in the Andes Mountains. The mountains of  [ Read More ]

Categories: USA

Day 1788, Portland – Union: Mainland Maine

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Nov - 01 - 2015

Distance: 123.9 km Ride time: 6:38:06 Average: 18.7 km/h Max speed: 47.5 km/h Total: 41426 km Doug drove me to the small ferry and as the morning haze was lifting I was on my way back to mainland Maine. Maine is a big state with some 500 km of cycling up towards Lubec, the Easternmost  [ Read More ]

Categories: USA

Day 1787: Long Island, Maine – Lobster Party!

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Oct - 28 - 2015

When Doug said “I’m afraid we can’t do do anything but relaxing today since we are on an island” that sounded like the best plan I had heard in a long time 🙂 The thing is that I have been doing a lot of cycling and meeting new people every night for two months straight.  [ Read More ]

Categories: USA

Day 1786: Kensington – Long Island, Maine!

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Oct - 27 - 2015

Distance: 116.1 km Ride time: 5:40:22 Average: 20.5 km/h Max speed: 50.4 km/h Total: 41299 km Mark was up early, cooking a big breakfast. I have been eating a lot of bacon and eggs lately – but then again, doing all this cycling some calories in the morning is a good thing 🙂 Not long  [ Read More ]

Categories: USA

Day 1785, Boston- Kensington: The First Day of Autumn

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Oct - 25 - 2015

Distance: 87.7 km Ride time: 4:47:25 Average: 18.3 km/h Max speed: 36.4 km/h Total: 41180 km The first thing I saw in the morning while looking out the window from Jadwiga’s and Matt’s nice apartment was clouds and rain. It felt like the first day of autumn had arrived in New England. After a nice  [ Read More ]

Categories: USA

Day 1784, Randolph – Boston: The Polish Connection

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Oct - 23 - 2015

Distance: 22.3 km Ride time: 1:17:51 Average: 17.2 km/h Max speed: 44.3 km/h Total: 41090 km I didn’t have a lot of cycling on the menu today – but plenty of other things to do! After saying goodbye to Birgitte and her nice family in Randolph I rode the short 20 km into downtown Boston.  [ Read More ]

Categories: USA

Day 1783, Douglas – Randolph: The Danish Connection

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Oct - 20 - 2015

Distance: 83.1 km Ride time: 4:19:53 Average: 19.2 km/h Max speed: 49.3 km/h Total: 41065 km Originally I hadn’t planned to cycle through Boston, but yesterday afternoon I had changed my plan to include this big New England city on my route. That also meant I was writing my contacts there in the last minute  [ Read More ]

Categories: USA