Cycling for Libraries Day 7-9: From Mountain Retreats to the City
Day 7 - 30 miles We left the mountain trails for actual mountains during the next stretch of the trip. This part of Estonia is called the Switzerland of the Baltics and now we know why. We cycled in...
View ArticleCycling for Libraries Day 10-11: Last Days on the Road
Day 10 – 47 miles We began the day by touring the delightful Rakvere Public Library. In the photo above you can see Katarina Jee, Estonia’s only bookmobile, parked next to the library. The Katarina Jee...
View ArticleThank You to Cycling for Libraries Supporters
Thank you to all the folks that helped us reach our fundraising goal for Cycling for Libraries! We start our trek from Amsterdam to Brussels on June 18. Watch for videos and a day by day recap of our...
View ArticleCycling for Libraries 2013 – Day 1
Another Cycling for Libraries trip under my belt and this one was tough! The libraries were awesome but the weather was terrible. This year the Amsterdam to Brussels route was shorter than last year...
View ArticleCycling for Libraries 2013 – Day 2
Day 2 we cycled 53 miles from Amsterdam to The Hague. It was a beautiful ride along the coast through the dunes. Photo by Eeva Rita-Kasari The first library visit of the day was in Haarlem at the...
View ArticleCycling for Libraries (aka Living Without a Hair Dryer for 2 weeks) – Day 1
Photo by Panu Entresse Day 1 – 12.5 Miles Cycled We met at the National Library of Lithuania with our luggage, bikes, and our newfound crazy love for cycling with 100 people we didn’t yet know. The...
View ArticleCycling for Libraries – Day 2 & 3
Day 2 – 23 miles cycled After the fist day and and a whirlwind of library tours, day 2 was double the cycling and only one library visit. The 23 miles seemed more difficult, because it was unseasonably...
View ArticleCycling for Libraries – Day 4 – The Longest Day
Day 4 – 63 miles This was the longest ride of the trip. We were in the saddle for 6 hours (do you like the new biking lingo?) breaking our own personal records for most miles cycled! We rode through...
View ArticleCycling for Libraries Day 5 & 6: On to Estonia
Day 5 – 34 miles After waking up at the mountain day spa in Ligatne, Latvia, we were treated to a delicious breakfast buffet and we got the see for Cycling for Libraries videos of the trip on the big...
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