
Why exercise?
He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything
Don’t let your age control your lifestyle, let your lifestyle control your age
Suck it up and one day you won’t have to suck it in
Why cycle?
‘When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road without thought on anything but the ride you are taking’ – Arthur Conan-Doyle
‘Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving’ – Albert Einstein
‘Bicycles are almost as good as guitars for meeting girls’ – Bob Weir (Grateful Dead)
‘I relax by taking my bicycle apart and putting it back together again’ – Michelle Pfeiffer
‘Cycle all day and not only will you see, hear, smell, and feel the world around you but you will burn thousands of calories and be able to eat as much of whatever you want’ – Nick Pannaman
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Day 16 – 23 May – St Louis to Louisiana
May 24, 2018
108 miles ridden - 2000 feet climbed - temperature 29C The first 46 miles today was on either dedicated bike paths or well-marked bike lanes so we didn't have to concentrate so hard on traffic. We followed a bike path for 11 miles out of St Louis past industrial...
Day 15 – Rest day – St Louis
May 22, 2018
0 miles ridden - 0 feet climbed - hot and sunny Today has been a fabulous rest day centred around three things - The old courthouse, the Gateway Arch, and a river cruise. The old courthouse is a magnificent building constructed in the 1820s to support the importance...
Day 14 – 21 May – St Genevieve to St Louis
May 22, 2018
85 miles ridden - 4700 feet climbed - temperature 21C. Today was great cycling but not so good for sightseeing. It was much cooler and overcast until mid-afternoon - we got splattered a couple of times by raindrops and went through occasional puddles but missed the...