http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/ MEV Cycletour Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:43:21 GMT Mike Vermeulen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/166 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/166 Today a short but surprisingly cold ride. A cold front had come in overnight and from yesterdays high of 80F, today was expected to be in the 40s. It was Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:23:11 GMT Mike Vermeulen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/165 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/165 Across from the hotel is a new stadium being built. My maps say I'm perhaps 15 miles from the airport. Nice to get this close to completion of the trip, Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:01:06 GMT Mike Vermeulen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/164 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/164 Today felt like an easy Sunday ride. Ok, it actually is Friday today but traffic was a bit lighter with day after a holiday. More importantly, I took it Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:31:27 GMT Mike Vermeulen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/163 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/163 Today was a beautiful and much easier day than yesterday. Amazing how a difference from headwind to tailwind can easily double my speed and make things quite Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:48:59 GMT Mike Vermeulen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/162 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/162 Happy New Year, almost! It seems like how a day starts influences me a lot of how challenging it seems. Today had a few challenges. When I started out, there Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:50:26 GMT Mike Vermeulen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/161 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/161 Today a pretty day riding and also easier with no headwinds for a change. It was slightly cool starting out (~45F) but after sunrise it warmed up nicely today Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:44:32 GMT Mike Vermeulen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/160 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/160 Today was a longer ride, but on a variety of roads and terrain. Winds were mostly from the north (headwinds), though lighter than yesterday. I was on the road Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:35:46 GMT Mike Vermeulen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/159 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/159 Today was a slow and steady slog. Fortunately, the weather was dry and reasonable temperature (50F-60F) and the road was flat. What made today a bit tougher Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:25:40 GMT Mike Vermeulen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/158 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/158 Today was mostly driving, but thanks to some extra driving yesterday, I also got to bicycle 35 miles with mostly tailwinds. Looks fortunate since tomorrow the Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:16:59 GMT Mike Vermeulen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/157 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/157 December 25th in McPherson, Kansas. On the road again and headed to Brownsville, TX for a bicycle ride from there northbound. It is nice to be able to get in Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:07:19 GMT 9705815202@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/156 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/156 Subject: Location update Fort Collins Test from phone. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:09:24 GMT mvermeulen@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/155 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/155 Welcome to the Hotel California. A hotel by this name may be found in Pryluky, Ukraine. Rooms on the ... Sent via PocketMail Email Anywhere Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:53:28 GMT mvermeulen@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/154 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/154 On the train from Tashkent. It takes five days by train from Tashkent, Uzhbekistan to Moscow. We boarded this train on 4th day of its journey, so most of the Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:51:35 GMT mvermeulen@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/153 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/153 It is a long way back home again. Tuesday we stored our bicycles in Vladimer and Tamara's garage. We packed everything up and prepared to leave. Our travels Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:51:30 GMT mvermeulen@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/152 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mevcycletour/message/152 Some relaxing days to visit Penza and take care of errands. On Friday we stopped by bike store for a few tires. We also had one of my panniers repaired (40