Weekly blog.

Remainder of week 31 & week 32. On the road again. After a rollercoaster of Christmas and New Year festivities in Belgium & Holland; sad moments when saying goodby to Sam, feeling welcomed and spoiled by family & friends, we are back on the road to continue Spinning South. Let’s say that the first week […]

Week 30 and part of week 31. California. The past weeks we passed through the most densely populated area of our whole trip. California is 11 times bigger than the Netherlands and has a population of 39,5 million. Most people are located close to the coast. Big City Normally you choose a city for a […]

Week 29. Brief . Yes, I sometimes can be brief. I know that quite a few of you will now grin, especially the ones who have seen me presenting or defending an idea. But about week 29 I can be brief.After a night next to the train track, (again) and with trains announcing their passing […]

Week 28 Urbanisation does have it benefits, more grocery stores, water availability and biking paths (with own detours and protection)! Wilderness Lakes (rip off) We spend a night between very expensive RV’s, where we pay the same for our 12 ft tent as for an 45 ft RV. When we say we will not use […]

Week 27   NPS (National Park Services) National Park Services is a federal organisation with a huge sales and marketing machine. Founded in 1916 it is currently employing over 27.000 people with a 2009 budget of 3 billion dollars. They are doing an outstanding job in preserving and presenting nature for and to the public. […]

Week 26. How small things can change your whole life. 28 years ago, Ingrid at that time my little sister, took the Golden Pages and looked for a hotel which also offered horse-riding in Southern Belgium. If she had not taken this guide and I would not have gone on a solitary horse-riding holiday I […]

Week 25. Grand Canyon South Rim. The force of water is incredible, the Grand Canyon has been shaped by this force during the past millions of years, leaving an amazing landscape of up to 2.000 meter deep walls. When hiking in mountains you know that what goes up will come down. Now it is the […]

Week 24. Lees Ferry. Camping so close to the mighty Colorado river, in a dry desert environment with +30º C during the day  and at night around zero C, under a vast starry heaven is different from the pine tree environment of the North Rim. You really feel that we have descended 1.500m. As this […]

Week 23. Cured. We don’t know if it was the horse riding that cured Franks leg but all swelling and pain is gone! Ready to see if the 89A is as terrible as predicted by the bike shop owner in Hurricane. During the first 10km climb up 89A we encounter a small shoulder, but as […]