Continents

The Pink Elephant in the Cafe Our final day of group riding was also our shortest. From the sparsely population of Chimay

Our peloton of novice bike riders hit the pavement towards the Hainaut province town of Mariembourg on our way to Chimay, the last big day of cycling.

I left A c’t’heure dînant an hour later with a silly grin on my face and two hands transporting a cardboard box full of Westvleteren.

I placed Dom (8 years old), Annie B (3 years old), and Momo (2 years old) safely in our metal steed for our road trip across the USA and then I stepped behind the wheel. In preparation for a road trip across the USA with three small kids by myself

Day number five of our trip across southern Belgium to Rochefort would provide the ying to my yang. This would be the antithesis of the first day from Bomal to La Chouffe.

Back in June 2018, I was in communication with Jules from One Bag Vagabond. He was looking for a guest post revolving around the theme of “Travel far and light for minimalism”. I had traveled on both sides of the minimalist aisle.

Panama was a nice starter, but I was ready for Colombia. I was in the heart of the Cartagena Bocagrande neighborhood, just mere steps from the north facing Playa Bocagrande. There I met Scuba Steve.

I entered the nearby Casa Sucre café, and slid past a mature French couple and even older wooden chairs to order a coffee in Panama at the wooden counter.