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It’s been a long time…
Sorry about that. It turns out, when you go back to your Normal Life, the world comes crashing in with all sorts of demands. Before you...
willpank
Jan 1, 20237 min read
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West Coast Cycling - Rest Day in Cambria with Hearst Castle
Our one and only proper rest day came on Day 14/17. Some may say that's a bit late. You would be correct. Given our time again, we would...
lkstockdale
Jul 5, 20223 min read
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West Coast Cycling - Part 3 Fort Ross, CA to Los Angeles, CA and Hearst Castle rest day
Day 11/17 Fort Ross, CA to San Francisco, CA 93 miles, 6,716 ft elevation A milestone day! 1,000 miles in the saddle, and the first big...
lkstockdale
Jul 4, 20229 min read
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West Coast Cycling - Part 2 North Bend, OR to Fort Ross, CA
Let's call this the gritty middle bit... Following on from our previous post about Days 1-5/17... Day 6/17 North Bend, OR to Gold Beach,...
lkstockdale
Jun 19, 202213 min read
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West Coast Cycling - Part 1 Seattle, WA to North bend, OR
Day 1/17 Bremerton, WA to Westport, WA. 111 miles, 3,891ft elevation. With heavy hearts, we left our beloved Seattle, and our beloved...
willpank
Jun 16, 20228 min read
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Our final trick - cycling from Seattle to LA
The prep You'll know from our earlier post, prepping for this trip was a bit of a mission. Bike boxes, skiing stuff, snorkels, hot...
willpank
May 29, 20224 min read
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The Olympics
Week 2 of our Seattle adventure had been in the planning for about 30 months, thanks to COVID. Hotels had been booked and cancelled year...
lkstockdale
May 27, 20224 min read
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Getting to Seattle and skiing down a volcano
Lisa and Will have crossed the equator - read on to hear about the Northern leg of the Pacific Adventure! We made it! After an 8 hour red...
lkstockdale
May 23, 202211 min read
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Tahiti - and goodbye French Polynesia
Back to Tahiti we went, having spent a glorious few days in Mo’ore’a. Wanting to ease ourselves into civilisation slowly, we rented a car...
lkstockdale
May 18, 20224 min read
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Mo'ore'a - paradise island
The Society Islands comprise 14 islands; the western ones are called the Windward Islands (or Îles du Vent), and the eastern ones, the...
lkstockdale
May 13, 20223 min read
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Tahuata and Hiva Oa - Saying goodbye to the Marquesas
Only 60 miles away, Tahuata is directly South-East of Ua Pou. Despite this, it took us 26 hours to get there, sailing pretty much...
willpank
May 9, 20226 min read
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Ua Pou & Manfred the Mystical Chocolate Man
About 15 miles south of Nuku Hiva, Ua Pou was a nice day’s sail from Anaho bay. We left just after breakfast on Easter Sunday and we...
willpank
Apr 30, 20224 min read
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Marquesa Islands: Nuku Hiva
Welcome to the land of volcanoes, wild horses, tikis and warriors! We arrived, weary but ever so excited, into the bond-villain-like bay...
willpank
Apr 25, 20227 min read
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Crossing the Pacific: Week 3+
George the incompetent autopilot, rudderless in the night, and the second half Wednesday 30th March It’s 05:50 and we’re at 1,211 nm with...
willpank
Apr 15, 20228 min read
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Crossing the Pacific: Week 2
Speeding along to halfway, “boat-clean” Tuesday 22nd March Last night was another terrible night’s sleep in the converted dining table. I...
willpank
Apr 13, 20225 min read
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Crossing the Pacific: Week 1
There's not a lot of 4G to be found in the Pacific, so this is the first part of our retrospective account... enjoy! Doldrums, tuna, and...
lkstockdale
Apr 11, 20227 min read
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My Family and Other Animals
Three flights and three days later, we finally made it to the Galapagos! And it's not everyone who gets a welcoming committee right off...
willpank
Mar 15, 20223 min read
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24 hours in Miami and getting to Galapagos
Four changes of flights and 9 days delay later, we’re both over covid and on our way! An enormous thank you to the Pank seniors who...
willpank
Mar 9, 20222 min read
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The Best Laid Plans...
Well I suppose it was inevitable in current times. Intricate plans involving lots of travel were never going to be Covid-proof. And so it...
Will
Feb 26, 20223 min read
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Ski Team: Assemble!
So here we are, at last, in our beloved Austrian mountains. The Italians, the Swiss, and the French all do their skiing a little...
lkstockdale
Feb 15, 20223 min read
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