2024 Isole Grandi: looking ahead

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The next tour has started. An adventure of new places and vehicles for me. Yesterday, I flew Space-available on a military charter jet to Sicily. Cheryl and I will rendezvous on the north coast, then ride around the island, hoping to visit cities that we could not stop for in 2015. Then we will ride from Cagliari to the north end of Sardinia, and cross Corsica before taking a ferry to Nice. She will fly home, and I will make my way down to the nearest American air base to fly home as I came.

I have not ridden Sardinia or Corsica, but Cheryl has. All three of the big islands (isole grandi) feature rugged mountains. I expect a major challenge, from which I hope to return strengthened.

Long ago, I learned that I cannot blog while on tour with Cheryl. Instead, I am taking notes, and will post the reports after I return.

Meanwhile, enjoy sea stories and short stories on my author website, https://jthine.com/blog. I have uploaded them in advance, so a new one will publish every Saturday. Enjoy!

Smooth roads and tailwinds,

JT

Off-tour: The Hidden History of Williamsburg.

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On the 13th of October 2023, I took possession of a newly renovated, one-bedroom flat on the ground floor of a diverse complex in Williamsburg, Virginia. My neighbours are of all ages, colours, and languages. The children play outside my patio window, and the space under the stairs outside my door is their preferred parking garage. The proper bike racks around the development are well-used, but they are exposed to the weather. Continue reading →

2023 Tour: the Islands, the Cape and a Hurricane.

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Welcome back! Last month, I stopped blogging to focus on the thirty-day, one-thousand-kilometre bicycle tour that included three islands, a detour to dodge Hurricane Lee, and no camping. Having the weight on our bicycles reduced by half (no tents or gear) was only one positive experience of the tour. Continue reading →

Come on over: the sea stories resume!

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While the Freewheeling Freelancer rolls through new adventures, I invite you to enjoy some sea stories on my author’s blog. When I am away from the internet I will post these in numerical order starting with the earliest to the most recent. Look for the Arabic numeral in the title.

When I write up the current adventure, I will post it here. Do come back! 

Smooth roads and tailwinds, 

JT

 

Come on over: the Emily and Hilda backstory

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While I am settled in central Italy planning the next move, I invite you to read the stories of my two heroes, before Emily met Hilda. They were awesome women before they met, each in her way. This is how they got there. I will post the stories in chronological order, which I hope you enjoy. Go to my author’s blog.

Smooth roads and tailwinds, 

JT

 

2023 Italia: an inauspicious start

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Sure, it’s not 2023 yet, but I expect this tour to take us into the new year. I also intend for 2023 to be a year of important changes, whether to my travelling, the publication and distribution of my books, or surprising life changes. Join me for the adventure! Continue reading →