Today marks the day we enter the final stretch of our pregnancy. We are 30 weeks! That means only 10 or so until our little adventure buddy joins us. So exciting! Last weekend we attended a birthing class at the…
Cold Car Camping
Last weekend we decided we needed to get out of town. Â So we packed up the car with the essentials for a car camping adventure and headed south to Rosenburg, then on to the North Umpqua Highway. Â Before venturing out…
Fall Has Come & Gone
We had an amazing fall! Â After a summer of galavanting through Europe and riding our bikes longer and farther than we ever have before, we enjoyed a mellow but full fall. Â It is hard to see fall go away because…
Waiting to Fly
This morning we said goodbye to Switzerland and jumped on the first of three planes home. First from Zurich, Switzerland to Munich, Germany. Now we wait for our flight to San Francisco, CA. From there we will jump one last…
Waterfalls & Cliffs in the Alps
Yesterday we left our tent village to explore a few specials spots in the Alps that rise above the valley where Interlaken rests in Switzerland. First we hoped a bus, then a train. Then, we walked and walked and walked!…
Halstead’s Always Find Tents – Even Overseas
Tonight and tomorrow we are staying in one of the best places on our trip. As we enjoy the end of our trip, we will be crashing in a very comfortable tent in Balmer’s Tent Village in Interlaken, Switzerland. This…
Taking in Florence
We arrived in Florence, Italy after our day in Lucca. Our train came into town just before sunset so we walked along the road that runs besides the Arno River. This river divides old and new Florence and is the…
Swirving Through Rome
Leave it to Stead to find another way to explore Europe via bike. Today we ventured out on the cobblestone roads of Rome with Top Bike Tours (recommended by our favorite travel resource, Rick Steves). We started our adventure with…
Day 2 in Paris
Sarah already covered some of this, but the day after our bike tour was also great. We got a little bit of a late start, as we biked home and arrived at 1am from the previous day’s tour. We filled…
Pedaling in Paris
We had an awesome and adventurous time part pedaling bikes through the streets of Paris, France. Never did we step foot on a bus or into a taxi – the Velib (Paris’ public bike sharing system) was too fun and…