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home sweet home

bf and i had an amazing trip to europe.


i am going to share the trip backwards as i have not finished downloading all the pictures.
so, we will start with ibiza......

it was not exactly the weather we were expecting while we were there, it rained and was chilly the entire 5 days, but we walked up to the d'alt vila and took some pictures and the clouds made for some lovely photos

ahhh, the mediterranean

i love this tree.

hot BF!

part of the salt mine

flying away........

more to follow.

before i go..........

i thought i'd leave some inspiration.
bf and i are heading to europe tomorrow for what is shaping up to be an epic vacation.


in addition to turning 35 while we are there i have lists of things i want to see and places i want to go, so we have the opportunity to go, go, go or.........
chill, chill, chill.


saturday morning we are arriving in amsterdam and will be staying on a house boat on the prinsengracht canal right next to herenstraat for 5 nights. I can't wait, I love sleeping on the water, and because we have a boat to ourselves we can do and go wherever and whenever we want.


after that we fly to barcelona for 4 nights, we have rented a flat in the raval neighborhood, lots to do and see in barcelona. markets, antique shops, bike shop??, birthday, etc....


and alas we fly to Ibiza for 4 nights to stay with Johns uncle and chill...............


so here is the inspiration, look forward to many many photos upon our return!

gettin' ready to fly..........and float.....

bf and i are officially on the countdown to our european vacation, we have actually never flown anywhere together, it is a lot of firsts.

our first stop is amsterdam, we have rented a house boat on the prinsengracht canal, and that is the inspiration behind these pictures............

lovely floating homes.

Ravenel-Meggett

yesterday, bf and i rode out in ravenel, it was a beautiful day, great temperature and we had nothing else going on, it was wonderful.

we rode past this really cool old barn with a gas pump, silo, and windmill outside. bf would really like an old gas pump.

wind gen......

rode down to the shipyard, big old industrial area, it sure is pretty out there!

cool old building covered in creeping fig...............

this is the end of the road out on yonges island, sure is pretty!

more spain love, xxox

getting closer and closer to our trip to europe, and i cannot help but be inspired by all things either dutch or spanish.

check out this home, i love all the white, i could easily move right in!

i love the white with that perfect light and all the green plants.

the tile floors are pretty spectacular as well.

mmmm, naptime.

43.47, the hard way

Yesterday, bf and i rode the mepkin abbey loop up in huger, sc. It started right where we turned around last weekend for the 50 mile out and back. Despite the fact we had no sunshine, the weather was nice for riding, it was probably 68 degrees but a tad too humid. We commented that it is a good thing we have been putting in miles as very soon it will be HOT!

we rode to mepkin abbey, a monastery way up the cooper river.

this is a shot of bf as we head down the beautiful tree-lined driveway

this gorgeous tree is in front of the store the monks run where they sell their wares. They used to raise chickens and sell the best local eggs, now they grow lovely oyter mushrooms and keep bees to make honey. in addition, they have several crafts, the pottery is really nice and i can't wait to go back to purchase gifts.

we rode down to through the gardens and this bluff at the end it so picturesque. a wedding was being set up as well as an obnoxious family having a less than low-impact picnic all based around their rugrats birthday and cooing and what seemed like hundrerds of flashing cameras were all encompassing our serene setting, ugh, total birth control

upon leaving there we rode past miles of this beautiful thinned forest of dark trunked trees from contolled burning surrounded by dense flourescent green ferns, and in the cloud covered light it was spectacular, hard to translate in iphone photo, but it was beautiful.

patient bf while i had to stop and photo the forest.

i don't usually like to stop while riding unless it's a planned diversion like the monastery but i had to try to capture the beauty of that forest.

this is strawberry chapel, the last stop of the ride and not real interesting but noteworthy and historical (picture found online as underwhelming as it was i did not bother to stop long enough to pull out my phone).

attn: flash mob

i so must be part of a flash mob sometime, this is so sweet, i cried! (pussy)

SICK BEAT BOX

this guy is truly amazing.......and kinda HOT!

Half Century and Feeling Great!

Saturday my friend Katie, bf and I rode the after bridge run ride leaving blackbaud stadium on daniel island and going into cainhoy. 

mind you bf had run the bridge run the morning previous and then we both proceeded to enjoy adult beverages the better part of the day. 

 at 8ish that evening i made an incredibly bad decision to go to the tatooed moose for "dinner". i'm pretty sure that's not recommended before a big ride but nonetheless we were up at 6 am to get ready.

the route looked a lot like this

and this

but it was sooo much fun. i loved every part of it. seeing everyone out there, all levels of riders. and all for the fun of it. no times, no award, no recognition, just because.....

and at the end we got this

and i was damn ready for it!

my greatest cheerleader through this whole endeavor has been bf, no doubt. he encouraged me every bit of the way. when i wanted to commute he rode me to and from work for the first time. he is hands down the sweetest man in the world....

and my best trainer has been.....

sam hillborne and the ravenel bridge.

thanks to charleston moves, the organization almost single-handedly responsible for the bike/ped lane on the bridge!

sammy, you've taught me so much, thanks for being there and being so patient.

all 50 miles i rode in the same gear. (i know it's charleston, but there were rolling hills)