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Saw a man walking his parrot this morning. We don't walk our parrots in Idaho. about 5 hours ago from txt
At the 40th annual ukulele festival. Just had a uke lesson. Very cool. 09:41:30 PM July 18, 2010 from txt
I've seen a bicycle with a surf board rack, a fire engine pulling a yacht & a bronzed old man with muscles like a dinosaur. We're in Hawaii! 06:01:13 AM July 15, 2010 from Birdhouse
Hong Kong airport. Free wifi. Chai. Lounge chairs. Kids craft area (gate24). Kids potties. English books. Love it! Gotta board the plane now 10:48:54 AM July 14, 2010 from Birdhouse
Hong Kong! There's just something about the fresh air and convenient transportation (Octopus card!) that makes my travel weary body smile. 01:51:14 AM July 11, 2010 from Birdhouse

Mommy Mobile

By Shorel & Sandra on April 27th, 2010

04.27.10

After a very long, rainy Spring, Hubs finally had time to go down to the bike shop and get the parts to put on Schäfer’s new bike seat.

Introducing the Mommy Mobile. You might have a mini-van or an SUV. I’ve got 2 wheels perfect for 2 kids.

We’re never quite sure what Sianna will like (it

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A Grave Ride

By Shorel & Sandra on April 3rd, 2010

Finishing and decorating an apartment starts to take a toll on a person. I needed to get on the bike again.

This Saturday the weather was nice. Not sunny. Slightly cool. No rain.

So I hopped on the bike and just took off down a road.

I noticed more and more people along the road. Far more than

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Amidst Fields of Oranges

By Shorel on October 24th, 2009

I woke up, looked out the window, and saw blue skies crowning the dawn of a new day.

It is a good day to ride.

On this day, I found myself riding with my buddies through fields of oranges. Billions of ripe tangerines to be precise. At every place we stopped to rest, I had oranges being

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WuDuHe: Riding Off Adoption Stress

By Shorel on October 5th, 2009

It has been a little stressful the past couple weeks – primarily with the adoption. Today, I decided to go riding to blow off some stress. There is something freeing about riding – especially in China. Every road I pass leads down some unknown valley and beckons me to explore it.

Today, I went on a

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The Halfway Point

By Shorel on August 26th, 2009

I’ve always liked the halfway point.

Yesterday, I passed the half way point in my riding goal for the year (3233km), riding a total of 1640.55km up to now.
Progress: 51%
1640.55 km at 19.09 km/h

My goal tracker states that…
* A distance of 1592.62 km remains.
* At current average speed, 83.4 hours of ride time required.
* An average

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From Cliff-carvings to Canyon Swimming

By Shorel on August 13th, 2009

08.08.09

This particular Saturday the bike club was supposed to ride to the Three Gorges Dam, eat lunch, then take a boat back down the river.

I took off a little earlier with a couple of the faster riders to go check out some cliff-side carvings that I spotted on a previous ride, which are located halfway

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