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Welcome to our site!

Our goal with this site is to keep family and friends updated on our adventures. We want to stay connected with you! We hope to use this blog as a way to do that.

We will be sharing our thoughts on why we decided to do what we’re doing, how we decided to go where we are going, and then let you discover and explore the areas with us as we post images, videos and thoughts about what we are experiencing.

If you have questions or just want to get a hold of us, don’t hesitate to contact us.

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Oak Island, NC - Shells, Bikes, and Relaxation

By cleichty on Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Oak Island, NC - Shells, Bikes, and Relaxation

We hit the road on December 15th.

After two full months of prepping our house to sell, selling furniture on FB Marketplace, moving things into storage, and finally closing on the sale — we were done. The house was sold. We were officially homeless. And it felt amazing.

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RABRAI's Most Amazing Stop: Largest Man-made Grotto in West Bend

By cleichty on Friday, August 5, 2022
RABRAI's Most Amazing Stop: Largest Man-made Grotto in West Bend

Not only is it the largest man-made grotto in the world, but it also has the largest collection of precious stones and gems found anywhere in one location - petrified wood, stalactite and stalagmite, malachite, jasper, quartz crystals, and many more.

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RAGBRAI's Most Popular Stop: Beekman's Homemade Ice Cream

By cleichty on Thursday, August 4, 2022
RAGBRAI's Most Popular Stop: Beekman's Homemade Ice Cream

Not only do they have the best homemade ice cream, but Beekmans also has the most unique way of making homemade ice cream.

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Food, KYBOs, and Overnight Stays

By cleichty on Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Food, KYBOs, and Overnight Stays

The masterminding of RAGBRAI is mind-boggling.

Most questions we got were around these three topics:

Food. KYBOs. And overnight stays.

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RAGBRAI 2022: Epic...in so many ways!

By cleichty on Tuesday, August 2, 2022
RAGBRAI 2022: Epic...in so many ways!

The logistics amazed us.

The variety of shapes and sizes and types of bikes and people astounded us.

The reality of riding 462 miles over 7 days still seems surreal.

And, we continue to unpack our thoughts and feelings about this epic adventure.

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