Adriene Crimson

These are my teammates. My coach, riding buddy, partner and best friend, Shanny Bannanny Sis Boom Bammy aka Shannon Shalako. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t feel as prepared as I do for this crazy seven day ride from SF to LA! realistic energy chew, no? Justine Bateman Veber, Jetson, Juicy, or Justin Case, […]

…and it’s wonderful. We were awakened at 10am to get ready for the day. Markus showed us an English blog review (sorry no link right now) of the resaurant in Malaga that we were being surprised with. Hundreds of Spaniards all sit under an awning while watiers walk around shouting out what they’re carrying. We […]

A fun part of this trip has been learning and practicing speaking both Spanish and German. Our hosts are German and Marie and her family have been coming to this home since she can remember so she’s got a bit of Spanish but mostly speaks German with Markus and English with us. Shannon lived in […]

To help us cure our collective hangover, we went to the beach. The beaches here have umbrellas and lounge chairs for rent and the one that M & M like has a bar/restaurant right on the sand. It was sunny but very windy that day so we opted to sit on the slightly covered porch […]

After twenty hours of travelling, we are greeted by Markus at the gate in Malaga, Spain with a “Finally you’re here!”. It was sweet to watch how happy Shannon was to see his best friend after two years apart. I was expecting to have to go thru customs but now that Europe is a big […]

Click any image to see it larger on flickr. 🙂 Ventilation and Awe Doors Patterns and Lines Reflected Selves Ancient structures

I’ll be out of town, out of the country, for a week to celebrate the idea of thankfulness. Here are the things I’m most thankful for right now:lovegrowthmy friends who allow me to be me and who are just beautiful being who they aremy family who are always full of lovetravelunderstandingforgivenessskincaremy new careermy new job […]

i’m off to the caribbean sea, to the us virgin island of st john this evening and i won’t return to the cold rain, (tho, right now, i’m having a hard time seeing the screen for the bright, warm sunlight streaming in thru the blinds) until the 24th. i’d love to say that i’ll post […]