(September 17– written by Dave) Last day of Cycle Oregon. We’ve had great trip. The coffee crew turned out to be a great experience. Everyone pitched in and did their part. We really enjoyed being part of Team Nossa Familia. I won’t lie, the early starts (most days we set 4AM alarms) were a shock … Continue reading Cycle Oregon 2022 –Dayville to John Day

(September 16– written by Dave) We had our second to last morning coffee set-up today. My brewing duties were fully passed to new teammate Anna – she did a great job helping veteran Kris. I was positioned as the runner – handing drinks out, filling milk pitchers, keeping frothers happy and generally whatever needs to … Continue reading Cycle Oregon 2022 –Mitchell – Dayville

(September 15– written by Dave) Today was a stunning day on the bikes. It really started yesterday when we drove the vans on Highway 207, the truck route. Cycle Oregon tries to route the supply vehicles on different roads than they do the cyclists. Nancy and I were driving different vans but as we drove … Continue reading Cycle Oregon 2022 –Mitchell – Painted Hills and a stunning day

(September 14 – written by Dave) Sun setting last night in Fossil - thankfully the next day the winds cleared the smoke. Today was our day to drive the vans, so no riding. I am happy to report that we successfully moved the vans from Fossil to Mitchell without incident, 45 miles. Yeah, I know, … Continue reading Cycle Oregon 2022 –Fossil to Mitchell – Driving day

(September 13 – written by Dave) First order of business is a shout out to the good folks of Fossil. I know this sounds like a repeat and it some ways it is. Fossil is quite large (compared to Monument) with 495 people. The good folks here put on a great show for us. And … Continue reading Cycle Oregon 2022 –Fossil Layover

(September 12 – written by Dave) First order of business is a shot out to the good folks of Monument. The town’s population is only 120. Cycle Oregon has about 1,500 with all riders, staff and volunteers. We got great service and heaps of smiles. The best part had to be the school kids high-fiving … Continue reading Cycle Oregon 2022 –Monument to Fossil

(September 11 – written by Dave) Day Zero and Day One done. We’re off! Coming over on Friday meant we had an easy day on Saturday. We didn’t do coffee in the morning and got to go on a Nossa Team ride. Everyone rode except Brad – don’t fret, we’ll get photos of the team … Continue reading Cycle Oregon 2022 – John Day to Monument

(September 10 – written by Dave) Cycle Oregon 2022 - yeah In 2019 we rode Cycle Oregon as volunteers with the Nossa Familia Coffee truck. Fast forward to 2022 and we find ourselves back in the same jobs. The last three years have been nothing we, or anyone else, could have imagined. For starters, this … Continue reading Cycle Oregon 2022

(June 21, 2022 - written by Dave) A quick post just to say woohoo! 6 weeks after surgery - nothing but blue skies from here! Yesterday I had my 6 week check-up with my orthopaedic surgeon. He could hardly find the fracture in the x-ray. Ok, sure, he could find it, he’s an expert. But … Continue reading First Ride Post crash – on the mend

(May 1, 2022 - written by Dave) This blog post will remind long term readers of a similar post back in 2010 when we were getting ready to ride across Australia and onto Europe. The day before we were supposed to leave we were riding our bikes over to a friend’s house and somehow Nancy … Continue reading Day 0 Crash and recovery. Please don’t cut my jersey!