Sunday, July 13, 2008

Bill's Bike Trip Blog

Hello from Portland, Oregon and welcome to my online blog. My name is Bill Bryant and I'll be departing July 16 to ride my bicycle roughly 4,500 miles across the USA. The purpose of this blog is to provide interested folks arbitrary updates on my progress and to share what I'm sure will be more than a few challenges and funny situations. I'm hoping that I'll be able to post several times a week as computers makes themselves available. Stop in often and please, comment at will! --Bill

16 comments:

Unknown said...

I wish you the best luck in this awesome adventure.
I can't wait to read the first anecdotes

Anonymous said...

Good luck Bill – I am really looking forward your first observations on man versus the long road. Avoid these ice cream trucks at all costs - they are indeed evil. :-)

PJ said...

Good Luck Bill!

OpenSource Telecom said...

Good Luck Bill! I hope you'll attach a sidecar for Guinness

McGavin said...

Have a great trip, Bill - the miles will fly by like inches, I'm sure - except for the uphill parts... Maybe you should have picked a route from the Northwest to the Southeast, I hear it's all downhill!

Have a great time and stay safe.

John M.

steve said...

did you get your ass waxed yet? will you post audio of the screaming?

Bill Bryant said...

Steve, assuming your kids could read would you want them reading your post?

Unknown said...

Very cool. Look forward to reading about your progress.
Steve G.

Unknown said...

I think Bill's missed a creative naming opportunity for this epic odyssey. "Bill's Bike Trip" won't secure him the reality TV pilot he's looking for. Perhaps we can help with some ideas:

"Chafing Across America"
"Bill's Marvelous Adventure"
....others?

Anonymous said...

Bill, It's Brandon your local computer nerd buddy. =0P

Good luck on your adventure.. I'm jealous! Did you get some media onto that iPod to keep you entertained when you have some downtime? Hope it worked out for ya!

-Brandon
Doc@PDXTechDoc.com

Annie Bryant said...

There is something so "Forrest Gump" about this trip. My vote for the trip name is Gump Tour 2008. I hope you have a great time on this crazy adventure. As your little sister I have two things to say. 1) I voted for the ice cream truck. Sorry...
2) I really don't want to know about you getting your ass hair waxed... your nose hair maybe, but not the other.
Be Safe.
Annie

Charles said...

Very good idea. I trust that you will enjoy.
Have a good trip!
Charles-E
Paris

Janice & Ron said...

Hi Bill,

Good luck on your trip and may the wind be always at your back.

Aunt Janice & Uncle Ron

Unknown said...

Have a nice trip!! Are you sure you really want to do that? Training for the next Tour de France???

Anonymous said...

Hey Bill, I would like to go with you, but I don't want to pedal :-)
do you have a side seat on your bike, like in the sidecars ?
OK ... you haven't ... Anyway : Bon voyage !

fbritt said...

an ice cream truck ain't got nothing on you, bill. have fun you crazy kid.