They make jackets too?!?

Cindy and I went to REI this past weekend to look at bikes for her. We didn’t really see anything that was appropriate in the right price range, so we decided to just browse around. And then we found some really cool jackets by….Cannondale! The jacket is called the Morphis Shell (ours are last year’s [...]

The Apple of my eye

Last weekend, we got two very important pieces of news.

Our friends Tiffany and Andy spent almost $1000 on internet on their 8 month Asian adventure.
The UW Computer store was having a fire sale on the discontinued G4 iBooks.

Owning up to the fact that we are both internet junkies and we’ll need someplace to store digital [...]

Doctor, Doctor

I went to a doctor at Hall Health yesterday for a physical. Pretty run-of-the-mill stuff. I guess I must be healthy…which is nothing to sneeze at. I’m still slightly worried about my neck (herniated disc) and how it will deal with being crooked on a bike for many hours each day. I’ve been riding my [...]

Why and How

OK, my assignment for my first post has been to complete the why and how portion of the  background. I guess how is the easier question–by bicycle. At least as much of it as we can, minus the occasional boat or bus ride. Right now my plan is to ride my trusty Sherpa, the “mountain [...]

Where and When

————-Distance (miles)—————
Mexico …………2500 ……… midDec-Feb
C. America [...]

Who and What

Welcome to Ephemerica! This blog will follow the travels (and travel planning) of Matt and Cindy as we travel from Mexico to Argentina.