This Just Happened
We’re often asked, “Where are you now?” This page is our answer.
Here you’ll find our most recent travel stories — the unexpected turns, unforgettable meals, and curious rules we’ve discovered along the way. Whether we’re deep in the jungle or lost in a market, we’re documenting it here, one post at a time.
A New Vehicle – and a Rafa Sighting!
A very full day today! It was time to say good-bye to our home for the last 9 days. We can't believe this first section of our trip is over. Wow. Time really does fly. As Jason no longer has a bike, we are very certain that we no longer need the serial killer van....
A New Day and Two New Rides
It's been a week already, and it's time to give back my bike. Janelle decided to give hers back too...but swapped it for a shiny & speedy road bike instead! She figures that she can go faster now that the rope has been cut and doesn't have to wait for me! We have...
Ice Cream and Wine!
We are discovering that being in Mallorca is truly a different pace and way of life. We are both vacationing and tripping while here. Getting out 'first thing in the morning' here means leaving the hotel by 10:30 at the earliest. Nothing is open before then, and if...
Choo choo!
I got to try my hand at driving the serial killer van today - luckily, it was mostly on nice big roads and highways and only a little bit in Palma itself. We made it out alive. Palma is the capital of Mallorca and is a great city to walk around in. We found a free...
Cycling to Alcudia
We are ready to give this cycling thing another go! We are leaving in the morning, when it is only 20°C and we are rested, hydrated and ready! Our destination? Alcudia, a town only 21km away, that offers a market, a walled city and some Roman ruins. Sounds like a...
A Day of Driving
A slightly gloomy morning as we embark on our road trip today. A good day not to be on a bike! Although our full-sized serial killer van isn’t quite the luxurious touring vehicle that many people here are driving, we make the best of things on the switchbacks going...
Biking to Pollenca
The plan today was to wake up early and bike into the town of Pollenca, about 15 km away. Half of that plan worked out. We were both surprised to see 10:00am on the clock when we finally woke up. Wow. No time to waste, let's get showered, dressed and on our bikes. It...
The Benedicts meet Biking…in Mallorca!
Mallorca is a cycling mecca and I couldn't wait to rent our bikes and finally travel this island the way it was meant to be seen. If you don't know/remember, last year when we were here, I had just wrecked my knee and while I had succeeded in riding a stationary bike,...
Are We There Yet?
It is a good thing we like airports. And airplanes. And traveling. It makes up for the parts we seem to like just a little bit less: organizing the house, organizing the people in charge of the house, packing; you know all those pesky details that must be looked after...