RE: Bike Tour Diary news from Asha-on-the-road

This is amazing stuff!  I loved reading it!!  Bravo Asha!

 > > Hi All!
> > It's cherry season in Bosnia! Cycling through the
> > mountains in some areas,
> > kids, adults, sometimes even 3 generations will be
> > sitting by the side of
> > the road with big bags of sweet ripe cherries and
> > jars of freshly
> > collected honey for sale. Quite a treat when it's
> > about a hundred degrees
> > out and you're not even halfway up the 20 km of 14%
> > grade in the midday
> > sun. Actually, it's just the last couple of days
> > that have been so hot,
> > before that we were blessed with perfect blue skies
> > and mildly warm
> > temperatures. The ride has been absolutely gorgeous.
> > Lush green hills, a
> > bit of snow left on the mountain tops, butterflies
> > dancing on purple,
> > yellow and white wildflowers in the meadows.
> > But wait... Some of you are probably thinking,
> > "Bosnia? Huh? i thought you
> > were all settled in san francisco?!"
> > Well, yes, i was, for three lovely months, and it
> > was great. But now it's
> > time for Ecotopia Bike Tour again! Remember when i
> > cycled from Warsaw to
> > Ukraine 2 years ago? Same event. Check out eyfa.org