Webmaster's Note: Because the BikeAbout team is traveling in smaller groups for a little while, we have changed the format of the journal slightly. On the fast facts pages you will find fast facts for the lead group (today it's the guys, who are in Beirut), in the left column, with the additional facts for the other group(s) to the right. Cumulative mile totals are for all groups combined. The rider notes pages associated with each group are on separate pages. On the rider notes page, we have placed the lead group's notes first, followed followed by other group(s). For your convenience, the "View Rider Notes" links jumps to the beginning of each specific group's rider notes. When the groups rejoin in late February or early March, we will return to the original format for these pages.

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ANTHONY, ETHAN, AND PADRAIC
ARE STILL IN BEIRUT

topics: coffee (food), Internet access, border crossing, terrain, Libyan weddings, reconstruction, civil war, social life; jump to dispatch

Lebanon

At 6:00 PM
previous day's journalFebruary 2–3, 1998next day's journal
Sunrise (local): 6:34 a.m.
Sunset (local): 5:09 p.m.
Weather
68°F partly cloudy
Traveled Since Feb. 1
0 mi / 0 km

Cumulative (all groups)
2046 mi / 3294 km
Lat: 33° 53' 29" N
Lon: 35° 29' 03" E
Elev: 279 ft / 85 m

[Webmaster's note: This dispatch covers the days from February 2 to February 3. The almanac data refers to February 3.]

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Beirut click to view a map click to view a map
Where We're Staying: Leila and Janine's apartment in Hamra
Places We Visited: IncoNet, Beirut bus station, a Communist bar, Pomodoro Pizza restaurant/disco
Featured Site: IncoNet
Person of the Day: Hadil Trake
What We Ate:
Food of the Day: Lebanese coffee click to view a photograph
Breakfast: not a darn thing
Lunch: mana-eesh
Dinner: pasta, two different ways
Olive Count: 1545
Word of the Day: Yanee click to hear an audio clip means "I mean" or "you know" in Lebanese Arabic. It is the filler word used to cover silence and/or to hold someone's attention, the way we use "uhhh" or "like" in English.
Tech Fact of the Day: Crossing borders can be a pain (part #2)
Flat Count (Cumulative): 12
Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 28
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Next Stop: Byblos!

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CORINNE AND ANDREA
TRAVELED FROM CYPRUS TO RHODES

topics: wildlife, Mediterranean Sea, ferry travel, Greek mythology, Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; jump to dispatch

Greece

At 6:00 PM
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Sunrise (local): NA
Sunset (local): NA
Weather
NA
Traveled Since Feb. 1
0 mi / 0 km
Lat: 36° 45' 09" N
Lon: 33° 15' 12" E
Elev: NA

[Webmaster's note: This dispatch covers the days from February 2 to February 8. The almanac data refers to February 8.]

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Rhodes, Greece visit the World Heritage Site page visit the World Heritage City page
Where We're Staying: our new friend Niki's place
Places We Visited: Paphos, Mediterranean beach, Hailander Internet Café, Colossus of Rhodes
Featured Site: Rhodes visit the World Heritage Site page visit the World Heritage City page
Person of the Day: Niki
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Next Stop: Mugla, Turkey!

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