We’ve often called our home a “free bed and breakfast for paddlers.” Lots of remarkable kayakers and canoeists have stayed here over the years, and we feel privileged to be able to offer them a place to stay.

At the moment, we’re awaiting the arrival of Sarah Outen, who is circumnavigating the globe under human power. She has paddled down the Thames, bicycled across Europe and Asia, kayaked to Japan, rowed across the Pacific, kayaked along the Aleutians, and is now in the process of crossing North America on bike–in the winter! There’s a serious winter storm watch tonight, but we expect her some time on Tuesday.

Local paddlers are eagerly anticipating a talk she’ll be giving at All Saints Episcopal Church on Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. (please note that we’ve changed the date due to weather). Chicagoans will be surprised and impressed when they tune in to Chicago Tonight on Thursday, where she’ll be making a live appearance with her bicycle, Hercules. And we’re simply looking forward to being a way station where she can get her muscles and her bike brakes back in shape for the rest of her journey.