If you don’t yet have plans for Christmas, and would like to spend the week of December 23 to 30th on the beautiful Caribbean island of Grenada….we’ve got a fantastic bike adventure for you.

As you know, I’m now living on the island of Grenada and running a bicycle cafe, tour, and rental business.  Along with this, we also put on kick butt triathlon camps from time to time.  Our big one is taking place at the end of March, and I’ll have more details on that very soon, but today I wanted to tell you about a little cycling holiday opportunity that just came up.

We’ve got one person coming in for the week of December 23rd to do some mountain bike and open water swim training with us.  He’s getting ready for the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon and needs to put in some quality time on the bike and in the water.

We’ve set him up with a great package consisting of accommodations, bike rental, airport transfers, coaching (bike and swim), and a bunch of other good stuff.  It’s totally a last-minute thing, but we’d love to have you come join us as well.

Check American Airlines or Caribbean Airlines to get a flight, but the rest of it is all looked after by us……and you just have to know that you’ll be looked after beautifully.

Does spending the holidays on this amazing Caribbean island, riding bikes  and chilling out sound good to you?  Let’s do it.

Package Prices

The packages below include accommodations (7 nights including all taxes), airport transfers, Jamis Trail X2 Mountain Bike rental, Training (some just pointing you in the right direction, some with Darryl, some with Marc DeCaul and the Grenada Triathlon team), and more.  We can also set you up with good rates on tours or anything else you’d like to do while in Grenada.

(You’re also welcome to bring your personal road or mountain bike with you….take US$100 off the package price if you bring your own)

We have listed prices based on single and double occupancy (bring someone with you or get paired up in a room)

Option 1: Grenada Gold

2 Bedroom Apartment

Apartment has a fully equipped kitchen—stove, fridge, microwave, and all cooking and dining utensils—dining table and chairs, comfortable lounge area with sofa and coffee table. Care has been taken to provide comfortable beds from the IKEA deluxe range, as well as modern sun-block blinds. All bathrooms have a power shower. In the lounge is a flat-screen TV with over 25 cable channels. Each apartment has air-conditioned bedrooms and its own small verandah. Linens and towels are provided for you.

Total Package Price       – US$1,309.00 Single Occupancy

                                                  – US$789.00 per person Double Occupancy

Option 2: True Blue Resort

Standard Room

Includes balconies or patios facing the Bay and surrounded by gardens, these spacious rooms are decorated in Caribbean colors with teak furnishings and have fully equipped kitchenette, Cable TV, phone, ceiling fans and A/C. Option for king bed or two single beds.

Daily Continental breakfast buffet included

Total Package Price     – US$2,289.00 Single Occupancy

                                                – US$1,289.00 per person Double Occupancy

Option 2A: True Blue Resort 

Waterfront Suite

By the water’s edge, specially designed to bring the natural beauty of True Blue Bay into a room full of Caribbean comfort and leisure. Featuring tropical designed furnishing, indulgent fabrics and easy going colours, these two level suites have relaxing living room, kitchen, dining area and generous balcony with comfy furnishings on the lower floor. The upper level has a queen bed, ample bathroom with shower and an intimate veranda with cozy outdoor chairs to seat and enjoy the astounding panoramic view of the Bay.

Daily Continental breakfast buffet included

Total Package Price     – US$2,889.00 Single Occupancy

                                                – US$1,589.00 per person Double Occupancy

Christmas 2012 is going to be a whole lot of bikey fun and we’d sure love to spend it with you.  If you have any questions or would like to book your Grenada bike holiday, please contact me directly at darryl@lovingthebike.com.

I grew up in a family where one of the mantras was:

There is always a give and take…for everything you gain, there is something you have to give up.

Being a guy who has had his fair share of change in his life, this phrase seems to flash across my mind quite often….and being here in Austin right now is no exception.

While out on a ride the other day (It seems like all of my stories start out that way – but it’s true), I started analyzing this family mantra and debating the truth to it all.  At first I came up with the equation of Stuff Gained – Stuff Lost = Value of Decision.  But then as I pedalled on, I got to thinking “How can the decision of change or adventure ever be a bad thing?”.

Sure there is a give and take…there is always going to be some of that in everything we do.  But we can’t beat ourselves up over it.  Adventure/Change/Living Life wins out every single time.  Enough said.

What I do know is that right now I have gained great cycling weather, a great cycling environment, fantastic cycling friends…..and a whole lot of fun and excitement on and off the bike.