Quote Originally Posted by emily_in_nc
It's been a long time, but I'd definitely recommend Bike Vermont. In addition to tours in Vermont, they run tours in Ireland and Scotland. Very professionally run, lovely inns, they carry your luggage.

Emily
Could not agree more. Plus, the bikes are well maintained, the tour guides are really nice and accomodating and the groups are small.

When I went, my DH had just started cycling. The first night everybody was supposed to describe their cycling experience. I soon realized that I was WAY more experienced, but didn't want to sound like a know-it-all, so I just said, "Oh, I've been riding for a few years..."

The first ride was 40 miles. It took us 8 hours (you can do a lot of stopping & looking too, so it wasn't just peddling at 5MPH ). That night, people were pulling him aside & asking "How is your wife? Was the ride really hard for her?"

I just laughed. It's all good when you're on vacation.