What we are doing
Our aim is to cycle the Pacific
Coast Highway from Vancouver to Tijuana over six weeks from August 2012. An average riding day
will be 45 miles with some rest days in between. This isn't a race, more of an
adventure challenge.
Since leaving the UK in June
2011, we have discovered many activities that we both really enjoy, like Scuba
diving, trekking, skiing, surfing and especially cycling. We aren’t seasoned cyclers by any means. Dave
has a lot more experience than me, from commuting to work every day in London
for years. I hadn’t ridden a bike in about 10 years before we hired them in
Ayutthaya, Thailand.
So we have a lot of training to do
- but like they say, it’s as easy as riding a bike...
Why we are doing it
Travelling is an amazing
experience, but it can be a little self-indulgent - being away from your
families and friends; devoting your time, energy and money on the next thrill
and experience.
We’re not saying that this
isn’t going to be the experience of a lifetime, but we wanted to give something
back and use our next adventure as an opportunity to raise money for a great
charity.
Leukaemia
& Lymphoma Research is a charity very close to our hearts, having
both had people close to us affected by blood cancers.
They are our inspiration for this ride.
Any time we
have a hard day, when we feel like getting off and pushing or even giving up.
We will think of them and it will give us our strength to keep going.
When someone
is sick, you always wish there is something you can do to help.
This is how we
can help - and you can help too by sponsoring us here.
How we are doing it
We
are cycling unaided, fully supported by ourselves. All money you donate will go
directly to Leukaemia
& Lymphoma Research.
I will try and post this again!
ReplyDeleteWOW! I am so proud of you both. You are going to have an epic journey and raise money for a very worthy cause. I will be behind you all the way (not literally of course) and spreading the word far and wide. What an amazing adventure!!! GO TEAM PULLEN-LAWSON!!! xxxxxx