Some people are amazing!

There are some people that amaze me. I’ve been reading the blog of a friend of my sister from Japan who’s been going on a small cycle trip. Just a small one from Japan to England, staying close to 14 degrees latitude on a recumbant bike. Alone. The link is on the right on the “blogroll”.

I can’t help thinking that he’s absolutely nuts! But at the same time it seems a completely sane and amazing thing to do at the same time. It must be such an absolutely amazing experience. So far away from my normal 9 to 5 life! I just don’t know if I’d have the guts and determination to do something like that. I’d like to think I would, but I suspect I’d just enjoy the planning and dreaming, and not get around to the doing and experiencing.

It’s a fantasitic read though. I recommend starting at the start of the trip and following it right through.

When he gets to London I definitely want to buy him a beer! I’m sure he’ll be needing one by then!

He does remind me a lot of a friend of ours who managed to travel the length of the Dabube river in much the same way. Nuts. But good on them!

One Response to “Some people are amazing!”

  1. robthomson says:

    Cheers mate. I must take you up on your offer of a beer when I get to London. The hardest part of the trip I think has finished (Tajikistan has been a mission), so I am looking forward to getting onto some more civilized roads!

    Rob Thomson
    http://www.14degrees.org
    Japan to London by recumbent bicycle. 12,000km. 200 days.

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