December 6, 1997 I flew to Buenos Aries, Argentina and had a one way ticket to Ushuaia, Argentina. I was planning on biking from Ushuaia back to Buenos Aries, but did not know how far it was or what type of terrain to expect. Well it was too far and a lot of desert land. I ended up taking a couple of rides and buses in order to complete the trip. I ended up seeing the Beagle Channel, Straights of Magallenes and Mt Aconcagua (the tallest mountain in the western hemisphere/ 22,620 feet) on this trip. I also spent Christmas Eve with a family from Argentina that I meet on a bus ride. Meeting and staying with this family was the highlight of this trip (it was an excellent cultural experience). This trip I biked 2006.4 miles in 30 days.
July 23, 1999 I flew to Zimbabwe, Africa. This was my first long distance group bike ride. I found out about the ride in the Internet. I biked with 7 other people. Most of the people were from different part of the US. One guy was living in Saudi Arabia and the 7th person was our tour guide from Harare, Zimbabwe. We cycled a 120-mile loop south of Bulawayo, took a train to Victoria Falls, biked 315 miles to Binga and then took a bus back to Harare. I ended the trip by cycling 361.61 miles in 16 days.
