Opportunity Bike Trip

We never thought our passion for biking would take us across Western Europe. However, as Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, we are currently biking from Sweden to Portugal in an effort to raise over $5000 to open a bank in Tanzania through Opportunity International, with help from some great European friends! Opportunity International is a nonproft organization dedicated to reaching the poor through the power of microfinance. My involvement with Opportunity International began with an Insight Trip to Nicaragua, where I experienced firsthand, the impact of microfinance. The trip changed my life and I am now devoted to using my skills to serve the poor. Please help us raise $5000 for Opportunity International, and help others pursue their own dreams: a better life.



Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Cycling Update







Here is a little update of our life on the road...






July 14, 2009: Day 2






1) Woke up in Halmstad, Sweden at our campsite around 8:30, started biking around 11:00



2) Biked around 65km (45 miles) to Angelholm where we met Alf and Nanna, who bought us snacks (thank you!) and said they would meet up with us later "Chez Ida."



3) Our rumps and knees are not doing the greatest; this is the price you pay for being so foolish and doing almost 95 miles the very first two days of the journey...



4) Taking the Ferry from Helsingborg to Denmark.

Ridetime: 8 1/2 hours
Average Speed: 19.57 Kilometers/hour
Trip Length: 140 Kilometers
Odometer: 289 Kilometers









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