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.
Friday, July 31, 2009
A Special Thanks To Our New Host, and those who helped us along the way!!
We are now at Alicia Karpetsky's place in Paris. Needless to say... its quite nice of her to take the three most smelly men in all of France into her home!
here is a cute little picture of us with Alicia, thanks again you wonderful person you!
Can You Guess Where We Are?
Thats right! France and... we have reached Paris! Lets just say that France is a lot "hillier" than the other countries we've faced thus far, but we made it nonetheless.
Here is a short itinerary thus far of the trip:
1) July 13, Goteborg Sweden to Halmstad - 154km
2) July 14, Halmstad to Copenhagen Denmark - 165km
3) July 15, Copenhagen to Koge, Denmark - 60km
4) July 16, Koge to Vordingborg, Denmmark - 74km
5) July 17, Vordingborg to GroBenbrode, Germany - 81km
6) July 18 - Rest Day (Injuries)
7) July 19 Rest Day (Injuries)
8) July 20, GroBenbrode to Bad Segeberg, Germany - 96km
9) July 21, Bad Segeberg to Wischhafen, Germany - 99km
10) July 22, Wischhafen to Bremenvorde - 97km
11) July 23, RAIN AND PAIN, Bremenvorde to Cloppenborg (hotel :)) - 99km
12) July 24, Cloppenborg to Nordhorn - 94km
13) July 25, Nordhorn Utrecht - 196km TEN HOURS ON A BIKE PEOPLE
14) July 26, Utrecht to Breda - 87km
15) July 27, Breda to Herentals, Belgium- 73.4 km
16) July 28, Herentals to Wavre - 75.89km
17) July 29, Wevre to Hirson, France - 128km
18) July 30, Hirson to Mareuil-sur-Ourcq - 153km
19) July 31, Mareuil-sur-Ourcq to Paris! - 88.23 km
Total Kilmoeters thus far: 1795 km
We will now enjoy the weekend and shuffle off on Sunday... or perhaps we may never leave Paris, we'll see...