Starting my bike ride tomorrow!
For updates from our team of riders on our 7 week trip down to Mexico, check out our daily blog and weekly video log at Global Agents for Change.
Today I’m feeling… Nervous. Excited. Apprehensive. Inspired. And many many more emotions right now. We are officially leaving tomorrow 9am to start our 3000 km ride from Vancouver, British Columbia to Tijuana, Mexico.
During the past three days of orientation, we played team-bonding and trust-building games, learned from physiotherapists at Moveo on how to take care of our bodies when biking, got a lesson on bike maintenance and repair from Bikes on the Drive, learned about road safety and regulations from the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, and joined Critical Mass in downtown Vancouver for an empowering ride with hundreds of cyclists - shutting off traffic in the downtown core to promote cycling as an alternative and sustainable replacement to car transportation. These past few days have opened my eyes on biking and I’ve learnt so much! I feel much more prepared for the start of our journey.
Here’s a picture of us at Critical Mass starting from the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Emma Banks with Hugs not Drugs
A picture of us riding on the Vancouver seaside
And here’s a video of the Global Agents for Change during Critical Mass.
May 31st, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Good Luck to you Alain and to all that are biking with you. It’s good to hear that you feel more prepare!! We all miss you here in Montreal!
Gros bisous
Marie
June 4th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Alain Wong starts bike ride to Tijuana for Microcredit
As I mentioned in March, fellow lindy hopper Alain Wong from Montreal committed to riding a bicycle from Vancouver, BC to Tijuana, Mexico for the cause of microcredit lending. I got to meet Alain and some of his friends at