Itinerary  

Beginning Jan. 1, 2000 the great adventure will begin with over 200 bicycle riders leading off the 111th Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena CA. I will be one of those riders, though I may not be recognizable because all of us will be dressed the same and riding identical bikes. The parade is five miles long and from there we continue another 69 miles that day before our first stop. The stages and countries are as follows.

Stage 1     Jan. 1--Jan19          USA into Mexico                     1145 Miles
Stage 2     Jan 19-Jan 29          Costa Rica to Panama               516
Stage 3     Jan 29-Feb13          Chile to Argentina                      890
Stage 4     Feb13-Mar16         South Africa                             1992
Stage 5     Mar16-Apr29         Greece to Spain                        2360  
Stage 6     Apr29-May13         Spain to Portugal                       728
Stage 7     May13-Jun 6           USA to Canada                       1129
Stage 8     Jun 6- Jul 12            France to Scotland                   2158  
Stage 9     Jul12-Aug 8             Norway to Russia                    1751
Stage10    Aug 8-Sep16           Germany                                  2436
Stage11    Sep16-Oct 3            Australia                                   633
Stage12    Oct 3-Oct 17           Japan                                        782
Stage13    Oct17-Nov 9           China to Vietnam                     1282
Stage14    Nov 9-Nov 26         Thailand to Singapore                959
Stage15    Nov 26-Dec 17        New Zealand                          1345
Stage16    Dec17-Dec 29         USA Hawaii                             345
Stage17    Dec 29-Dec31         USA Pasadena                         153
                 Jan 1, 2001              Finish in the Tournament of           5
                                                 Roses Parade

Stage18    Jan 1- Until the end of my life.---Try and make up to my wife Ruth for leaving her for a year.

Randal