SHSKI Bike Ride

New Bike Riders Join SHSKI!

Mariana Arruda E Silva joins SHSKI! A native of Abaete Minas Gerais, Mariana hopes to organize rides for street kids in Belo Horizonte. Mariana is a law student.

Eduardo Pessoa Brasiliense joins SHSKI. Other than eating Eduardo likes to ride bikes competitively in Brazil. Also a student Eduardo will be spending his free time being the bike technician of our newest duo.

On their first SHSKI Bike Ride! Rosarito Mexico to Ensenada Mexico.

Always time for a photo!

Back in San Diego safely with their bikes that were given to them by Bliss Jensen to support their SHSKI conquests.

End of Nicaragua to Costa Rica!

Them be bike riding muscles! Estes musculod sao de andar de bicicleta!

Daniel and Inbel our Israeli friends that enjoyed Ometepe Nicaragua. Nossos amigos quien andavam com a gente em Nicaragua.

The two volcanos of Ometepe, and its fresh water lake. Dois vulcoes e a lagoa de agua doce.

We made it! Costa Rica! Chegamos ja!

Jessica works her hair dying magic, tame that lions mane! Jessica pintando o cabelo de um leao!

The after result, from beast to beauty. Virou monstro a belleza.

Greg hikes Costa Ricas forest. greg andando na floresta.

Look at those spandex! Olha as duas com calcas apertadas!

Bliss licking a waterfall? Bliss tentando lamber uma cachoeira?

STAY TUNED!

Dogs and Monkeys-El Salvador to Nicaragua

Another border crossing! Hello El Salvador!

Otra fronteira! Alo El Salvador!

Happy kids, beautiful country. Criancas felizes neste pais.

Esencia Nativa, Youth Hostel in El Zonte beach. Thank you Emilia and Alex. Um Albergue na praia de El Zonte. Obrigado Emilia e Alex pra a desconta!

Greg and Cheeto sit and ponder their lives, what will the future hold? Greg e Cheeto pensam na vida, o que vai ser?

King of Biking! Rei da bicicleta!

Sunset in paradise. Por do sol no paraiso.

MONKEY CRAZY IN NICARAGUA!

Bliss says, is it wrong to be in love with a monkey? Bliss disse, e ruim ser apaixonada por um macaco?

Greg says, look at my firstborn! He has my ears! Olha meu primero filho! As orelhas puxou pai!

Jo says, quit being a brat! Jo disse, nao seja custoso!

The monkey is intrigued by ice. O macaco nunca viu gelo antes.

 

Fast stop in Honduras. Honduras foi rapido.

Guatemala

Hey, hey! We made it! Guatemala! Chegamos na Guatemala!

Bliss and Juliana cross the border. Atrevesando a fronteira.

Flash those passports people. Da os pasaportes fazendo favor.

Fllod zone! Southern Mexico to northern Guatemala is devastated by flooding. Enchente o rio do sur de Mexico pra o norte de Guatemala.

Police escort and support car in one! Now we are riding! Thank you Guatemalan Police! Agora a gente esta segura! A policia sigiu a gente para ums oitenta kilometros, obrigado!

Beautiful rolling mountains. Que terra linda!

Pigs run like dogs, but are they not cute? Porcos and a na rua igual que cahorro, que bonitinho!

More flooding as we ride further. O rio encheu ate aqui, quase no meio de Guatemala.

Washing clothes in the current. lavando ropa no rio.

Mazatenango, Guatemala full of culture. Cheia de cultura, a cidade de Mazatenango.

Two friends sell shrimp in the market. Duas amigas vendendo camarao no mercado.

Three women laugh as we take their picture and then beg to see it on our digital camera. Tres mulheres rindo quando a gente tomou a foto, depois queria ver em nossa maquina digital.

Baby in a bucket. That is one sure way to keep him from crawling away. Poe o nene numa caixa e nao pode fugir!

Indian woman shys from the camera. Esa India estava com vergonha para tirar foto.

Guatemala, the land of 21 volcanos, here is one we saw. Guatemala tem 21 volcoes, aqui a gente viu.

Greg says "wow" as the volcano spews steam. Greg achou bom quando o vulcao saiu fumasa.

Guatemala Antigua.

Old church in the ancient town of Guatemala. Igeja velha.

Posing as if in an old movie, Greg and Bliss laugh as Juliana takes this photo in Old Antigua Guatemala. Fazem um pose igual se era num filme velho enquanto a Juliana tirou foto  em Antigua Guatemala.

A well preserved building. Um edificio bem feito.

A beautiful street in Guatemala antigua. Uma rua linda!

Old and beautiful! Velho e lindo.

Four indian women sit and talk. Cuatro Indias sentam pra conversar.

Final do Mexico- Portuguese

Viajomos por Tepic-Nayarit/Mex. onde conhecemos um homem chamado Luis Fernando que nos publicou em um jornal, ficamos muito importantes e felizes, depois fomos pra Acapulco uma cidade linda que respira turismo, pela beleza de suas praias e tudo mais. Viajamos bastante, estamos muito cancados e muito doloridos por todo o corpo pois nao é brincadeira viajar em bicicletas durante 8hs diárias, mas vamos com muita forca de vontade, fé e protecao Divina! É muito gratificante o carinho que as pessoas nos dao sempre em nossa caminhada, gracas a Deus apenas passaram por nosso caminho pessoas muito boas que, sempre querem ajudar, fazer algo por nós.

Agora estamos na Guatemala, havia um tempo que nao tínhamos oportunidade na internet mas agora, aqui estamos pra falar um pouco desse país que é bem pequeno, porém, muito grande em belezas naturais... culturais e cheio de pessoas muito simples e bondosas. Estamos maravilhados com tudo que vemos por aqui, podem notar pelas fotos que há muitos vulcoes e alguns até que ainda estao em erupcao, tudo muito liiiindo!!! Bom, a Guatemala será uma passagem breve pelo tamanho, mas com muita certeza, inesquecível!

-Jo

The End Of Mexico

Tired and hot! Bliss powwers up with a power bar.
Cansada e com calor, Bliss parou pra comer uma coisinha.

Tepic, Nayarit. One of the most interesting and beautiful cities we visited. here is the church in the middle of town. Esta cidade foi uma das mais lindas que a gente visitou. Aqui esta a Igreja, no centro.

Greg taking some time to relax in Acapulco. Greg tomando tempo pra relaxar no Acapulco.

No bikes allowed! We laghed as we rode past that one onto the cars only toll road. Bicicletas nao pode! A gente riu e passou este plaque pra a estrada.

Bliss and Juliana in a waterfall of plants on the seventh floor of a well earned hotel stay. Bliss e Jo numa cachoeira de prantas nao setimo andar de um hotel.

Goat meets Greg. Greg meets Goat.
Cabrito conhece Greg. Greg conhece cabrito.

This little darling rented us some beach chairs in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca.
Esa menina bonitinha alugou umas sobrinhas pra gente na praia de Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca.

Tarantula! We encountered this eight legged hairy beast while changing a flat on the side of the road. A gente encontrou esa peluda aranha de oito pernas quando paramos para trocar um pneu furado.

Happy Thanksgiving! Turkeys roam the streets, unaware that it is the most dangerous month of the year. Feliz dia de Acao Das Gracas! Peru anda na rua atoa, sem saber que ese mes e o mais perigoso.

The last mexican sunset. Guatemala or bust.
O otimo por de sol mexicano. Guatemala, estamos indo.

RADIO INTERVIEW-Newspaper- Periodico

   

Publicity for free. Bliss talks on the radioshow "Voice of Puerto" for SHSKI in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca Mexico. Fomos em uma Rádio "Vós del Puerto" fazer uma entrevista sobre a viagem.

Here our bike ride gains importance as we explain why we are doing it and how other people can help. Aqui estamos muito importantes...rsrsrs, dando entrevista em Porto Escondido-MEXICO.

After the interview we walk away happy we could share our website address with the  public, more people can help the kids! Depois da entrevista, andando felizes por poder divulgar nosso site, para que mais pessoas possam ajudar essas criancas!!!

Thanks-Hotels and People-Gracias-Obrigado

Angela, Jose, Felipe and Christian let us camp in their side of the road restaurant near Acapulco. Esta familia deixou a gente acampar no restaurante afora.

Mexican Federales help us find a ride over the Costa Chica mountains. Policial Mexicano ajudou a gente pegar uma carona pra nois nao ter que andar nas montanhas Costa Chica.

Gabriela  from Hotel Celte in Mazatlan  gaves us a special SHSKI discount, thanks!
esa mulher deu uma desonta especial pra nois.

The lobby of Hotel Estancia D Canales in Acaponeta, Nayarit.
A gente na oficina do Hotel Estancia.

Free night for the weary riders! Thanks! Nicest room we have seen yet!
Uma noite de gratis, Brigada!Melhor quarto que a gente ja viu!

Thank you David for picking up three sweaty hitchikers tired of riding over mountains! Obrigado David de dar carona para tres cansados, suados!

Restaurant Elvira (English)

Well hello all!

We have been here in Mazatlan for 10 days now! Forced to wait for an important package that held bike parts, we managed to keep ouselves busy. We started off on the right foot by moving to a small Island just a stones throw from Mazatlan, The Island of Stones. We made our camp at the first restaurant on the beach, Restaurant Elvira's. She is a beautifully warm 64 year old who runs the small restaurant with the help of her children and granchildren. Her son Che took us fishing, her daughter Margarita helped us paint and her granchildren kept us company. Speaking of painting...We asked them if we could paint the front of their restaurant, and in exchange they let us stay for free! We painted it blue and then added some flair. Check out the pics!

We met some great Americans and Canadians and made tons of friends when we fed some of the stray beach dogs. We joked that our tent was an animal hospital because we had goiter, skinny and eye infection Jumbo always at our side. We saw a significant  change in their health since we've been there. So, we've got our ties to this little Island. However, our package has arrived so we must be on our way. Goodbye Mazatlan hello open road!

Bleg

Island of Stones-Ilha das Pedras

The Island of Stones on the right side of the picture was where we camped for 10 days. A Ilha das Pedras, a gente acampo pra ums dez dias.

The sun rises to welcome another beautiful day. O sol nascendo.

Itzel and Bliss sit around. Itzel is the hilarious grandaughter of Elvira. Itzel e Bliss pasando tempo. Itzel e muita engracada uma das netas da Dona Elvira.   

Juliana always helping with the chores. She stops to pose for a brief picture with Elvira. Juliana sempre ajudando. Ela deu uma pausa so pra tirar uma foto com Dona Elvira.

Sunset over the Island. Por do Sol na Ilha.

Elvira smokes fish on her outside stove.  She is known for her delicious seafood! Elvira cocinando peixe com fumasa. Ela e conocida pra o melhor fruta de praia na ilha!

Washing the dishes in the outside wash area. Notice the big beautiful canopy that feeds off the rinsewater and gives shade. Lavando pratos a fora. Olha o arvore que cresceu da agua que cai quando enxague, da muita sobra!

Bliss with Flora the puppy. Can life get any better? A Bliss com cachorinho, a vida pode ser melhor que isso? Acho que nao.

Greg gives a thumbs up while sitting with Margarita. She is another wonderful daughter of Elviras. O Greg esta legal sentando com a Margarita. Ela e uma das mais joias filhas da Elvira.

Wild goats cling to the mountainside. We found them on a hike up a hill one night. Cabristos das Montanhas. A gente encontrou com eles numa caminhada feito uma noite.

Wild siamese dogs. Queenie scores again. Cachorros siameses selvagens. Queenie vai ganhar de novo.

Greg's fix it dog JUMBO. He was our favorite and followed us everywhere! O cachorro que Greg acertou, chama jumbo. Ele foi um favorito, e seguiu a gente o tempo todo.

Bliss pokes her head out of her tent to see Muneca sleeping next to her side. Too bad fleas can crawl through the screen! A Bliss olhou da barraca pra ver quem dormiu do lado dela. E Muneca! Que pena que as pulgas podem entrar na tela.

Night fishing! What a catch! Pescando a noite! Olha que a gente pegou!

Greg pokes a puffer fish in the eyes. This deflated puffer fish is thrown back in, using his eye sockets as grip points. Greg pegou um peixe do bola dos olhos pra jogar de volta no mar.

Bliss kisses her dinner. Bliss beijando a janta.

Juliana grabs a smaller fish, I told her there is more in the sea. Juliana pegou um peixinho, falei pra ela que tem outros peixes no mar.

Grandpa puffer fish says, Grrrrrrr you caught me again. A vo dos peixes de bolo falando a nao, me pegarem de novo!

Fish heads, fish heads!

Me woman, me start fire and cook fish. Eu mulher, eu po fogo e eu cocinhar peixe.

Yummmmmmmmmmmm!

Another night of adventure. Otra noite de aventura.

The family watches from a drab restaurant as super fix it Greg unleashes his plan; Operation Beautify comences. A Familia ficou assistindo de um restaurante normal enquanto Greg fazia um plan de belleza.

A little help from our friendly neighbor from the north (Thanks Nick from Canada!). O Nick de Canada ajudou a gente.

Juliana and Greg practice their Karate Kid. Juliana e Greg practica os movimentos do filme Karate Kid.

Look Ann Stephens! Olha que gato!

Step 2: Blue finished.

Happiness is a long day of work, over. Felicidade de ter terminado!

Sneak preview of the final product. Greg draws a good luck Elephant. Stay tuned for before and after shots of the restaurant.

Restaurant Elvira! (Portuguese)

Bom, aqui estamos... no México!!! Agora, estou com meus amigos Bliss e Greg. Estamos numa ilha a 10 dias, pois tinhamos que esperar uma caixa que acabou de chegar hoje pelos correios, graças!!! Estávamos esperando esta caixa com equipamentos para minha Bike e agumas coisinhas mais... Estes dias em que estivemos na ilha (Isla de la Pieda), é um distrito de Mazatlán-Mex., um lugar muito lindo e tranquilo na qual fomos tao bem recebidos. Nós ficamos acampados num espécie de Camping Restaurante que se chama "Restaurant Elvira", é uma família muito alegre que nos acolheu com muito carinho. D. Elvira, seu marido, seus filhos e netos nos receberam com tanta bondade e confiança que falando verdade nao da muita vontade de ir embora! Esses dias na ilha fizemos tanta coisa fora do nosso cotidiano que preciso contar algumas histórias... Entao, tudo é sempre novidade e diversao pra nós, até mesmo os mosquitos que nao nos deixam em paz! O filho de D. Elvira José, sua esposa e mais uns outros amigos sao pescadores na ilha e nós estamos sempre acompanhando a pescaria e também ajudando, para eles é um trabalho mas, pra nós, está sendo uma diversao, estao sempre pescando e nós sempre acompanhamos, pois nao é uma coisa que estamos acostumados a ver sempre. Tem também uns 15 ou mais cachorro praieiros, isto é, sem dono que nos acompanha por todos os lados, damos comidas, cuidamos dos doentes, parece um hospital de cachorros.... mas é gratificante! Também, todas as tardes jogamos vôlei na praia com eles e D.Elvira com seus 64 é como uma peça principal, ela joga vôlei todos os dias e também nada sempre no mar, um exemplo de vida pra muita gente! Amanha bem cedinho teremos que abandonar a Ilha, será muito difícil pois, nestes dias criamos um vínculo muito forte com esse povoado! Mas, temos um etnerário a cumprir e vamos pedalar bastante agora! Até a próxima parada......   -Juliana

Juliana chegou!

 

Juliana graces us with her presence as she has officially joined up with the Bike Ride in Mazatlan Mexico. Juliana chegou com alegria oficialmente juntada com a viagem em Mazatlan.

After a lot of searching, and bargaining we found a nice man who sold us this bike (cheap). Then he donated all the other little things Juliana needed. Thank you!Depois muito tempo andando e discutando um preco a gente acha um homem que vendeu esa bicleta barato e doeu as otras coisinhas que a Juliana precisava. Obrigada! Gracias!

La Paz to Mazatlan

Snorkelface Greg enjoys a bubbled plunge into the warm sea of Cortez. Greg fazendo snorkeling e aprovetando agua tibia.

A rock face hollers as two Americans crawl in his eyes. Uma mascara de pedras gritou quando entramos nos olhos dele.

  Happy days! dias felizes.

Did someone say Paradise? An Island called Espiritu Santo a few miles from La Paz has beautiful empty beaches. Paraiso? Na ilha Espiritu Santo perto de La Paz tem praias vasilas.

Sea Lions sun themselves on an island rock. Leao do mar esta pegando um bronze, na ilha.

Beautiful Sea creatures swim in the shallows. Bichos legais ficam nas aguas limpas. 

Greg feeds the fish a burrito. Greg da comido pros peixes.

Goodbye La Paz! Tchau La Paz.

Bliss and trailer on the way out of La Paz to catch the Ferry. Bliss carregando o trailer no camino pro barco Ferry.

Waiting at the Ferry terminal Bliss meets a nice family, and plays with Amor while Marisol (her mother) practices her English. Esperando O Ferry Bliss fazia uma amizade com uma familias legal. Brincava com a menian Amor enquanto a mae dela  Marisol esta practicando Ingles. 

Mazatlan! Greg points out the city below. Chegamos em Mazatlan, Sinaloa. Greg esta mostrando a cidade.

A Viagem da Bicicleta

Oi gente!

Estou aqui numa cidade que chama La Paz na Baja California do Sul. Ja andamos bastante de biciclete. A unica coisa e que a gente descobriu que nao podiamos levar bastante agua e comida pra andar nas montanhas e no deserto. Entao pegamos um onibus atrevessando as montanhas e o deserto. Agora estamos pertos do mar. Fuimos buscar muitos frutas do mar e bricamos sempre na agua. E uma chanca pra gente descansar do calor que faz aqui. O sol esta muito quente! Daqui pouco nossa amiga Juliana vai chegar! Estamos super emocionadas. Primera vez que ela esta fora do pais dela, hein! Tambem foi legal porque ela foi suportada por muitas pessoas e tambem Reebok. Esperamos que breve temos fotos com ela nas ropas e gear do reebok e um sorriso grande porque vai estar com umas pessoas que querem muita ela. Coisa boa, hein? Ta legal povo, a gente vai escrever mais em portugues pra que vcs podem saber que esta passando com nois. BJOCAS! Tambem se alguem quer doar alguma coisa pra cause podem dar o numero de cartao, procura a coisa que cham TIP JAR. E tudo seguro e bem legal. Brigada e fiquem bem.

Abracos,

Bliss e Greg

Oi gente!

Estou aqui numa cidade que chama La Paz na Baja California do Sul. Ja andamos bastante de biciclete. A unica coisa e que a gente descobriu que nao podiamos levar bastante agua e comida pra andar nas montanhas e no deserto. Entao pegamos um onibus atrevessando as montanhas e o deserto. Agora estamos pertos do mar. Fuimos buscar muitos frutas do mar e bricamos sempre na agua. E uma chanca pra gente descansar do calor que faz aqui. O sol esta muito quente! Daqui pouco nossa amiga Juliana vai chegar! Estamos super emocionadas. Primera vez que ela esta fora do pais dela, hein! Tambem foi legal porque ela foi suportada por muitas pessoas e tambem Reebok. Esperamos que breve temos fotos com ela nas ropas e gear do reebok e um sorriso grande porque vai estar com umas pessoas que querem muita ela. Coisa boa, hein? Ta legal povo, a gente vai escrever mais em portugues pra que vcs podem saber que esta passando com nois. BJOCAS! Tambem se alguem quer doar alguma coisa pra cause podem dar o numero de cartao, procura a coisa que cham TIP JAR. E tudo seguro e bem legal. Brigada e fiquem bem.

Abracos,

Bliss e Greg

The End Of Baja

Nothing but the open road

Heat and Mountains. The tan between my knee and ankles is enough to make the rest of my body jealous!

Mulege to Santispac Beach. More open road beautiful mountains and tall cactii, or cactuses.

Welcome to Playa Santispac!

Paradise peaking around the corner. Coming down the mountain to Conception Bay we see the beach we will call home for a few days.

Captain Kenny's artfully adorned motorhome holds many good memories.

Greg fishes with a net made from our pots and pans mesh bag. His biggest catch, a minnow and an old glove.

Queen of the mountain. While relaxing on the beach we explored the coast, finding volcanic rock and natural hot springs.

Mr. Gino shucks scallops. What a clam!

Did someone say clams? That's right we collected two buckets full! Butter clams, chocolatas, and some other ones. Mmmmm!

Throw some garlic in there! What a feast!

Greg taunts us with his sateeing prawns. This bike ride sure is hard!

kenny teaches us all his secrets to gourmet clam cooking. Did we mention that we are eating the best food in Baja?

Our new found friend Tortilla jumps at the chance to give Bliss kisses as she hangs in the hammock. We named her Tortilla because she stole some from us the first day we met her. What a beautiful little dog though!

While snorkeling we saw many different kinds of sealife, and took full advantage of our waterproof camera!

Random rock art graces the mountainside.

Greg and Bliss reach La Paz!

Team Bleg Diary

Hello All! We have made it to La Paz. I would like to be able to say that it was hard, but we had a little help. Early on in the journey we realized our inability to carry enough water and food to last us in the long 3-5 day stretches it would take to cross the desert and mountains. Civilization in Baja can be sparse! Plus we were drinking 3 liters of water about every three hours! The sun is scorching hot and cactus shade is not very generous! For those reasons and the fact that somewhere in the beginning of the trip Greg strained his MCL, a ligament in his knee. We decided that for the sake of our well being it would be best to do the dangerous stretches by bus. So we biked and rode. For the record Baja by bus is much faster, and far less sweaty! We were ahead of schedule so we got to stop at a beautiful little beach call Playa Santispac where we went snorkeling and were marine predators feeding at night on a feast of scallops and clams caught by day. We also met three generous bachelors headed south, Kenny, Jimmy and Joel. They let us use their motorhome kitchen and shared there meals with us. Overall a heck of a goodtime with three perfect gentlemen! Then they gave us a ride over the mountains to La Paz. So here we are ready to join up with Juliana coming from Brazil. She will be meeting us on the 20th in Mazatlan. She was unable to get a visa to the U.S, so she is getting a late start. We are about to take on mainland Mexico so stay tuned because more exciting stories are sure to come!

Team Bleg

p.s. Thank you guys for your donations! We appreciate the support!

More Pictures!

Mountains! We thought that since we were headed South it was all downhill!

El Rosario. Greg says it somewhere in between the middle of nowhere and the middle of nowhere!

A nice old Fisherman named Maximiliano in San Bruno lets Greg and Bliss enjoy the shade of his porch from the scorchimg noon day sun.

Looking for love in all the wrong places. Greg makes friends with the locals.

Thankful he brought enough water Greg poses next to his could be fate: Bleached bones by the side of the rode staring thirstily at passer-bys.

 

Bliss in the rearview mirror.

Pictures-Baja CA

All geared up! Just crossed the border from Tijuana to Rosarito.

Rider Bio: ALICIA VIANI

Alicia was born in Singapore, but raised in Ashland Oregon by two amazing and gifted parents. Both educators, Alicia learned many important things from them. Most of all she became a motivated musician and a wonderful person. She was a musical prodigy who applied herself diligently at Butler University Indianapolis, graduating in Anthropology. She has traveled to Ghana Africa studying the culture and native drumming styles. She studied in Mongolia as a participant in a program that immersed the students in isolated areas with natives. They saw the basics of human living and survival. Alicia currently is a teacher for outdoor schools in Oregon. She is the brains of the trip and will be the record taker.

Rider Bio: KATE RICHARDS

A 23 year-old outdoor enthusiast, Kate Richards, was born and raised in Southern Oregon. As the daughter of a displaced timber worker, she quickly learned the value of higher education and natural resource management. Since her 2004 graduation from Oregon State University's College of Forestry, she has worked with everyone from the federal government to the impoverished children in Lane County, OR. She believes that in order for environmental preservation to exist, all people in all nations should be educated on the importance of our close connection to the natural world. Kate will be the nature guide and moral support of the trip. "When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect." -Aldo Leopold

Rider Bio: BLISS JENSEN

Growing up in the small caring community of Ashland Oregon Bliss learned how people can help each other. After high school she became affiliated and enamored with Rotary International, a community service organization that sent her to Minas Gerais, Brazil as a Youth Exchange Student in 1999-2000. It was an amazing experience that forever changed her life and inspired her to take a more proactive stand at changing the world. Bliss is a camp counselor for Rotary Youth Leadership in Oregon. She is continually amazed and enthused by the youths that she encounters. Currently she lives and studies in San Diego CA. She is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and will be the translator and troublemaker of the trip.

Rider Bio: JULIANA DA COSTA

Juliana was born and raised in Martinho Campos, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is the youngest of 13 children, and the relative of many more. She currently lives in Belo Horizonte and studies tourism. Juliana has been involved in various ways with Rotary International and oftentimes is a volunteer for her local community. Juliana is known for her strength, patience and determination. She will be the helpful problem solver of the bike ride.

Rider Bio: GREG CRAIG

Born and raised in Boston (Quincy) Massachusetts Greg joined the Marine Corps in 1996. After serving four years for his country in the Persian Gulf and around the world Greg stayed in San Diego, CA where he had been stationed in the Marines. Greg has traveled all over the world and saw directly the effect of lack of education on a society. He is currently majoring in child development and strongly believes in the importance of education. He believes that knowledge is power. Many people that know Greg are personally inspired by his work ethic, his attitude and strong will. He is the fix-it man and the backbone of the trip.

SHSKI Bike Ride ~ Mission

In October 2005, six people will be taking an epic bike ride. They will start in San Diego, California and end in San Jose, Costa Rica. The route will take them through some of the most beautiful Mayan ruins, ancient cities, and amazing forests. Most of all they will be experiencing strenuous physical challenges as well as language barriers.

The journey is meant as one of exploration and adventure. With the help of Rotary International, various cash donations and the technical support of SHSKI (Students Helping Street Kids International - http://www.helpthekids.org) they will be ambassadors bringing a message of good will to the world. "We hope to meet tons of people, and enjoy the raw exercise and submerged learning!" says Bliss Jensen one of the bike riders.

The riders are encouraging people to donate money to SHSKI. Quoting Greg Craig, one of the riders: "There are so many poor people in the world, but SHSKI is taking an active step by finding some of the poorest kids and helping them reverse their fate, and change their lives as well as their children's to come lives. Education is the answer and it will conquer. That's why we want to do this bike ride. To get out and meet people, learn about them and let them see how we are as Americans and how much we want to help."

Together these six riders will be full of stories and have some great photos. Share the excitement.

Please use the TIP JAR to make donations!