Explorers Kristen and Ville Jokinen met scuba diving in Vietnam and fell in love. She was a real estate agent from Oregon, and he a financial analyst for Toyota in his native Finland. After hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from the border of Mexico to Canada they decided their next adventure would be a two year cycling trip covering 18, 000 miles from Prudoe Bay, Alaska, to Ushuaia, Argentina, despite never having cycled other than around the block. Only their starting and ending points were planned, in between was navigated daily by their sense of adventure and intuition. Locals in Mexico, Central America, and South America allowed them to camp in their fields and farms, invited them into their homes and families and acted as tour guides. Kristen and Ville held babies, attended quinceaneras, drank
pulque, played soccer, and visited schools. They persevered unrelenting, punishing rain and wind, altitude sickness, dog attacks, bike accidents, and countless flat tires to cycle between the ends of the earth.
Ville and Kristen Jokinen move through the world with a sense of curiosity and belief that kindness connects us to our shared humanity. Well-timed following a global pandemic,
Joy Ride reconnects us to hope and the inspiration to pursue our wildest dreams. Kristen and Ville are love on wheels.
Inhoudsopgave
Table of Contents
PART I Alaska, Canada, United States
Chapter 1 The Top of the World
Chapter 2 Bear Floss
Chapter 3 Blind Luck
Chapter 4 Bumble Bee and Vole
Chapter 5 Floating Shorts
Chapter 6 Gargantuan Burgers
Chapter 7 Wild Country
Chapter 8 Afraid of Nothing
Chapter 9 Chris Pratt
Chapter 10 Looney Tunes
Chapter 11 Waterlogged
PART II Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
Chapter 12 ¡Hola, Gringo!
Chapter 13 Blue Agave
Chapter 14 Sleeping in Sex Motels
Chapter 15 Dancing with the Devil
Chapter 16 Ville Rides Naked
Chapter 17 Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
PART III Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
Chapter 18 A Mosquito Almost Ends It All
Chapter 19 Energy Juice
Chapter 20 2 Fast 2 Furious
Chapter 21 Joy Ride
Chapter 22 Filet of Guinea Pig
Chapter 23 Altitude Sickness
Chapter 24 Ninja Kicks
PART IV Argentina, Chile
Chapter 25 Desert Blues
Chapter 26 Outcrazy the Crazies
Chapter 27 Proceed with Caution
Chapter 28 El Fin del Mundo
Interview with Kristen Jokinen
Acknowledgments
Over de auteur
Cheryl Strayed is an American writer and podcast host. She has written four books: the novel Torch and the nonfiction books Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, Tiny Beautiful Things and Brave Enough.
Meer e-boeken van dezelfde auteur (s) / Editor
49.183 E-boeken in deze categorie
