Joy and Joff cycling the Americas

Remember Joy and Joff, the lovely couple who are cycling the Americas in aid of a charity supporting those with Duchennes syndrome? Well, here is their latest update! Happy Christmas to both of them from everyone here at GTC :O)

This is to let you know that it is now 7 months since we left home, and whilst we have not cycled 7000 miles yet, we thought we should remind you of our progress.....So: we have cycled 6601 miles and some of the significant numbers in the last month are listed below:-

430 miles sailed across the Sea of Cortez85 degree water temp!
55 foot sailing boat called Sea Dream has become the next mode of travel!
48 hrs of food poisoning.
41 children in the orphanage we have been helping at.
39 miniature T shirts ironed by Joff at the Orphanage in 2 hrs.
36 hrs of feeling sea sick.
17 nights spent in the same bed.
14 Dolphins swam on the bow of the yacht for 30 mins.Wow!
12am - The start of Joff's night watch!
9 Spanish lessons.... 'sin embargo, nosotros hablamos un poco Espanol.....'
7 hrs time difference with the UK.
4 foot waves have been fantastic for boogie boarding!
32 inch long bright orange and green Iguana seen on the footpath in 'the village'
1 scorpion seen at close quarters.....
100's seen squashed on the road!....and 100's of tarantulas on the road - also squashed.

and still NO punctures!

Photos of all our experiences can be seen at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/cycletheamericas/
and our lastest stories at :http://www.cycletheamericas.org/blog/?page_id=230
enjoy the run up to Christmas....much love
JOY and JOFF