When Jennifer Alterman offered us this account of her biking adventure in Argentina, we felt there’s no better way to convey what a breakthrough trip this was for her than to simply print her personal account. Indeed, it’s clear that this experience will forever change how she chooses to see the world from here on in.
Taking a bike trip has always been a dream of Ken’s. For me, it sounded like a lot of work to see a country, and I prefer the car, train and plane mode of travel. So when good friends of ours mentioned they were doing a bike trip in Argentina, I knew this would be a dream come true for Ken. I was told you “can always get in the van” if you don’t want to bike anymore. So we signed up, started our training, and in no time at all we were on our way.
Everyone except us in the group of 16 riders had been on at least one or more bike trips. We were the bike virgins, but being a natural athlete, biking for Ken was no problem. But I surprised myself and NEVER got in the van, took most of the biking extensions and did the entire “Century” ride (100 Km’s!).