Mexico City next for adventurers Couple’s global odyssey nears end By Jared Ferrie, Metro, Vancouver, BC After pedaling about 150 kilometres each day for almost three weeks, two Vancouver adventurers are closing in on Mexico City — a major milestone in a quest to circumnavigate the globe using only human power. Colin Angus and fiancée Julie Wafaei jumped back on their bikes in Costa Rica after rowing 144 days across the Atlantic from Lisbon, Portugal. The journey from Vancouver to Lisbon involved biking as well as canoeing, hiking and cross-country skiing. Angus fired off an e-mail update yesterday from Tehaucan, about 180 kilometres from Mexico City. “The best part about cycling is that every kilometre pedaled is in the bank,” he wrote. “When you're rowing, a sudden headwind or backwards current can quickly erase a day’s work.” Not that biking through Central America has been without its challenges. Although the couple made it through the breathtaking but poverty-stricken region unscathed, Angus said they felt threatened several times by people eying their equipment- laden bicycles. In Mexico, the biggest danger comes from reckless drivers, he added. |