1000 Americans: Gerrit Nyland, Tacoma, USA

Gerrit Nyland has Dutch ancestors, though he does not speak the language. His wife is a doctor and Gerrit is now a full-time home-dad, creating wonderful meals (!) and taking care of the household and kids.

Thanks Gerrit!

1000 Americans: Officer Kyle Bear, Auburn, WA, USA

It was great to meet somebody who works on a bike! Officer Kyle was patrolling the interurban trail in Auburn, Washington State, South of Seattle.

He was very friendly and interested in our trip. We were jealous of his light bike, especially when he tried to lift mine and couldn’t 🙂

See also the tripreport about the speed ticket he gave me!

1000 Americans: Avalon, Seattle

When walking around Seattle, we found a strange sight: a group of people dressed up in medieval clothing, hitting eachother with weapons from the same era… (see also our picture on our Seattle tripreport).

One of them –introducing himself as ‘Avalon’ if I recall well- came up to me and explained that they were a mix of Role Playing games, warfare-re-enactments and just letting of steam. He invited me to try it, but I thought it might not be such a good idea with my back already inured and in pain…

1000 Americans: Gary Schultz, McMinnville, Oregon

Gary is an avid traveller and has seen many of the world’s nicest places.

He host people in his house through the Hospitality club and enjoys interaction with other travellers as well as introducing is big dog!

1000 Americans: John Williams, Suquamish, USA

John Williams is a filmmaker that has captured the wonderful colourful life under sea level. He has shown flora & fauna of all sizes, colours and types, but maybe the most interesting thing is that most of this was shot jus in his own ‘backyard’: the Puget Sound, the busy body of water separating Seattle from the Western Part of Washington State.

Many of his films are used for educational purposes, which might help preserve the wonderful world that so few people know about…

See more about John and the programs he made, on his website http://www.stillhopeproductions.com/

1000 Americans: Estela & David, Victoria, BC

Estela is from South America, David from the North. Thanks to the IT business they met up in Argentina and are now living together in the nice city of Victoria, British Columbia, ready for their first baby. David has learned some local skills during his time in Argentina and makes a mean ‘Asado’ 🙂

1000 Americans: Mark & Cathy, Victoria, BC

Mark Weston and his girlfriend wife (thanks Mark for the correction  😎 ) Cathy Stewart are not only brilliant Computer Scientists and avid puzzle solvers, but also an active part of the new generation that wants to take care of the earth and themselves: shopping at the farmer’s market, eating vegetarian and hosting cyclists!

1000 Americans: Kristen Walmsley, Vancouver, BC

Kristen and her housemates live together on the outskirts of Vancouver city. All of them are vegan or vegetarian and most of them can be found doing something with a laptop on their lap (like me and Lenny 🙂

She made us feel at home, gave tips about our upcoming trip towards Mexico, as she had cycled the entire route a few years before.

She works with children, has created wonderful hand-made toys and has a beautiful heart, I  trust she will make her dreams come true..

1000 Americans: Luigi & Pete

Luigi & Pete were cycling through Stanley Park when we met them. They noticed our bikes even without luggage and started asking about our trip.

When we bumped into them a few kilometers away, a few hours later, they invited us for dinner. Thanks guys!

1000 Americans: Barbara and her dogs, Agassiz, BC, Canada

‘Hey, are you travelling on those bicycles?’

‘Yes, we are on our way from Alaska to Argentina’

‘Great, do you already have a place to stay tonight? Come with me, I live close, I hope you are not afraid of dogs?’

It turned out that Barbara was a traveler and a dog (and cat) lover, who had adopted several dogs she found on the streets in India. She was also a great cook and host and treated us on stories and a very yummie breakfast!

She was a Couchsurfer & WarmShowers host extraordinaire, without even knowing about the organisations, but just because of being a traveller herself she knew the value of good company and a safe place to stay, one of many angels along the way that were watching over us and our trip…

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