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Canopy

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Sponsor us per km of the journey and all funds will be donated to a nature conservation project. Click here for more details.

 

 

 
Current location…

Guamote, Ecuador.

Heading to…

Cuenca, Ecuador

Listening to…

Anna - Mazzo DJ Cellie (to get her up the Ecuadorian hills!) 

Ali - Carus (to make him miss home a little!)

Reading…

Ali - 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' (Gabriel Garcia Marquez) and the 'Peru' Lonely Planet (always one step ahead of things!)

Anna - 'The Hungry Cyclist - Pedalling the Americas in search of the Perfect Meal' (Tom Kevill-Davies) y the history of 'Atahualpa' in the Lonely Planet 'Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands'

Stats

Km's ridden - 20526
Punctures:
Anna - 13
Ali - 16

Worst (but most adventurous) road to date - Mocoa to Pasto, Colombia 

Highest Pass to date - 4370 metres above sea level at the foot of Volcan Chimborazo, Ecuador


 


Sponsors

NiteFlux

NiteFlux

NiteFlux rechargeable lighting systems are designed in Australia by experienced designers and engineers who actually ride. NiteFlux products do the job offering performance and reliability.

NiteFlux engineers have designed a charging system utilising a bottle dynamo to capture energy in a Li-ion battery while riding and a 'power hub' to charge all of our electrical equipment.

 

Canopy

Canopy is a not-for-profit South Australian organisation dedicated to making an important difference in combating climate change. Canopy’s key focus is on providing bio-sequestration carbon offset solutions. We work with medium to large businesses and government organisations to conduct carbon audits, recommend energy reduction strategies and arrange offsets.

In partnership with Greening Australia, Canopy offsets emissions through bio-diverse tree plantations on South Australian sites.

For more information go to the Canopy website at www.canopy.org.au

Haze Photography

Haze Photography is a local South Australian company, specialising in photography, graphic design and web design.

We have worked with Haze Photography throughout the design of this website and will continue to be be involved through our journey with the updates and maintenance of the site.

 

Personal Sponsors

Mim
Thanks for your help with making the Thorn dream become a reality.
 
Reyndert
The Canon is taking in all the breathtaking views along the journey. Thanks for your support.
 
Mum
Thanks for knitting our 'alpaca woollen wear' collection... our heads and hands will always stay warm thanks to your creations.
 
Dad and Joan
Thanks for your support in storing our gear back home, we obviously couldn't do this trip without that.

 

 

We are always looking for additional sponsorship for our project.

In return for your support we can provide website banners and links to your products as well as provision of photos and testimonials.

If you are interested or keen to discuss, please contact us by email.

alihazeldine@hotmail.com

awittert@gmail.com