Al Young - Odyssey 2000 Journal

000 1999 Al Young, at home
000.01 Oct 82 Al and "Squirmy"
000.02 Summer 99 Sunrise over the Tetons, from Al's house
000.03 Summer 99 Double Rainbow over the Tetons, from Al's house
000.04 Summer 99 Sunrise over the Tetons, from Al's house
000.1 Aug 99 Al congratulating Craig after he completed six consecutive century rides, in Wyoming
000.2 04/30/00 Teton Mountain Range, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. (This is where Craig lives. Al's home is in Idaho, on the other side of these mountains.)
000.3 04/30/00 Craig and the "Cathedral Group" of the Teton Mountain Range, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
001 12/29/99 Al, feeding ducks and geese in Salt Lake City, Utah, en route to California to begin Odyssey 2000
002 01/06/00 Al nearing the top of the pass, with inland Mexico in background
003 01/11/00 Rest stop before San Ignacio, Mexico
004 01/15/00 Al in front of Volcano of the Three Virgins
005 01/21/00 Coffee plantation in Costa Rica
006 01/21/00 Al by a Paz waterfall, Costa Rica
007 01/21/00 Sarapaqui River in the Rain Forest, Costa Rica
008 01/22/00 Al at 11,000+ ft, at top of "Mountain of Death" near San Ysidro, Costa Rica
009 01/23/00 Al at Costa Rican "Bus Stop"
010 01/23/00 Costa Rican hillsides
011 01/24/00 Costa Rican hillsides
012 01/24/00 Costa Rican scenery
013 01/24/00 "Wall of Green" in Costa Rica
014 01/24/00 Bromeliads on trees, Costa Rica
015 01/25/00 Al at water stop, Panama
016 01/25/00 "Panama Flea Market" vendor out in the middle of nowhere
017 01/26/00 Crew dismantling TKA showers
018 01/27/00 Great Panama Bridge
019 01/31/00 Old castle, Santiago, Chile
020 02/02/00 Valleys and mountains, Chile
021 02/02/00 Mountains, Chile
022 02/03/00 Al in her tent, working on email
023 02/04/00 Phone booth in the middle of nowhere, Chile
024 02/06/00 BioBio River, Chile
025 02/08/00 Al, disgruntled after riding in rain and heavy traffic, Chile
026 02/08/00 Shoes drying around the campfire, Villarrica, Chile
027 02/12/00 Fuchsia-like plant, Chile
028 02/12/00 Snow in the Andes, border between Chile and Argentina
029 02/12/00 Potholes, Argentina side of the Andes
030 02/12/00 Al, Willma, Ed, Kathy by Lake, Argentina
031 02/13/00 Pinnacles near Bariloche, Argentina
032 02/13/00 Al with mountains and Bariloche, Argentina in background
033 02/13/00 Al on 'cable car' at camp, Bariloche, Argentina
034 02/14/00 Al on streets of Bariloche, Argentina
035 02/16/00 Changing Tire: Tom, Dick, Beth, Lynne, Rip, "Young at Heart" between Johannesburg and Middelburg, South Africa
036 02/16/00 Al giving a kiss to the "Coke Man" at checkpoint en route to Middelburg, South Africa
037 02/18/00 Tom loading bikes on truck in Dullstroom, South Africa
038 02/18/00 Al with planted forrested area between Dullstroom and Hazyview, South Africa
039 02/18/00 "Shanty Town" between Dullstroom and Hazyview, South Africa
040 02/18/00 Al, Beth, Dick, CJ, Tom, Hazyview, South Africa
041 02/19/00 Impala in Kruger National Park near Hazyview, South Africa
042 02/19/00 Wildebeest and Zebra
043 02/19/00 Al by flooded Timbavati River
044 02/19/00 Al by "Safari Machine"
045 02/19/00 Baboons "monkeying around"
046 02/19/00 Elephant
047 02/19/00 Al by flooded Oliphant River
048 02/19/00 Al by safari bungalow
049 02/20/00 "Kitchen" for safari bungalows
050 02/21/00 Wilma, Ed, Gary (changing tire), Cheryl between Hazyview and Barberton, South Africa
051 02/22/00 Al 10 km before Nelshoogte Pass summit between Barberton, South Africa and Mbabane, Swaziland
052 02/22/00 South African Mountains between Barberton, South Africa and Mbabane, Swaziland
053 02/23/00 Loading the bus to Durban, South Africa; Mbabane, Swaziland
054 02/23/00 Local woman with basket of pineapples, Mbabane, Swaziland
055 02/24/00 Al drying her tent at the Holiday Inn in Durban, South Africa
056 02/24/00 Al, Willma, Ed, Bob enjoying the Indian Ocean Durban, South Africa
057 02/26/00 Sunrise from the Hotel, Durban, South Africa
058 02/26/00 Durban school children performing for O2K, Durban, South Africa
059 02/29/00 Family community plot of homes on African hillside between Port Shepston and Kokstad, South Africa
060 03/04/00 Tents drying at hotel in East London, South Africa
061 03/05/00 Al by river & ocean, with sand dune hills on both sides between East London and Port Alfred, South Africa
062 03/08/00 Al is welcomed to Humansdorp between Jeffreys Bay and Storms River, South Africa
063 03/08/00 Al with ducks and geese at checkpoint between Jeffreys Bay and Storms River, South Africa
064 03/09/00 Storms River Gorge, Storms River, South Africa
065 03/09/00 World's highest bridge over the Bloukrans River, South Africa
066 03/09/00 Willma being warned not to feed the baboons, between Storms River and Sedgefield, South Africa
067 03/09/00 Plettenberg Bay, between Storms River and Sedgefield, South Africa
068 03/09/00 Arnie & Nancy - flat tire #38! between Storms River and Sedgefield, South Africa
069 03/11/00 Alice sports her bungee jumping shirt, Swellendam, South Africa
070 03/11/00 "WUS" members: Barb, Helen, Charmaine, Linda (front), Doris (Helen's mom and official sag driver), Lee Ann; Swellendam, South Africa
071 03/12/00 Al feeding geese at checkpoint between Swellendam and Stanford, South Africa
072 03/14/00 Al with Jackass Penguins at Boulder Beach, between Gordon's Bay and Cape Town, South Africa
073 03/14/00 Al and Willma at the Cape of Good Hope, the south-westernmost point of the African continent
074 03/14/00 Robben Island from top of Signal Hill, Cape Town, South Africa
075 03/16/00 Bicycle and luggage lines at the airport, Cape Town, South Africa
076 03/18/00 Al by the Aegean Sea, Athens, Greece
077 03/18/00 Romona, Ron, Willma, Ed, Shirley, Phil, Ted, Gloria, and Win (front), at the hotel, Athens, Greece
078 03/18/00 Al by the Acropolis, Athens, Greece
079 03/18/00 Panoramic scenes of Athens, Greece
080 03/18/00 Al behind the Parthenon, Athens, Greece
081 03/18/00 Column structure, Athens, Greece
082 03/19/00 Al and Hydra Café owner, Constantinos Psomadakis, Lerna, Greece
083 03/21/00 "Short and Narrow" sign for the tunnel between Sparti and Gialova, Greece
084 03/21/00 Nancy, Dahlia, Joan, Pat, Trueheart, Gialova, Greece
085 03/23/00 Al at Palaestra, Olympia, Greece
086 03/23/00 Al at entrance to Olympia Stadium, Olympia, Greece
087 03/23/00 Al at the Temple of Zeus, Olympia, Greece
088 03/23/00 Al by the ferry: O2K transportation from Patra, Greece to Bari, Italy
089 03/24/00 A trulli in sourthern Italy
090 03/24/00 Rock wall fences in sourthern Italy
091 03/28/00 Beth and Shirl between Scalea and Marina di Camerota, Italy
092 03/28/00 Al by Giovanni a Piro and the ocean between Scalea and Marina di Camerota, Italy
093 03/28/00 Ed on super narrow streets in a quaint little town between Scalea and Marina di Camerota, Italy
094 03/29/00 "Ice cream parlor gluttons" Arnie, Ed, Sharon, Willma, Eric, Nancy, Denise, Margherita in Paestum, Italy
095 03/29/00 Al by the Paestum Temple of Ceres, Paestum, Italy
096 03/29/00 Al by Paestum amphitheater, Paestum, Italy
097 03/29/00 Willma, Al, Sharon by the Temple of Neptune, Paestum, Italy
098 03/29/00 Tom Rail resting, Paestum, Italy
099 03/30/00 Sanctuary of Apollo, Pompeii, Italy
100 03/31/00 Church in town square, Pompeii, Italy
101 03/31/00 Statue of Diana in Temple of Apollo, Pompeii, Italy
102 03/31/00 Theater, Pompeii, Italy
103 03/31/00 Al in Odeion, Pompeii, Italy
104 03/31/00 Garden of Venus in Shell, Pompeii, Italy
105 03/31/00 Ed on stairs of amphitheater, Pompeii, Italy
106 04/01/00 Alice at train station, Pompeii, Italy
107 04/02/00 Inside the Colosseum, Rome, Italy
108 04/02/00 Laura and Al in the Colosseum, Rome, Italy
109 04/02/00 Italian Band in front of the Colosseum, Rome, Italy
110 04/02/00 Laura and Al by Constantine Arch, Rome, Italy
111 04/02/00 Fonti di Trevi (Fountain of three coins), Rome, Italy
112 04/04/00 Al and Laura at the Pantheon, Rome, Italy
113 04/09/00 Caution when wet, Italy
114 04/11/00 Al, Willma, Sharon, Ed by Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
115 04/14/00 Romona, Phil, Shirley, Willma, Ed taking a break near Genova, Italy
116 04/16/00 Cheryl, Al, Nancy in Monte Carlo, Monaco
117 04/16/00 Changing of the Guard at the castle where Princess Grace lived in Monaco
118 04/18/00 Al with large agave plant near Port Grimaud, France
119 04/19/00 Teresa near Sanary-sur-Mer, France
120 04/24/00 Ed and Al in the Pyrenees, France
121 04/25/00 Town on a hillside near La Seu d'Urgell, Spain
122 04/25/00 Field of Red Poppies near La Seu d'Urgell, Spain
123 04/25/00 Al with Crags in background Monistrol de Montserrat, Spain
124 04/27/00 Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain
125 04/27/00 House and Blue & White Tower in Gaudi Park, Barcelona, Spain
126 04/27/00 Al with mosaics, Gaudi Park, Barcelona, Spain
127 04/27/00 Al with Lady Rock Sculpture in Gaudi Park, Barcelona, Spain
128 04/28/00 Dick and Diane: "Resting" in Barcelona, Spain
129 04/30/00 Ed and Willma, and Al at the Rock of Gibraltar
130 04/30/00 Al in Gibraltar, with Morocco (in NW Africa) in the background across the Straight of Gibraltar
131 04/30/00 Apes with Willma and Ed Gibraltar
132 05/03/00 Charlie making a ketchup sandwich en route to Granada, Spain
133 05/04/00  Willma, Ed, Shirley, Phil at dinner in Córdoba, Spain
134 05/04/00  Randy, Susan, Valerie at dinner in Córdoba, Spain
135 05/05/00 Giant sundial on wall in Córdoba, Spain
136 05/05/00 Ivy on palm tree, and rock floor in Córdoba, Spain
137 05/05/00 Rock designs and mosaic in Córdoba, Spain
138 05/05/00 Dinner in the rain in Córdoba, Spain
139 05/07/00 Mark, Nancy, Mary by Seville Cathedral, Seville, Spain
140 05/09/00 Al and Willma in a field of purple flowers near Aracena, Spain
141 05/09/00 Portuguese Castle near Monsaraz, Portugal
142 05/11/00 Art with Portuguese cowbell near Lisbon, Portugal
143 05/11/00 Charmaine and Eric on ferry with Lisbon, Portugal (background)
144 05/13/00 (Al's sisters and niece) Barb, Deanna, Bess, Al at the hostel in Washington DC, USA
145 05/13/00 The White House, Washington DC, USA
146 05/13/00 Barb, Al, Bess at the Washington Monument, Washington DC, USA
147 05/13/00 Barb, Al, Bess at the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial Washington DC, USA
148 05/14/00 Bess, Deanna, Barb with Robert E. Lee's home in background Washington DC, USA
149 05/14/00 Changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Washington DC, USA
150 05/14/00 Barb, Al, Bess at Arlington National Cemetary Washington DC, USA
151 05/15/00 Al with flowers at Silver Springs train station near Washington DC, USA
152 05/15/00 Al warming up for rehearsal with the Daniels Community Band at Daniels Mill and Daniels Church in Daniels MD, USA
153 05/16/00 Asian Boxwood designs in Pleasure Gardens at Mt. Vernon, Washington DC, USA
154 05/16/00 Kitchen Gardens at Mt. Vernon, Washington DC, USA
155 05/16/00 Upper Gardens at Mt. Vernon, Washington DC, USA
156 05/16/00 Mt. Vernon, Washington DC, USA
157 05/17/00 Sandy and Mark, Washington DC, USA
158 05/17/00 Randy (TKA staff), Washington DC, USA
159 05/19/00 Susquehanna River in the rain en route to Lancaster PA, USA
160 05/19/00 Noreen, Al, Sylvia, Lancaster PA, USA
161 05/22/00 Sandy, Mark, Walty, Ann, New York City NY, USA
162 05/22/00 Al, Teresa and Brian with Statue of Liberty, New York City NY, USA
163 05/26/00 Helen Chambers, Al, Donald Chambers, Otego NY, USA
164 05/26/00 Elbert in his tent, with his bike, Otego NY, USA
165 05/28/00 Carissa with Erie Canal, en route to Ontario, Canada
166 05/31/00 Cheryl, Gary, Benj, Candy, Chute-a-Blondeau (Hawkesbury) ON, Canada
167 05/31/00 Gloria, Phil, Krystal, Larry, Ann, Sandy, Mark, Benj, Candy, Gary, Cheryl, & Gesa around the campfire, Chute-a-Blondeau (Hawkesbury) ON, Canada
168 05/31/00 Cheryl, Sean, & Bobbie taking pictures of me in my tent, Chute-a-Blondeau (Hawkesbury) ON, Canada
169 05/31/00 Al in tent, working on PocketMail, Chute-a-Blondeau (Hawkesbury) ON, Canada
170 06/02/00 Elizabeth and Al with Chinatown archway, Montréal PQ, Canada
171 06/05/00 Marguerite & Denise with cannon ball in tree, Québec PQ, Canada
172 06/05/00 Al with Canadian flag and blue sky, Québec PQ, Canada
173 06/05/00 Walled city of Québec (Only walled city in North America), Québec PQ, Canada
174 06/05/00 Jim, Denise, Bill, Marguerita, Win, Dickie in front of Québec patisserie, Québec PQ, Canada
175 06/06/00 Ed, Neil, Peter in line to load bikes, Québec PQ, Canada
176 06/06/00 Ken, Wild Bill, Win (standing), Québec PQ, Canada
177 06/06/00 Charmaine, Linda, Helen, Québec PQ, Canada
178 06/06/00 Brenda, Québec PQ, Canada
179 06/06/00 Dan O. and Shirley, Québec PQ, Canada
180 06/06/00 Cheryl, Al, Stan, Québec PQ, Canada
181 06/07/00 Sherley with decorative lamp post, Paris, France
182 06/07/00 Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France
183 06/07/00 Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
184 06/08/00 Arc de Triomphe from top of Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
185 06/08/00 Palais de Chaillet from top of Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
186 06/08/00 Judy, Brenda, Al at lunch, Paris, France
187 06/09/00 1519 Chateau of Louis XIV, Tours, France
188 06/11/00 Al -- crashed, Angers, France
189 06/11/00 Al -- crashed, Angers, France
190 06/21/00 Al, Sarah Lindsay; Bruce, Al, Kathy, Paris, France
191 06/22/00 Bess taking Al's pulse, Waynesville OH, USA
192 06/22/00 Al doing PocketMail in "sick chair," Waynesville OH, USA
193 06/22/00 Back of Al's neck brace, Waynesville OH, USA
194 07/06/00 Barb, Bess, Bob, Al, Ruth, Eaton OH, USA
195 07/06/00 Al's Mom in her garden, Eaton OH, USA
196 07/08/00 Al hanging laundry, Waynesville OH, USA
197 07/08/00 Al pulling weeds, Waynesville OH, USA
198 07/09/00 Al doing PocketMail on the stationary bike, Waynesville OH, USA
199 07/13/00 Al's nephew (Bess's son) Nate and Al, Waynesville OH, USA
200 07/16/00 Bess and Al going berry-picking, Waynesville OH, USA
201 07/22/00 Al cooking breakfast at camp, Hocking Hills State Park OH, USA
202 07/22/00 Al on top of Siep Mound, Hocking Hills State Park OH, USA
203 08/01/00 Ferry to Finland, Stockholm, Sweden
204 08/01/00 Al on ferry (Sweden in background), en route to Finland
205 08/01/00 Neil and Al on ferry (Sweden in background), en route to Finland
206 08/01/00 Lilli, Peter, Neil, Al playing scrabble on ferry, en route to
207 08/04/00 Top of the Church of the Bleeding Savior, St. Petersburg, Russia
208 08/04/00 Hermitage Museum (2nd largest in the world), St. Petersburg, Russia
209 08/05/00 Big Band in Summer Palace Park, St. Petersburg, Russia
210 08/06/00 Al with Russian Church and statue of Alex II, Helsinki, Finland
211 08/06/00 Al with Sibelius Monument, Helsinki, Finland
212 08/06/00 Ed with Sibelius, Helsinki, Finland
213 08/06/00 Willma by logs and brick Spiral of Toolonlahti Bay for Japan World Expo, Helsinki, Finland
214 08/06/00 White Nights, Helsinki, Finland
215 08/07/00 Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany
216 08/07/00 A short segment of the Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany
217 08/07/00 Longest remnant of the Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany
218 08/08/00 Al with smashed helmet, Berlin, Germany
219 08/11/00 Barb and Helen, Dresden, Germany
220 08/11/00 Flowers, Dresden, Germany
221 08/12/00 Al with Bastei outcropping, Germany
222 08/12/00 Elbe River with outcroppings at Bastei
223 08/12/00 Anne and Walty, Germany
224 08/12/00 Peter & Alan at Terezin Jewish Cemetery, Terezin, Czech Republic
225 08/13/00 Hops field, Czech Republic
226 08/14/00 Al and Alan, 6:25AM serenade, Prague, Czech Republic
227 08/14/00 Bridge musicians, Prague, Czech Republic
228 08/14/00 Monument to "Priest thrown over bridge," Prague, Czech Republic
229 08/15/00 Flowers on German camping grounds office, Passau, Germany
230 08/16/00 Ruth, at checkpoint in Braunau, Austria
231 08/16/00 Bill, Al, Kathleen (kneeling) & Jane "The Sickies," at checkpoint in Braunau, Austria
232 08/16/00 Mirabel Garden, Salzburg, Austria
233 08/16/00 Mirabel Garden, Salzburg, Austria
234 08/16/00 Mirabel Garden, Salzburg, Austria
235 08/16/00 Mirabel Garden, Salzburg, Austria
236 08/16/00 Cathedral Square, with Cows, Salzburg, Austria
237 08/16/00 Al at the Mozart statue, Salzburg, Austria
238 08/17/00 Krystal with her alien friend, Salzburg, Austria
239 08/17/00 German houses decorated with flowers, Germany
240 08/17/00 Teresa & Brenda at checkpoint, Germany
241 08/17/00 Neil & Merlin (mechanic), Munich, Germany
242 08/18/00 Linda with Poplar lane, Dachau, Germany
243 08/18/00 Linda, Charmaine, Denise, Marguerite at outer perimeter, Dachau, Germany
244 08/18/00 Flowers adorn front and sides of hotel in Munich, Germany
245 08/18/00 Glockenspiel Clock, Munich, Germany
246 08/18/00 Glockenspiel Clock, Munich, Germany
247 08/18/00 Linda & Charmaine in Hofbrauhaus, Munich, Germany
248 08/18/00 Al with trombone player at the Hofbrauhaus, Munich, Germany
249 08/18/00 Al & Charmaine with trombone player at the Hofbrauhaus, Munich, Germany
250 08/19/00 Beautiful flowers on a chalet near Munich, Germany
251 08/19/00 Community Band, Oberammergau, Germany
252 08/20/00 View from the campsite, Oberammergau, Germany
253 08/20/00 Dahlia & Al near Braz, Austria
254 08/20/00 Austrian hillsides near Braz, Austria
255 08/20/00 Austrian Coat-of-Arms and more flowers
256 08/20/00 Arnie napping, Austria
257 08/20/00 Marguerita, Bob, Sandy, Mark, Jim, Bill: Front of dinner line! Braz, Austria
258 08/20/00 Candace filling up on "Fresh Alpine Drinking Water" Braz, Austria
259 08/20/00 Chuck reciting poetry, Braz, Austria
260 08/21/00 Breakfast, just before the storm, Braz, Austria
261 08/21/00 Ken, Walty, Gary in Swiss Alps, near Flims, Switzerland
262 08/22/00 Campground, Flims, Switzerland
263 08/23/00 Neil, Charmaine, Peter, Al playing scrabble on train en route from Flims to Raron, Switzerland
264 08/23/00 Alpine views from the train, Switzerland
265 08/24/00 Vineyard views, Switzerland
266 08/24/00 Crystal clear water creek, flowing into "chalky" river en route to Abondance, France
267 08/24/00 Dinner skillet, Abondance, France
268 08/25/00 Gilbert (left) at his home in France
269 08/26/00 Archamps, France near Geneva Switzerland
270 08/26/00 Chateau Lullin, Archamps, France (Craig's family lived here 1961-1966)
271 08/26/00 Botanical Gardens, Geneva, Switzerland
272 08/26/00 Botanical Gardens, Geneva, Switzerland
273 08/26/00 Botanical Gardens, Geneva, Switzerland
274 08/26/00 Odyssey choir performance at dinner, Geneva, Switzerland
275 08/31/00 "Monkey Puzzle Tree" Germany
276 09/01/00 Jane, Brenda, Judy at Warzburg Castle, Warzburg, Germany
277 09/01/00 Church in Warzburg, Germany
278 09/01/00 "Motorcycle Mama" Pig in Warzburg, Germany
279 09/02/00 Vineyards with retaining walls along the Mosel River, Germany
280 09/03/00 Mechanic Jason "on duty" in Wintrich, Germany
281 09/04/00 Brenda leaving O2K from Luxembourg
282 09/04/00 Al & Brenda, Luxembourg
283 09/04/00 Clowning around in Luxembourg
284 09/05/00 Stone house adorned with flowers, Barveaux, Belgium
285 09/10/00 Will & Ed beside vuurdoorn tree (firethorn tree), near Rotterdam, Netherlands
286 09/11/00 Linda, Alan, Charmaine, Joan at lunch in Amsterdam, Netherlands
287 09/17/00 Peter & Al, Canberra, Australia
288 09/19/00 Blue Mountains near Katoomba, west of Sydney, Australia
289 09/19/00 Al, Eric, Phil in Blue Mountains, Australia
290 09/19/00 Dave, Win, Sharon, Phil, Pat, Inge, Denise, Eric at Blue Mountains overlook, Australia
291 09/20/00 Blue Mountains sunrise, Australia
292 09/20/00 Hiking group in the Blue Mountains, Australia
293 09/20/00 Eric at the base of a Blue Gum Tree, Blue Mountains, Australia
294 09/20/00 Denise bravely crossing a stream in the Blue Mountains, Australia
295 09/20/00 Al boulder-hopping in the Blue Mountains, Australia
296 09/21/00 Al & feathered-friend, the Crimson Rosella Bird, in the Blue Mountains, Australia (Photo by Pat Lew)
297 09/21/00 Dave with King Parrot, in the Blue Mountains, Australia
298 09/21/00 Tim (leader), Pat, Sharon at Blue Mountain overlook
299 09/21/00 Al & Denise on National Pass Trail, in the Blue Mountains, Australia
300 09/21/00 Tim preparing tea, in the Blue Mountains, Australia
301 09/21/00 Sharon, Dave, Denise, Pat, Win at lunch, in the Blue Mountains, Australia
302 09/22/00 Al with the "Three Sisters Peaks" in the Blue Mountains, Australia
303 09/22/00 Denise walking through ferns, in the Blue Mountains, Australia
304 09/22/00 Crimson Rosellas, in the Blue Mountains, Australia
305 09/22/00 Australian bush hiking group: Dave, Denise, Win, Inge; Eric, Sharon, Al, Pat, Phil, in the Blue Mountains, Australia
306 09/24/00 Charlie with ducks in pond, Wollongong, Australia
307 09/24/00 Al with ducks, Wollongong, Australia
308 09/24/00 Al with Flowering Peach Tree in the Botanical Gardens, Wollongong, Australia
309 09/24/00 Al with huge Palm Tree in the Botanical Gardens, Wollongong, Australia
310 09/24/00 Charlie with Yellow Angel Trumpet Tree in the Botanical Gardens, Wollongong, Australia
311 09/26/00 All our bags on the ground near the gear truck, Cardwell, Australia
312 09/28/00 Amanda (staff) at Crawford's Lookout in a Queensland National Park, Australia
313 10/02/00 Al in snorkeling gear, Barrier Reef, Cairns, Australia
314 10/02/00 Al snorkeling, Barrier Reef, Cairns, Australia
315 10/03/00 Ann and Alan at Flecker's Botanical Tropical Garden, Cairns, Australia
316 10/03/00 Al on beach at Flecker's Botanical Tropical Garden, Cairns, Australia
317 10/06/00 Win, Charlie, Bill Candace, Benj on steps of Temple, Kyoto, Japan
318 10/06/00 Charlie feeding fish at Japanese gardens, Kyoto, Japan
319 10/07/00 Krystal and her alien friend, Kyoto, Japan
320 10/08/00 Hiking group near Amanohashidate, Japan
321 10/08/00 Denise, Al, Organist Bill, Sockless Bob; Margherita, Benj, Win, Alan at Shinto Shrine near Amanohashidate, Japan
322 10/08/00 Some of the 657 steps on hike near Amanohashidate, Japan
323 10/08/00 Cheryl with her ice cream cone near Amanohashidate, Japan
324 10/08/00 Bill, Margherita, Inge (in back); Sandy, Candace, Benj, Mark, Cheryl, Gary, Alan: Odyssey riders pretending to be "Type-B's" for a day, near Amanohashidate, Japan
325 10/08/00 Margherita and Alan at cement log table and benches, Sea of Japan in background, near Amanohashidate, Japan
326 10/08/00 Organist Bill and Win solving the world's problems, near Amanohashidate, Japan
327 10/09/00 "Salvage Yard" campground, Amanohashidate, Japan
328 10/10/00 Denise, Margherita, Alan, Charlie, Ed, Willma eating breakfast at camp, Mountain Sambe, Japan
329 10/10/00 Mark on jungle gym at the campground, Mountain Sambe, Japan
330 10/10/00 Margherita on jungle gym at the campground, Mountain Sambe, Japan
331 10/10/00 Candace on jungle gym at the campground, Mountain Sambe, Japan
332 10/10/00 Benj on jungle gym at the campground, Mountain Sambe, Japan
333 10/10/00 Al doing the "leap frog" at the campground, Mountain Sambe, Japan
334 10/10/00 Memorial to Sadak, Children's Peace Monument at Hiroshima, Japan
335 10/10/00 Atomic bomb dome, Hiroshima, Japan
351 10/11/00 Jim Higbee in Miyajima, Japan after his one-speed ride through Japan
352 10/11/00 Phil and Pat, Hiroshima, Japan
353 10/11/00 Nancy, Cheryl, Alan, Marguerita waiting patiently to load bags, Hiroshima, Japan
354 10/14/00 Hong Kong, from the ferry
355 10/14/00 High rises on the island of Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
356 10/15/00 Bikes being loaded on Hong Kong ferry
357 10/15/00 Valerie passing out bottled water at the China border
358 10/16/00 Muddy road, between Wuzhou and Xindu, China
359 10/16/00 Tom Rail by hills, between Wuzhou and Xindu, China
360 10/16/00 Sharon, Ed, Willma at top of hill before Xindu, China
361 10/16/00 Chinese locals stared at us in amazement, at the hotel in Xindu, China
362 10/17/00 Tricycle cart with goods for sale, Zhongshan, China
363 10/17/00 Covered wagon pulled by a rototiller, Zhongshan, China
364 10/17/00 Kim giving Al a massage; Rochelle in background, Zhongshan, China
365 10/18/00 White "China" plates used as the white line on the road, Yangshuo, China
366 10/18/00 Dave and Denise surrounded by Chinese children, Yangshuo, China
367 10/18/00 Plowing by water buffalo, Yangshuo, China
368 10/18/00 Shazi River and karsts, Yangshuo, China
369 10/19/00 Phil, Shirley, Al enjoying lunch, Yangshuo, China
370 10/19/00 Kim, Valerie, Helen enjoying dinner, Yangshuo, China
371 10/20/00 Shirley, Al, Denise after a 60 km rainy ride, Guilin, China
372 10/21/00 Looking down the Li River from our tour boat, Guilin, China
373 10/21/00 Dean and Judy on tour boat, Guilin, China
374 10/21/00 Bill and Suzi on tour boat, Guilin, China
375 10/21/00 Russ and Allison on tour boat, Guilin, China
376 10/21/00 Dave and Neil on tour boat, Guilin, China
377 10/21/00 Al and Bill Bliss on tour boat, Guilin, China
378 10/22/00 Al by rice paddies between Guilin and Longsheng, China
379 10/22/00 Rice paddies and gardens along the river between Guilin and Longsheng, China
380 10/22/00 Top of the pass to Longsheng, China
381 10/23/00 Alan in the market, Longsheng, China
382 10/24/00 Marguerita and Al on suspension bridge between Longsheng and Rong'an (Chang'an), China
383 10/25/00 Bikers trying to ride through the muddy roads between Chang'an and Liuzhou, China
384 10/26/00 Marguerita with tofu drying on the streets, between Liuzhou and Binyang, China
385 10/26/00 Organist Bill "Black Face" from the dust, Binyang, China
386 10/27/00 View from five-star hotel, Nanning, China
387 10/29/00 Unloading bikes at the China/Vietnam border
388 10/29/00 A Vietnamese house, en route to Hanoi, Vietnam
389 10/23/00 Odyssey Choir at TKA meeting, Longsheng, China
390 10/29/00 Alan, Charlie, Al on bus from Nanning, China to Hanoi, Vietnam
391 10/29/00 Alan and friends with bananas, on bus from Nanning, China to Hanoi, Vietnam
392 10/31/00 Kevin sleeping up on the luggage rack on the train from Hanoi, Vietnam to Hue, Vietnam
393 10/31/00 Straw-roofed houses in Vietnam
394 10/31/00 Fruit carvings at dinner, Hue, Vietnam
395 11/01/00 Vietnamese Buddhist tower (Thiem Mu Pagoda), Hue, Vietnam
396 11/01/00 Bananas on bike, Hue, Vietnam
397 11/01/00 Tricycle taxi, Hue, Vietnam
398 11/01/00 Alan in "Odyssey Jail," Hue, Vietnam
399 11/01/00 Margherita, Charlie, Al, Alan with Vietnamese guide, Hue, Vietnam
400 11/02/00 Young Vietnamese dancers, Nha Trang, Vietnam
401 11/02/00 Bells player in Vietnamese band, Nha Trang, Vietnam
402 11/03/00 8th century Champ Temple, Da Lat, Vietnam
403 11/03/00 Vietnamese band, Da Lat, Vietnam
404 11/04/00 Alan and Al with O2K Banner, Da Lat, Vietnam
405 11/06/00 Margherita, Al, Alan playing scrabble by the pool, Phan Thiet, Vietnam
406 11/07/00 Palm fronds drying along the road, Phan Thiet, Vietnam
407 11/07/00 Rice drying along the road, Phan Thiet, Vietnam
408 11/08/00 Vietnamese booby traps, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
409 11/08/00 Vietnamese booby traps, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
410 11/08/00 Margherita crawling out of Co Chi tunnel hole, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
411 11/08/00 Alan and Margherita coming out of Co Chi tunnel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
412 11/08/00 Al coming out of Co Chi tunnel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
413 11/08/00 Al crawling out of 2nd level tunnel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
414 11/08/00 Alan, Drew, Margherita in "kitchen" of Co Chi tunnels, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
415 11/09/00 American tank from 1970 in Co Chi tunnel area, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
416 11/09/00 Alan, Tom, Beth, Julie, Jeff at dinner, Phuket, Thailand
417 11/09/00 Alan and Bob singing, Phuket, Thailand
418 11/10/00 Jim and Sue, Phuket, Thailand
419 11/10/00 Jim, Sue, Al, Margherita on boat to go snorkeling, Phuket, Thailand
420 11/11/00 Ruth, Margherita, Denise on boat, Phuket, Thailand
421 11/11/00 Al on boat, caves in background, Phuket, Thailand
422 11/11/00 Margherita in small boat as we enter cave on Hong Island, Phuket, Thailand
423 11/11/00 Maryke and CJ in boat, Phuket, Thailand
424 11/11/00 Al and Margherita in cave, Phuket, Thailand
425 11/11/00 Red cliff walls, Phuket, Thailand
426 11/11/00 Boats lining up for passengers, Phuket, Thailand
427 11/11/00 Scenery off Hong Island, Phuket, Thailand
428 11/11/00 Win and Bill in boat, Phuket, Thailand
429 11/11/00 Lunch spread on boat, Phuket, Thailand
430 11/11/00 Alan and Al, O2K Talent Show, Phuket, Thailand
431 11/11/00 Al and Choir, O2K Talent Show, Phuket, Thailand
432 11/12/00 Al and Mary, snorkeling near Phuket Island, Thailand
433 11/12/00 Fish (while snorkling) near Phuket Island, Thailand
434 11/12/00 Coral (while snorkling) near Phuket Island, Thailand
435 11/12/00 Coral (while snorkling) near Phuket Island, Thailand
436 11/14/00 Margherita next to Thai road sign, en route to Hat Yai, Thailand
437 11/14/00 Lake Pukaki, Mt. Cook post card scene, New Zealand
438 11/14/00 Charlie's birthday, Hat Yai, Thailand
439 11/14/00 Charlie, Margherita, Al, Alan at Charlie's birthday, Hat Yai, Thailand
440 11/15/00 "Survivor" Jim 'Spot' McDonald (broken leg), Yala, Thailand
441 11/16/00 "Survivor" Tim Moe (broken hip), Narathiwat, Thailand
442 11/16/00 Scott and Kathleen Hooker, Narathiwat, Thailand
443 11/16/00 Teresa Coffman, Narathiwat, Thailand
444 11/17/00 "Survivor" Phil Gravink, and Shirley Gravink, Kota Bharu, Malaysia
445 11/15/00 Alan, Charlie, Neil, Benj, Yala, Thailand
446 11/15/00 Benj, Candy, Alfred, Yala, Thailand
447 11/15/00 Alfred, Larry Gore, Yala, Thailand
448 11/16/00 Odyssey Choir men, Narathiwat, Thailand
449 11/16/00 Brian, Teresa, Narathiwat, Thailand
450 11/16/00 "Survivor" Priscilla, Narathiwat, Thailand
451 11/18/00 "Survivor" Win, Kota Bharu, Malaysia
452 11/18/00 Malaysian drums, Kota Bharu, Malaysia
453 11/18/00 Malaysian banner, Kota Bharu, Malaysia
454 11/18/00 Susan, Linda, Charmaine on narrowest bridge on Odyssey, Kota Bharu, Malaysia
455 11/18/00 Ugliest bridge on Odyssey, Kota Bharu, Malaysia
456 11/18/00 Banner and drum corps at checkpoint between Kota Bharu and Terengganu, Malaysia
457 11/19/00 Benj, Candy in sarongs, Merang, Malaysia
458 11/19/00 Al, Bill, Bob, Benj, Candy in sarongs, Merang, Malaysia
459 11/19/00 Alan, Win, Denise, Ruth, Bob, Bill, Margherita at dinner, Merang, Malaysia
460 11/19/00 ________, ________ in sarongs, Merang, Malaysia
461 11/21/00 Win, Al, Phil, Spot, Tim "Injury Survivors" who went home and returned, Kijal, Malaysia
462 11/21/00 Alan, Margherita, Ann, Bill waiting in hotel lobby for the rain to stop, Kijal, Malaysia
463 11/21/00 Shirley, Mark, Sandy, Denise at dinner, Kuantan, Malaysia
464 11/21/00 Bill, Win, Margherita, Phil, Alan at dinner, Kuantan, Malaysia
475 11/22/00 Charmaine, Linda, Margherita, Willma, Ed at the pool, Kuala Rompin, Malaysia
476 11/25/00 Rita and Alan at breakfast, Singapore
477 11/25/00 Art and Lynn, Singapore
478 11/25/00 Teresa and Kathy, Singapore
479 11/25/00 Cheryl and Gary at the last dinner, Singapore
480 11/25/00 Barb, Nancy, Judy at the last dinner, Singapore
481 11/25/00 Suzi and Bob, Singapore
482 11/25/00 Racer Bob and Marc, Singapore
483 11/25/00 Florida Bill, Bill Bliss (rider of every mile), Arnie, Singapore
484 11/25/00 Lilli, Shelli, Dick, Singapore
485 11/25/00 Pierre (staff), JT, Michael (staff), Debi, Singapore
486 11/25/00 Sharon, CJ, Marijke, Beth, Singapore
487 11/25/00 Willma, Anita, Dave, Elbert, Suzi, Singapore
488 11/25/00 Alan packing bike, Singapore
489 11/25/00 Alan and Al packing bike, Singapore
490 11/25/00 Al and Alan packing bike, Singapore
491 11/25/00 Susan, Singapore
492 11/25/00 Alan, Steve, Al, Singapore
493 11/25/00 Alan and Susan at airport, Singapore
494 11/25/00 Al and Alan at airport, Singapore
495 11/25/00 Alfred Enns (rode every mile), Singapore
496 11/25/00 Marc Polumbo (rode every mile), Singapore
497 11/26/00 Charlie, Judy, Margherita, Singapore
498 11/26/00 Judy, Charlie, Al in front of Raffles Hotel, home of the Singapore Sling, Singapore
499 11/28/00 Al with Lake Pukaki in background, Queenstown, New Zealand
500 11/29/00 Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu from top of gondola, Queenstown, New Zealand
501 11/29/00 Denise at top of gondola, Queenstown, New Zealand
502 11/29/00 Al with Lake Wakatipu in background, Queenstown, New Zealand
503 11/29/00 Al with a visiting duck at her tent, Queenstown, New Zealand
504 11/29/00 Drake and his female having a late night snack outside Al's tent, Queenstown, New Zealand
505 11/30/00 Rock wall remnants of an old New Zealand house, en route to Wanaka, New Zealand
506 11/30/00 Bridge where bungee jumping began, en route to Wanaka, New Zealand
507 11/30/00 Inge and Denise trying to straighten Inge's brake after a crash, en route to Wanaka, New Zealand
508 11/30/00 Lupine garden, with Dick and Denise, near Lowburn, New Zealand
509 11/30/00 Sandy Bovee talking to school children in Wanaka, New Zealand
510 12/01/00 View from campground, Wanaka, New Zealand
511 12/01/00 Denise at base of Thunder Falls, Haast, New Zealand
512 12/01/00 Green water of the Haast River, Haast, New Zealand
513 12/03/00 Guide leading our tour group, Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
514 12/03/00 Al, Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
515 12/03/00 Organist Bill with waterfalls, Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
516 12/03/00 Tongue of Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
517 12/03/00 Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
518 12/03/00 Guide leading us up glacier steps, Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
519 12/03/00 Al, Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
520 12/03/00 Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
521 12/03/00 Organist Bill, Al, Shar, Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
522 12/03/00 Glacier runout, Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
523 12/03/00 Denise, Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
524 12/03/00 Crevasse, Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
525 12/03/00 Shar coming down steps, Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
526 12/03/00 Denise coming down steps, Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
527 12/03/00 Else taking off crampons, Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
528 12/03/00 Al in front of ice cave at the mouth of Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
529 12/04/00 Aerial view of Fox Glacier, New Zealand
530 12/04/00 Al at snow landing on top of Fox Glacier, New Zealand
531 12/04/00 Mt. Tasman, Fox Glacier, New Zealand
532 12/04/00 Helicopter control panel, touring Fox Glacier, New Zealand
533 12/04/00 Top of Fox Glacier, New Zealand
534 12/04/00 Above the clouds, Fox Glacier, New Zealand
535 12/04/00 Top of Franz Joseph Glacier, New Zealand
536 12/04/00 Flying down the Joseph Glacier Valley, New Zealand
537 12/04/00 Joseph Glacier runout, New Zealand
538 12/04/00 Karen-Ann riding across a narrow Bridge, en route to Hokitika, New Zealand
539 12/04/00 Mountains and river near Hokitika, New Zealand
540 12/05/00 New Zealand coastline between Greymouth and Barrytown
541 12/05/00 Pancake rocks at Punakaiki, New Zealand
542 12/05/00 Sharon with palms and flora, en route to Westport, New Zealand
543 12/05/00 Pancake rocks, en route to Westport, New Zealand
544 12/05/00 Coastline after Punakaiki, New Zealand
545 12/06/00 Al's bike with roadside ferns, along the Buller River Gorge, New Zealand
546 12/06/00 Buller River Gorge, New Zealand
547 12/07/00 New Zealand from the ferry
548 12/07/00 Rod, Bobbi, Cammi on the ferry, New Zealand
549 12/10/00 Rolling hills of northern New Zealand
550 12/10/00 Cliff bands along the Rangitikel River, New Zealand
551 12/13/00 Else and Shar with mud-packed faces, New Zealand
552 12/13/00 Maori Concert Hall, Rotorua, New Zealand
553 12/13/00 A family of Australian Black Swans, Rotorua, New Zealand
554 12/13/00 Maori dance and song, Rotorua, New Zealand
555 12/13/00 Maori with poi poi balls, Rotorua, New Zealand
556 12/15/00 Stick choir performance, Auckland, New Zealand
557 12/19/00 Sea turtle sunning himself on Black Sands Beach, Hawaii
558 12/20/00 Gorgeous purple and red foliage near Hilo, Hawaii
559 12/20/00 Al with Halema'uma'u Crater near Hilo, Hawaii
560 12/20/00 Fire pit of Halemaumau showing two levels of steam vents, near Hilo, Hawaii
561 12/20/00 Lake of lava near Hilo, Hawaii
562 12/20/00 Pink flower making a comeback in a previously devastated area, near Hilo, Hawaii
563 12/21/00 A beach of the Botanical Gardens, Hilo, Hawaii
564 12/22/00 Hawaiian Christmas tree above TubaChristmas stage, Honolulu, Hawaii
565 12/22/00 TubaChristmas at Alo Moana Mall, Honolulu, Hawaii
566 12/23/00 Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
567 12/23/00 Waves on Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
568 12/23/00 Eve Decoursey & Georgette, Oahu, Hawaii
569 12/24/00 Diamond Head crater from the air near Kona, Hawaii
570 12/25/00 Patricia, Neil, Al, Sandy playing scrabble, Kona, Hawaii
571 12/25/00 Florida Bill, Kona, Hawaii
572 12/27/00 Al on top of Haleakala Crater, Haleakala, Hawaii
573 12/30/00 Al with Sally and Steve, who rode with her on the first day out of San Diego a year ago, San Diego, California
574 12/31/00 Renee, Cheryl, Dennis, Burbank, California
575 12/31/00 Al and Charlie at the end of the ride, Burbank, California
576 12/31/00 Al, Charlie, Denise, Jim at the end of the ride, Burbank, California
577 12/31/00 Al with banana split, Baskin-Robbins, Burbank, California
578 12/31/00 Jim, Organist Bill, Sandy, Charlie, Mark, Al, Denise, Ruth, ice cream party, Baskin-Robbins, Burbank, California
579 12/31/00 Peter and Al, O2K party, Burbank, California
580 01/01/01 20,000-milers and EFIs, Burbank, California
581 01/01/01 Denise and Al at Rose Parade, Burbank, California
582 12/31/00 Al at O2K party, Burbank, California


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