R1 Sjaak goes Alaska with Doris Wiedemann. They start on January 1st 2009 in New York. First they ride to Key West in Florida (Most South) and than to Prudhoe Bay (Most North) in Alaska.
Extreme temperatures from -40 are no exception. Reismotor.nl will follow the whole journey and publish the story and movies several times a week.
Doris Wiedemann and R1-Sjaak arrived in New York where it's about -5C / 23F. They will stay there until the bikes are ready to roll. Saturday the 3th they receive their box with the two bikes. After visiting downtown Manhattan and getting organized they hope to leave on Monday 5th. An introduction video and more details are following soon!
Alaska-Part 1 (Departure)
Written by Marcus Kingma
Sunday, 04 January 2009 22:59
Time to leave has come.R1-Sjaak says goodbye to his parents and goes by train to Frankfurt, Germany to celebrate New Year together with Doris.After the flight to New York, Sjaak and Doris start curiously opening the crate which contains their bikes, to see how they are doing after this long sea voyage.
Alaska-part 2
Written by Marcus Kingma
Tuesday, 06 January 2009 02:45
The boat trip of the bikes from Rotterdam, The Netherlands to New York is done!R1-Sjaak and Doris take their bikes out of the wooden crate and mount all temporarily removed parts. The first tank of fuel they received for free. A very special welcome after they paid 30 dollar for a 6 mile-ride to get to their bikes.For now, leaving is planned on Wednesday. It’s chilly, -5°C, but no snow in sight.
Alaska -part 3 (Statue of Liberty)
Written by Marcus Kingma
Wednesday, 07 January 2009 00:12
Even a globetrotter can’t get away from a visit to the Statue of Liberty; the symbol of welcome to returning Americans, immigrants, guests and therefore also to 2 bikers who will travel this country the next few months.
Alaska-part 4 (Full Kit)
Written by Marcus Kingma
Thursday, 08 January 2009 23:23
R1-Sjaak and Doris are on the road. Yesterday, they visited an overhauled?McDonald’s.Part of their luggage they forwarded to Seattle, they will need it from there to enter the real cold.It will not be possible to receive footage, daily, but we do strive for that. Enter your e-mail address for receiving updates, so you won’t miss a thing about this adventure which will take 3 months.
