Back in 2001 - Paul, Eliza (3), Karen & Sylvie (1)
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A big THANK
YOU!!! Our
New Zealand expedition was generously funded by the Yosemite
National Institutes and the Matthew
Baxter Memorial Fund.
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Matthew Baxter Memorial Fund We are deeply honored to be recipients of this year's Yosemite National Institutes "Matthew Baxter Award." A friend and colleague from Yosemite Institute, Matt died while climbing El Capitan in 1996. The Fund was established by his family and friends to remember and perpetuate Matthew's spirit of adventure, compassion, and enthusiasm for life! In addition to inspiring our family to set such challenging goals for ourselves, this generous grant will cover our family's travel expenses, truly making this project a possibility. Matt will be riding along with us the entire journey! Burley Both our children and our expedition luggage will be hauled behind us in strong lightweight Burley trailers. Both of our girls have been riding in these incredible rigs since the moment they could hold their heads up! Mom and Dad love their brilliant engineering, easy breakdown, and safe comfy seating. The girls consider them their "rolling fort," and are happy (usually) to bump along for hours, waist-deep in books and stuffed animals. We thank Burley for generous discounts on their gear! Clif Bar 3-year old Eliza begs for these on a regular basis! The folks at ClifBar, recognizing that the success or failure of our entire journey might very well hinge on a single "Lemon Zest" LUNA bar produced by Mommy during a critical tantrum, were good enough to donate a few cases! We plan to mail them to ourselves as care packages across New Zealand. Dublin Cyclery Chuck Tyler was racing and touring before any of us were born, and still gets that sparkle in his eye when he talks about his next ride! Thanks for your great advice, equipment ideas, and maintenance expertise! Cycle Touring Company, Ltd Paul Doherty of "Cycle Touring" phones us up from New Zealand at 5:00am one California morning, offering to collect us at the Auckland airport upon our arrival. Standing there in the dark living room in my boxers, I'm rather surprised and amazed by his generosity as he offers to drive the whole family and all our gear up to Cape Reinga, our starting point. That's a 7-hour drive.... Thank You Paul! Chromagraphics, Santa Rosa, CA These graphic design wizards donated much time and material to our cause, producing a beautiful promotional piece that we will be handing out while on tour! Thanks Eric, Becky and Katie! Web Development and Consulting: Vince Nibler & Jamie Low Is this site great or what? Jamie and Vince have put in countless hours of time creating this interactive website to help promote our expedition! We thank them for their expertise and committment to helping us raise awareness and funds for sustainable transportation projects. Amazing Friends and Family So many of YOU have helped make this trip possible! HUGE hugs and gratitude to everyone who has supported us, bought a T-shirt, donated to ITDP, and inspired us to set out on this family adventure! Special thanks go out to: Joanna and Mike for loaning us tents... Crystie for amazing artistic T-shirt design... Nancy & Mark for leading the T-shirt charge... Dave and Michelle for digital camera and half dome hikes... Pete & Sonni for bird books, advice, and rainy day fund... Polly for arranging slide shows at REI... Becky & Eric for graphic assistance... Marcin for cycling gear and real-time support in NZ... Ashisha at Mothering Magazine... Paul W. & ITDP for coordinating amazing projects so worthy of support... |
