WORLD RECORD

If you find yourself in a bookstore or at a friend's house, look for a copy of the 2005 Guinness World Record® with the gold hardcover. That's the 50th Anniversary edition. Flip it open to page 42 and look at the photo and caption in the upper left corner of the page under Epic Journeys. Yup, that's us! If you can't find a copy of the book, we'll be happy to show it to you.

In 1999, Erin and I sold our real estate and other belongings, and embarked on what we had planned would be a one-year, 40,000-mile, round the world adventure on two motorcycles. But it turned into much more... Nearly 4-1/2 years, 101,322 adventurous miles, 50 countries, and six continents later, we rolled back home to a resounding televised reception on the Today Show in New York City. Although breaking records had not been our intention, we discovered that a record existed for this sort of achievement (57K miles), and we had nearly doubled it!

Chris and Erin taking a break in Cambodia, May 2000

On our journey we saw incredible sites, met lots of fantastic people, encountered situations we could never have anticipated, honed our negotiating skills, put life in a different perspective, and had the experience of a lifetime!

In February 2004 we got the call and were awarded the prestigious Guinness World Record ® for the Longest Motorcycle Ride (Team). So, when we say “we'll go the extra mile,” we have a Guinness record to prove it!

Follow the incredible odyssey through our stories and photos at www.UltimateJourney.com