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"Kiwi Birds Don't Fly"

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Story of a 20 month mountain bike journey from London to NZ
13 years ago, December 12th 2010 No: 1 Msg: #124643  

Jo Trouble
Jo McCarthy
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"Kiwi birds don't fly" - they cycle, for 20 months, alone, on a cheap mountain bike, through dangerous countries just to get back home ... from London.




Riding her 18-speed mountain bike, which she nicknamed "Tankini" because "it's a tank", loaded with 80kg of gear and with just $7.35 a day to spend, she trained her stomach to survive off just one meal a day.




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