Welcome to Bike for Haiti By Erik and Abdiel

The idea of this trip began ten years ago on a family road trip. As the sights of the United States passed by me I dreamed of riding my bike across the country. I brought the matter up during our road trip. I remember saying something like “Next time lets do this by bike...” Of course at the time everyone thought I was crazy. Then five years ago on another road trip I discussed my dream with Abdiel, a friend of mine. He thought that a bike trip would be crazy, but also a great experience. Overtime the idea slowly started to develop and take hold.

While this bike trip will be a great learning experience for Abdiel and I we eventually decided to ride for a cause. We not only wanted this adventure to mean something to us, but to serve a purpose for others. This is why we have decided to ride for Partners in Health (PIH), and Haiti. As many of you know it has been about a year since the earthquake devastated Haiti displacing people out of their homes. Even more then a year later people are still living in tented communities. PIH is not only dedicated to continue to help those harmed by the quake, but has existed in Haiti for many years. As a co-founder of PIH, Dr. Paul Farmer has been revolutionizing how medicine is brought to those in need throughout Haiti. The mission statement for PIH states “When a person in Peru, or Siberia, or rural Haiti falls ill, PIH uses all of the means at our disposal to make them well... Whatever it takes. Just as we would do a member of our own family - or we ourselves were – ill.” This means that PIH is very adamant about helping those who fall ill upon their doorstep. (To learn more about what PIH is doing for Haiti visit PIH Stand for Haiti website)

Any donations are greatly appreciated. We hope the links to our blog will help better inform you about PIH and Haiti. A great book to read is “Mountains beyond Mountains” by Tracy Kidder. You can make a one time donation to our cause and give our ride purpose by going to our PIH Fundraiser Page or if you would like to donate an X amount of money per mile we ride that can be done by going to Pledge per Mile. Remember even the smallest contributions help.

* Your donation can: give a years worth of tuberculosis medication for one person that costs about $10-$20 dollars in poor countries such as Haiti. Antiretrovirals for HIV range from $70-$80 per year, per person. *All donations will go to PIH*

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Snow (Day 43)

I'm not sure what we went through today people will ever be able to understand, unless they have been in the same situation. All I can say is it was the hardest day of biking we have had. Our first day in Wyoming was a hard one. We basically biked 67 miles in a blizzard with 25 to 30mph winds in our face. At the end of the ride we were cold, wet, and had plenty of windburn. Today as I pushed against the pelting snow and wind I kept thinking of how important it is to persevere even when things go bad. Sometimes the hard times help us to dig deeper and push harder then we ever thought possible! It is always amazing to learn how much potential we all have when things get rough!
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6 comments:

  1. evanMay 12, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    Gnarly Weather- looks yucky

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  2. Adan RodarteMay 12, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    Dude, you are crazy and awesome! CRAZY AWESOME! What you are doing is truely amazing! Keep it up man. I'll see you sometime soon.

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  3. AnonymousMay 12, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    Don't have anymore flat tires. anna and keelan

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  4. AnonymousMay 12, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    I knew Wyoming in May would be rough! Keep pushing through boys. You can make it! -Jared

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  5. AnonymousMay 14, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    Just keep on going and please stay warm! God bless! Wanda

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  6. Erik DavittMay 15, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    We will try to keep warm! When the sun is shining it does a good job! We are heading toward Yellowstone and I hear there is still a lot of snow there!

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