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 ® in hard cover, it's the 50th Anniversary addition with a Gold cover. 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!

In started back in 1999 when we sold our real estate and other belongings, and embarked on what was to be about a one-year, 40,000-mile around the world adventure on two motorcycles. But it turned into much more...

Chris and Erin taking a break in Cambodia, May 2000

As it happened, we saw incredible sites, met lots of fantastic people, encountered previously unimaginable situations, honed our negotiating skills, put life in a different perspective, and had an experience of a lifetime!  It was nearly 4-and-a-half years, 101,322 adventurous miles, 50 countries, and six continents later when we rolled back home to a resounding televised reception on the Today Show.

Although breaking records was not our intention, upon our return we discovered that a record existed for this sort of achievement (57K miles), and we had nearly doubled it.

In February 2004 we got the call and were awarded the prestigious Guinness World Record ® for
Longest Motorcycle Ride (Team).

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

As you can see, we really will go the extra mile...