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July 14, 1999
HE DID IT! - AROUND-THE-WORLD ADVENTURER LANDS ON TARAWA, GILBERT ISLANDS
>> LOCATION: PACIFIC OCEAN
>> DATE: JULY 14th, 1999
>> SECTION: TARAWA VOYAGE
Tarawa, Gilbert Islands (July 15, 1999) When Jason Lewis touched foot on Tarawa of the Gilbert Islands he made history. The 32-year-old Englishman became the first person to "pedal" the 2,300 mile crossing from Hawaii, performing the feat in 73 days.
"It is hard to explain how I feel," beamed an exhausted Lewis, who endured the last 48 hours with no food and water. "There were times when I didn't think I'd make it."
Lewis will next pedal Moksha, his special pedal-powered water craft, the 2,500 miles from Tarawa to Australia. He is attempting to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe using only human power (either bicycle, in-line skates, or pedal-powered water craft). So far Lewis has completed 20,000 miles of the 35,000 mile effort.
Live media interviews can be conducted with Lewis by telephone (011) 686-30157. In addition, broadcast-quality B-roll tape of Lewis and Moksha is available. Contact RoDan Public Relations at 858/454-1717 to arrange for tape. Expedition 360 updates can be obtained toll-free at 1-800-943-0114 or on the Internet at www.goals.com.
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Posted by jason at July 14, 1999 11:37 AM