Name >> CAROLE SERVANT (adventure traveler)
Country >> France, St. Tropez
Age >> 28 yrs

"...I used to travel with my backpack alone or with someone because I have always been interested and curious in different cultures and peoples. I needed adventures and links outside France to abolish the world's borders and the lack of respect of differences; and also to prove to myself that I was able to face unusual situations. On a personal level I'm looking for answers to my own dissatisfactions, trying to improve myself and realise things I want to be..."

Name >> OLLIE BRICHE (fishmonger)
Country >> France, St. Tropez
Age >> 30 yrs

Ollie joined the expedition so he could annoy Jason by eating all the mayonnaise and M+Ms.

Name >> JENNY MACKENZIE (writer)
Country >> USA, Minnesota
Age >> 26 yrs

"...A bicycle trip to Peru - an unlikely trip for me; I was a bit afraid because somewhere in my childhood I had decided that Mexico and Central America were dirty, poor, depressed places. I was interested in bicycles in theory, but had never done more than commute to work on one, and I certainly was not athletic (a relaxing holiday on the beach was more my speed). But for some strange reason I found myself on lonely stretches of highway in California, Mexico and Guatemala, pedaling a bicycle laden with gear, armed only with a map, often without a clue as to my destination..."

Name >> JOHN WEED (kayak guide)
Country >> USA, California
Age >> 42 yrs

John's plans for a quiet solo kayaking vacation around the Bahia de los Angeles area in Baja Califormia were abruptly blown out of the water when the team rolled up on the beach one afternoon and insist he join the intended kayak leg across the Sea of Cortez. Being the only one with a shred of knowledge of what they were getting into, John kindly coached the team in the fine art of staying afloat in a sea kayak for more than a few seconds at a time and generally kept them alive long enough during the month-long jaunt to see the other side.

Name >> GUSTAVO VALENZUELA MOSQUIRA (fisherman)
Country >> Mexico, Baja California
Age >> 25 yrs

Gustavo met the team while they were kayaking the Baja coast. Needing a break from his job as a fisherman, he hung up his nets for a couple of weeks to join up for the final paddle across the Sea of Cortez from San Francisquito to Bahia Kino.