Rick Gunn arrives at Golden Gate at 11 AM today

WoW
I am sure a lot of us have been following Rick Gunn's adventure around the world on his bike for the past 3 years .
Well he has finally made it back home . Well almost home he will be crossing the Golden Gate bridge at 11am today. I don't know about anyone else but I have been living and dreaming vicariously though Rick's articles in the Appeal for the past 3 years. Man I hope he writes a book.
I wonder if he will be back in town before May passes . Maybe we can get him to a Bike month event that would be great.

Well if you havent been there yet here is his web site check it out .
rickgunnphotography.com
Ya know I thought a good ride on the Flume was an adventurer.
Here is a map of his route.
All I have to say is WoW Very Cool what an adventure.
Congratulations Rick!!! on doing something that the rest of us only dream about.
You inspire me to LIVE LIFE!
PEACE

Here is an article I found about him crossing the Bridge

When former Castro Valley resident Rick Gunn pedals across the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday, he'll conclude the longest ride of his life: a nearly three-year bicycle trip around the world.

The 44-year-old South Lake Tahoe photographer will have traveled nearly 25,000 miles by the time he reaches his journey's end, crossing from Marin County to San Francisco.

With help from a speedier form of transportation — airplanes — to cross continents, Gunn has bicycled across the United States, traveled through Europe, visited remote mountain villages in Asia and fought his way through thousands of sheep in New Zealand.

"He's 6-foot-6-inches tall and 150 pounds, so in some places in the world, people gawked at him,'' said friend Ceci Melanson of Dublin. "But he also was hugged, fed and taken care of when he was sick. And, in nearly three years, he was only robbed once.''

Gunn was bicycling south down the Northern California coast Thursday, without a cell phone or any other means of communication. But his dad, Richard Gunn of Castro Valley, said he hoped to meet his only son at a prearranged stop in Olema in western Marin County.

Richard Gunn, his daughter Kathleen Campbell of Castro Valley and other friends and relatives also plan to be at the finish line Saturday.

Rick Gunn left from the Golden Gate Bridge in July 2005. He plans to recross the bridge at 11 a.m. Saturday, Melanson said.

He's made other trips, including three months in China,'' Richard Gunn recalled earlier this week. "When he told me about this trip, I said, 'If it's what you want, then you need to do it. It's your life.'"

However, "he wasn't aware of the anxiety it provoked'' for a parent, Richard Gunn added. "Some of the things he e-mailed weren't good things. But, I kept my mouth shut. I'm just relieved he's coming home.''

Rick Gunn was born in Castro Valley and graduated from Castro Valley schools. He moved to Lake Tahoe about 16 years ago and worked for Nevada newspapers before heading off on his incredible journey. Gunn kept family and friends informed via e-mail and by capturing his experiences in photos and on a journal on his Web site.

Article By:
Karen Holzmeister
The Daily Review
Insidethebayarea.com

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