Michael Whelan's Two-Month Bike Trip Across Asia
Waterford native Michael Whelan embarked on a 3,000-kilometre journey from Osh, Kyrgyzstan to Karachi, Pakistan, over the course of two months.
He traversed across Central Asia, battling freezing temperatures, mountainous ascents and wafer-thin oxygen levels.
“You just have to slow down,” says the 69-year-old. “I generally find with younger people they tend to have a target and an itinerary. They'll say, ‘I'm going to go from A to B today’, and they’ll want to get to B, where I don't do that at all. You have to just take it as it comes.”
Michael's journey began in April, following the Silk Road, an age-old trade route with evidence of human migration patterns still visible.
Author's summary: Michael Whelan shares his experience.
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