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Ms.McLane's Email Messages

Introduction Email

You can follow Ms. McLane's Bicycle Trip Around the World by reading her email messages! Start with her Introduction message below and then click on the email messages to read about her journey through Baja Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama, Chile, Argentina, South Africa and Swaziland, Greece, and Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, United States, Canada, FranceII, England,Ireland, Scotland, Norway, Denmark/Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Austria & Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Japan, China,Viet Nam, Thailand, Malaysia, Home.

 

MESSAGES FROM LOS ANGELES THROUGH BAJA, MEXICO

Email Message #1: First Day of the Ride, Los Angeles 1/1/00

Email Message #2: Day 1 Personal Challenges 1/1/00

Email Message #3: 2nd Day 1/2/00

Email Message #4: Having Fun 1/4/00

Email Message #5: The Personal Challenge Hits 1/6/00

Email Message #6: Layover Day 1/8/00

Email Message #7: Baja High Desert Environment 1/8/00

Email Message #8: Remote Rural Baja, California 1/10/00

Email Message #9: Reply to your Messages of Encouragement 1/12/00

Email Message #10: Baja I Did It! 1/14/00

Email Message #11: Baja Terrain 1/15/00

Email #12: Baja Animals in Their Habitat 1/16/00

Email Message #13: Leaving Mexico 1/20/00

 

 

MESSAGES FROM COSTA RICA & PANAMA

Email Message #14: To Costa Rica 1/25/00

Email Message #15: More About Costa Rica and Panama 1/28/00

Email Message #16: Flora and Fauna of Costa Rica and Panama 1/29/00

Email Message #17: Practice of Flexibility and Patience 1/29/00

Email Message #18: 1/27/00 Questions About the Journey from Sunnyside School and 1/29/00 Answers from Ms. McLane

Email Message #19: Practice in Patience and Flexibility Part 2 2/1/00

Email Message #20: Inspiring Bicyclist in Mexico 2/1/00

 

MESSAGES FROM CHILE

Email Message #21 Chile 2/6/00

Email Message #22: Talca to Cauquenes Chile 2/6/00

Email Message #23: Concepcion to Angol Chile 2/6/00

Email Message # 24: Angol to Temuco, Chile 2/7/00

Email Message #25:Temuco to Villarica, Chile 2/8/00

Email Message #26: Vallarrica to Valdivia, Chile 2/9/00

Email Message # 27:Valdivia to Orsono, Chile 2/10/00

Email Message #28: The Bus Ride to Bariloche, Argentina 2/10/00

 

 

 

 

MESSAGES FROM ARGENTINA

Email Message #29: A Beautiful Day in Bariloche,Argentina 2/13/00

Email Message #30: My Stay in Bariloche, Argentina 2/12,13,14/2000

Email Message #31: Leaving Barlioche, Argentina 2/14/2000

 
MESSAGES FROM SOUTH AFRICA AND SWAZILAND

Email Message #32: Johannesburg to Middleburg, South Africa 2/17/2000

Email Message #33: Dullstroom to Hazyview, South Africa (Part 1) 2/18/2000

Email Message #34: Dullstroom/Hazyview (Part 2) 2/18/2000

Email Message #35: Kruger National Park, South Africa 2/19-20/2000

Email Message #36:South Africa to Swaziland 2/21-24/2000

Email Message #37: Mtunzini to Durban, South Africa 2/26/2000

Email Message #38: East London to Port Alfred, South Africa 3/5/2000

Email Message #39: Port Alfred to Port Elizabeth, S. Africa 3/6/2000

Email Message #40: Port Elizabeth to Jeffery Bay, S. Africa 3/7/2000

Email Message #41: Jeffery's Bay to Storms River, S. Africa 3/8/2000

Email Mesage #42: Stormsriver to Sedgefield, S. Africa 3/9/2000

Email Message #43: Sedgefield to Albertinia, S. Africa 3/10/2000

Email Message #44: Swellendam to Cape Town, S. Africa 3/11/2000

Email Message #45: Cape Argus Race, S. Africa 3/12/2000

Email Message #46: Touring Cape Town, South Africa 3/13-15/2000

 

MESSAGES FROM GREECE

Email Message #47: Arrival in Athens, Greece 3/17/2000

Email Message #48: A day in Athens,Greece 3/18/2000

Email Message #49: 2nd day in Greece, 3/19/2000

Email Message #50: 3rd Day in Greece 3/20/2000

Email Message #51: #51 3rd Day in Greece (cont.) 3/20/2000

Email Message #52: 4th day in Greece, 3/21/2000

Email Message #53: 5th Day in Greece, 3/22/2000

EMAIL MESSAGES FROM ITALY

Email Message #54: Arriving in Italy, 3/24/2000

Email Message #55: Alberobello to Lido, Italy 3/24/2000

Email Message #56: Scalea to Marina, Italy 3/28/2000

Email Message #57: Marina di Caerota to Paestum, Italy 3/29/2000

Email Message #58: The Amalfi Coast, Italy 3/29/2000

Email Message #59: Amalfi Coastline, Italy (continued) 3/29/2000

Email Message #60: A Day in Pompeii,Italy 4/1/2000

Email Message #61: Waiting in Pompeii, Italy 4/1/2000

Email Message #62: Rome, Italy ! 4/2-5/2000

Email Message #63: Visiting Assisi, Italy 4/5-6/2000

Email Message #64: Florenza (Florence), Italy 4/7-10/2000

Email Message #65: Food in Italy, 4/10/00

Email Message #66: Venice Part I, Italy, 4/10-12/00

Email Message #67: Venice,Italy Part II, 4/10-13/2000

Email Message #68: Venice, Italy Part III 4/10-13/00

Email Message #69: Catching up with the Odyssey Part I 4/13-15/2000

Email Message #70: Catching up with Oyssey Part II 4/13-15/2000

Email Message #71: Catching up with Odyssey Part III 4/13-15/2000

MESSAGES FROM FRANCE

Email Message #72: To Nice, France 4/17/2000

Email Message #73: Port Grimaud to Sanary-sur-Mer 4/18/2000

Email Message #74: Sanary-sur-Mer to La Couronne (Martiques) 4/19/2000

Email Message #75:La Couranne to La Grand Mote

Email Message #76: La Grand Motte to Carcassone 4/21/2000

Email Message #77: From Carcassonne, Perpignon, Barcenona in France to Spain 4/21to 4/24/2000

 

MESSAGES FROM SPAIN

Email Message#78: Barcelona, Spain, 4/25/2000

Email Message #79: Barcelona, Spain 4/27/2000

Email Message #80: Barcelona 4/28/2000

Email Message #81: Gilbralter 4/29-30/00

Email Message #82: Gilbralter to Torremolinos (Malaga), Spain 5/1/00

Email #83: Torremolinos to Playa de Poniente (Motril) 5/2/00

Email #84: Cordoba Layover Day 5/5/00

Email #85: Sevilla,Spain 5/6-7/00, Pt 1

Email #86: Sevilla, 5/6-7/00, Pt 2

MESSAGES FROM PORTUGAL

Email Message #87: Traveling to Lisbon,5/8/00

Email Message #88:Arriving in Lisbon, Portugal 5/8/00 Pt 1

Email Message #89: Traveling to Lisbon, Portugal, 5/8/00 Pt 2

Email Message #90: Sightseeing in Lisbon 5/10/00

MESSAGES FROM UNITED STATES

Class Telephone Interview with Ms. McLane in Washington, D.C.

May 15,2000

Email Message #91: Washington,D.C. to New York 5/13to5/24

Class Videophone Interview with Ms. McLane from Sunnyside School to I*EARN in New York City: May 23, 2000

Email Message #92: Riding Out of New York City 5/25

Email Message #93: New York to Barryville via New Jersery 5/25

Email Message #94: Barryville to Otego, New York 5/26

Email Message #95: Otego to Verona, New York 5/27

Email Message #96: Verona, New York to Ivy Lea (Lansdowne), Ontario Canada 5/28

 

MESSAGES FROM CANADA

Email Message #97: A Change in Reporting 5/29

Email Message #98:Lansdowne to Ottawa,Canada 5/29

Email Message #99: Ottawa Layover Day 5/29

Email Message #100!!!: Ottawa to Hawskesbury, Canada 5/31

Email Message #101: Hawksbury to Montreal, Canada 6/1

Email Message #102: Montreal to Quebec, Canada 6/3 to 6/4

Email Message #103: Quebec, Canada Layover Day 6/4

MESSAGES FROM FRANCE II

Email Message #104: Paris, France 6/6 to 6/10

Email Message #105: Paris, France 6/10

Email Message #106: On the Road Again: Chalonnes-sur-Loire (Anjers) to Saint-Aubin di Cormier, France 6/11

Email Message #107: St.-Aubin du Cormier to LeMont-St.Michel, France 6/12

Email Message # 108:LeMont-St. Michel to St. Aubin-s-Mer 6/13

Email Message #109: St. Aubin-s-Mer to Fecamp, France 6/14

Email Message #110:Fecamp to Francourt

(St.Valery sur Mer), France 6/15

 

MESSAGES FROM ENGLAND & WALES

Email Message #111: Experience in Bath, England, 6/22 to 6/23

Email Message #112: Biking Wales, 6/24, 25, &26

MESSAGES FROM IRELAND

Email Message #113: Bicycling Ireland: Our Dublin Layover Day 6/28

Email Message #114: Bicycling Ireland: Riding From Dublin to Athlone 6/29

Email Message #115: Bicycling Ireland: Athlone to Strandhill (Sligo) 6/30

Email Message #116: Bicycling Ireland: Stranhill (Sligo)

to Portnoo (Donegal) 7/1

Email Message #117:Bicycling Ireland: Belfast 7/2 to 7/5 Part 1

Email Message #118: Bicycling Ireland: Belfast, Ireland 7/2 to 7/5 Part 2

MESSAGES FROM SCOTLAND

Email Message #119: To Scotland 7/5

Email Mesage #120: Edinburg, Scotland 7/6 Part 1

Email Message #121: Edinburg, Scotland 7/6 Part 2

Email Mesage #122: Highland Games, Forres, Scotland 7/8

Email Mesage #123: Iverness, Scotland 7/8 & 9

Email Message #124: Aberdeen, Scotland 7/10 & 11

Email Message #125: Scottish Words 7/11

Email Message #126: Animals of Scotland 7/11

MESSAGES FROM NORWAY

Email Message #127:Arriving in Bergen, Norway 7/12

Email Message #128: Norway Impressions 7/17

Email message #129: Oslo, Norway 7/17 to 19

Email Message #130: Riding Norway & East Coast of Sweden 7/20 to 22

Email Message # 131: New Words in Norwegian

MESSAGES FROM DENMARK AND SWEDEN

Email Message #132: Copenhagen to Markaryd, Sweden 7/26

Email Message # 133: Markaryd to Savajo, Sweden 7/27

Email Message #134: Savsjo to Kisa, Sweden 7/28

Email Message #135: Kisa to Nykoping, Sweden 7/29

Email Message # 136: Stockholm, Sweden 7/29 to 7/31

MESSAGES FROM FINLAND

Email Message #137: Sailing to Finland 8/1/00

Email Message #138: Turku to Helsinki 8/2/00

Email Message # 139: Helsinki, Finland 8/3 to 8/7/00

MESSAGES FROM CZECH REPUBLIC

Email Message #140: Terezin to Prague 8/13/00

Email Message #141: Prague, Czech Republic 8/13 & 14/00

Email Message #142: Prague, Czeck Republic to Passau, Germany by bus 8/15/00

MESSAGES FROM AUSTRIA & GERMANY

Email Message #143: Passau, Germany to Slalzburg, Austria 8/16/00

Email Message #144: Saltzburg, Austria to Munich, Germany 8/17/00

Email Message #145: Munich, Germany 8/18/00

Email Message #146: Munich to Oberammergau, Germany 8/19/00

Email Message #147: Oberammergau to Braz, Austria 8/20/00

MESSAGES FROM SWITZERLAND

Email Message #148: Braz, Austria to Flims,Switzerland, via Liechtenstein 8/21/200

Email Message #149: Flims to Raron, Switzerland, 8/23/00

Email Message #150: Raron, Swizterland to Abondance, France, 8/24/00

Email Message #151: Abond,France & Geneva 8/25/00

Email Message #152: Geneva Layover Day 8/26/00

Email Message #153: Geneva to Salavux 8/26/00

Email Message #154: Salavaux to Zurzach 8/28/00

Email Message #155: Zurzach, Switzerland to Steinach, Germany 8/29/00

 

 

 

 

 

MESSAGES FROM AUSTRALIA

Email Message #169: Canberra, Australia Sept 18, 2000

Email Message #170: Canberra to Goulburn, Australia,Tues 19, Sept 2000

Email Message #171: Goulburn to Wollongong, Australia Wed, Sept 20, 2000

Email Message #172: Wollongong and Sydney, Australia,Sept 21-24

Email Message #173: Olympic Exprience, Sydney,Tue, 3 Oct 2000

Email Message #174: Townsville to Cardwell, Sept 26, 2000

Email Message #175:Cardwell to Flying Fish Point Sept 27, 2000

Email Message #176: Flying Fish Point to Tinaroo Falls, Sept 28, 2000

Email Message #177:Tinaroo Falls to Cairns, Sept 29, 2000

Email Message #178:Snorkeling Great Barrier Reef Sept. 30-Oct 1, 2000

Email Message #179: Cairns, Oct 1-4, 2000

 

 

MESSAGES FROM JAPAN

Email Message #180: Kyoto Japan! October 5, 2000

Email Message #181: Kyoto, Japan, Layover Day, October 6, 2000

Email Message #182: Bus to Amanohashidate, October 7, 2000

Email Message #183: Amanohashidate Layover Day, October 8, 2000

Email Message #184: Bus to Mt Sanbe, Japan. October 9, 2000

Email Message #185: Bus from Mt. Sanbe to Hiroshima and Miyajima

Email Message #186: Miyajima, Japan October 10, 2000

Email Message #187: Traveling to Hong Kong via Kuala Lumpur Oct.12-13 2000

 

 

 

MESSAGES FROM CHINA

Email Message #188: China Itineray

Email Message #189: Hong Kong and traveling to Mainland China Oct.14-15

Email Message #190: Wuzhou to Xindu, China October 16, 2000

Email Message #191: Xindu, China, October 16, 2000

Email Message #192: Xindu to Zhongshan, October 17, 2000

Email Message #193: Zhongshan to Yangshuo, October 18, 2000

Email Message #194: Zhongshan Layover Day October 19, 2000

Email Message #195: Yangshuo to Guilin, October 19, 2000

Email Message #196: Guilin to Longshen October 22, 2000

Email Message #197: Longshen Layover October 23, 2000

Email Message #198: Longsheng to Rong'an (Chang'an) October 24,2000

Email Message #199: Rong'an(Chang'an) to Liuzhou, October 25, 2000

 

 

MESSAGES FROM VIETNAM

Email Message #200: Hue, Vietnam, Oct. 31, 2000

Email Message #201: Hue to Nha Trang, November 1, 2000

Email Message #202: Nha Trang, November 2, 2000

Email Message #203: Nha Trang Part 2, November 2, 2000

Email Message #204: Nha Trang to Da Lat, November 3, 2000

Email Message #205: DaLat, November 4, 2000

Email Message #206: DaLat to Phan Thiet, November 5, 2000

Email Message #207: Phan Thiet Layover Day, November 6, 2000

Email Message #208: Phan Thiet to HoChiMinh City, Nov.7, 2000

Email Message #209: Ho Chi Minh City Layover November 8, 2000

 

 

 

 

 

MESSAGES FROM THAILAND

Email Message #210:Flying to Phuket, Thailand November 9-10, 2000

Email Message #211: Ms. McLane's Reply Email to Sunnyside School Class

Email Message #212: Riding Thailand, November 12 -13, 2000

Email Message #213: The Monsoons Hits Thailand November 2000

Email Message #214: Yala to Narathiwat, November 16, 2000

Email Message #215:Narathiwat to Kota Bharu, Malaysia November 17 2000

 

 

 

MESSAGES FROM MALAYSIA

Email Message #216: Kota Bharu to Merang (Terengganu) Nov. 18, 2000
Email Message #217: Merang to Kijal, November 20

Email Message #218: Kijal to Kuantan, November 21, 2000

Email Message #219: Kuantan to Kuala Rompin, November 22, 2000

Email Message #220: Last Says of My Journey, November 23-24, 2000

 

 

 

 

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