Yahoo News UK: Two mums and two toddlers take on a Turkey cycling adventure
As seen on Yahoo News UK: Our next adventure has made the news — and this time the passengers are bringing their own snack demands!
My friend Tori Williams and I are heading to Turkey with our toddlers, Skyla and Leo, for 25 days exploring by e-bike. We’re aiming for more than 1,000 km and over 21,000 metres of climbing, with camping equipment, trailers and no fully booked accommodation schedule.
For me, it’s another chapter in adapting after a life-changing cycling accident. Adventure helped me rebuild my life after seven surgeries, and becoming a mum has given me a new reason to find ways to keep exploring.
“Motherhood doesn’t mean adventure has to stop. It just means adventure looks different.”
We’re also raising money for Leukaemia UK in memory of Tori’s mum Wendy, who died aged 39 when Tori was just ten. Now a mum herself, Tori wants Leo to grow up knowing his grandmother’s story and the adventurous spirit she passed on.
It’s lovely to see the story reaching a wider audience. We hope it encourages other families to find their own adventures and helps us spread the fundraising message.
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If you’re new here, I’m Vanessa Ruck, The Girl On A Bike — a motorcycle racer, adventurer, motivational speaker and mum living with chronic pain. You can read about the cycling accident that started this journey and how adventure helped me rebuild my life.
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The Girl On A Bike thegirlonabike
I'm a bike loving, free spirited adventurer born and raised in England. Life took a turn in 2014. In a single moment life as I knew it was taken away by the momentary lapse in judgement of a red-light-jumping car while I was cycling. My recovery to fitness took a little over 7 years with 7 major surgeries and since that day I've made it my goal to make the most out of life. My biggest goal is to help encourage others to get up and get out there. It doesn’t matter what it is, but we all start somewhere and if I can do it, so can you! Let’s make the most of life, what we do have around us and have fun doing it.
