Biography and reflections of a globe trotting pensioner - Arthur Benbow

It was in 1998 Arthur saw an advert in a UK cycling magazine for a world tour in the millennium. It was being organized by an American company who had spent five years planning Odyssey 2000. This was the ultimate challenge a 12 month world tour, cycling with over 200 other mad fools but only two from the UK - 45 countries and 19,000 miles - commencing in Pasadena, USA averaging 70 miles a day five days a week. Arthur raised 8000 for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children a registered UK charity. If this book is a success the next book will cover the following projects :- Nov 1994 250 mile cycle ride in Israel for the British Heart Foundation 2002 raised May 1995 3789 mille cycle ride coast to coast across the USA for children's hospice in Wales 21,000 raised https://www.tyhafan.org 2003 a cycle tour in Nepal followed by an annual visit for the next eleven years, with out his bike In 2005 along with other supporters we were the founder Trustees of a UK registered UK charity supporting education in that beautiful country see www.kasin.org.uk