On Aug. 1, 2009, Bill and Amarins Harrison, along with their three daughters, mounted a five-person bicycle and began a journey across the United States.
They left their hometown of Mount Vernon, Ky., with just $300.
On Monday, the Harrisons, or “Pedouins” as they call themselves, rode through the San Jacinto Valley on their way to San Diego.
“I just think it started with the feeling that we wanted to travel,” Amarins said of the inspiration for the journey. “We wanted to go to Alaska, but we didn’t want to go by car or RV. We wanted to do something where we could feel the country and meet the people.”
She said the couple decided on the quint bike because the family could ride together.
On their Web site, Amarins said although two of their daughters, Cheyenne, 7, and Jasmine, 5, could ride bikes well, they knew the girls wouldn’t be able to bike the 7,000 miles the Harrisons mapped out.
The quint bike features a special child seat for the youngest daughter, Robin, 3. She is able to sleep as the rest of the family pedals.
The Harrisons attached a trailer to the back of their bike that Burley Trailer Co. gave the family. The company designed the trailer for the Harrisons.
They carry clothes, a tent, sleeping mats, snacks, and other necessities in the trailer.
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