This is the story of the first part of my solo-bicycle adventure to England, Scotland, Wales and France, where I gave up all that I was in Seattle at the time in May 1979 to follow my heart for the uncertain promise of becoming all I could be. All I knew at the time was when I returned to Seattle I'd be homeless, jobless, carless and pretty close to penniless, but it was that important to me to remain true to my spirit of adventure and honor my commitment to myself to live a life of adventure, and somehow make all my hopes, dreams, passions and desires in life come true. I didn't want to live a life of regret having given up on my dreams of travel, so I stripped away all I was at the time for the chance of becoming so much more...