Trahan tackles Africa for Children's Wish

From Patrick Trahan

As a fundraiser for the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada , Patrick Trahan will attempt a record-setting circumnavigation of Africa in early 2011.

He will endeavour to travel 25,000km through 26 countries in just 60 days. The existing record is 286 days.

This is a gruelling goal on a continent with few linked roads. Many of the extreme, remote areas he will pass through have no roads at all and are dangerous and violent. He knows that it might
take him more time than his goal but he is certain to break the record.

The most important goal for the adventure is to raise $25,000 for the Children's Wish Foundation.

“The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada is very important," Trahan said. "It took me 15 years to realize my dream to be at the Dakar and 10 more to finish it. Those kids don’t have 15 years, some of them have only 15 months. So they need an extra help to realize their dream. All I do is realize my dreams one after the other, now it is time for me to help them realize theirs. A dream might not be a new medication but has the power to permit those kids to live some magical moments with their family.”

His bike, a Honda XR650L 2011 will be on display at the Toronto Motorcycles Show Dec. 10-12 in the Honda Canada booth. His bike is being fitted with special Twisted Throttle adventure equipment.

His website rideafrica4wihes.com will be very important. It will be one of the places where people will be able to buy kilometres ($1) each. Different packages will be offered and even an entire country will be available. A map of Africa will show the progress of the KM sold. Trahan will ride only the km sold. But he is confident that people won’t let him down in Africa.

His site will also track his progress using the latest satellite technology, plus a blog will be updated every night with his comments and some photo of the day.

You can contribute by visiting him at the Honda Canada booth in the Toronto Motorcycle Show or by visiting his website at http://rideafrica4wishes.com/.