Pedalling a boat to Hawaii...

There are several brave souls who manage to cycle from coast to coast across North America. But once you hit the ocean, there is nowhere to go. That is, unless you build a boat to pedal across the Pacific on.

That is exactly what Greg Kolodziejzyk has done. And he plans to take it all the way to Hawaii under his own power in what he calls the Pedal the Ocean Project. Greg, who already has two human-powered travel world records under his belt, has built an ocean going vessel complete with a sleeping cabin, cockpit and storage cabin. He plans to leave in June from Tofino, B.C. and expects the trip to take anywhere from 40 to 90 days.

Greg is a retired entrepreneur -- retiring in his mid-30s -- and spends much of his time training for extreme endurance events like marathons, triathlons and bike-across-ocean-ons. He is also a motivational speaker. Since his retirement, he has put a significant focus on human powered-travel and its benefits in battling childhood obesity. Indeed, the trip is trying to fundraise 3000 bicycles for kids as a means to help them combat obesity and increase their overall health.

While not saying it directly, Greg is also inspiring environmental action and awareness. Human-powered travel is both good for the health of the pilot, but also healthy for the environment. As health care and the environment become increasingly important issues to deal with, it would be nice to see some collaboration, especially since they can help each other out.

Good luck, Greg! (And thanks to K.O. for telling me about this).