Erden Eruc has been rowing across the Pacific Ocean in a rowboat since he left California on July 10, 2007. He has been heading for Australia with only birds, fish, and sharks ever since. Crossing the Pacific is only part of his journey. Eruc has decided to go all the way around the world using his own energy. He will row, bike, walk and climb the world without help from any motors at all. His plan includes climbing the tallest peak on six of the continents along the way. For the first part of his trip, he bicycled 5,546 miles from Seattle, Washington to Mount McKinley in Alaska and back, walked 67 miles to base camp and climbed 20,320 feet to McKinley's peak. Now in the second part of his adventure , he is rowing to Australia. Why would he try to go around the world this way? He explains that he wants to encourage kids to dream their dreams and get to their own goals. He wants to show kids that there might be hard parts along the way, and sometimes they might not even get to that final goal. But they can have adventures and learn a lot along the way. When his trip around the world takes him across land, he enjoys meeting people---especially children. He has already visited many schools and shared his story. Eruc encourages all kids to set their eyes on a goal and not give up. He says, "with goals, we will make progress, and we will be farther along than when we started, even if we don't get to some goals. That's called life!"
Is Eruc crossing the entire world?
Is he using any sort of motor?
How is he getting around?
What methods?
What was the first part of his trip?
What is the second part?
Why is he doing this?
Does he visit schools?
Is he going to do anything along the way?
What is he going to do?
When did he leave for his trip?
Where did he leave from?
How is he traveling?
yes
 Eruc has decided to go all the way around the world
no
Eruc has decided to go all the way around the world using his own energy
using his own energy
Eruc has decided to go all the way around the world using his own energy.
row, bike, walk and climb
He will row, bike, walk and climb
Crossing the Pacific
Crossing the Pacific is only part of his journey.
he is rowing to Australia
 he is rowing to Australia
he wants to encourage kids
He explains that he wants to encourage kids to dream their dreams
yes
 He has already visited many schools
yes
When his trip around the world takes him across land, he enjoys meeting people
meet people
When his trip around the world takes him across land, he enjoys meeting people
July 10, 2007
 he left California on July 10, 2007
California
he left California on July 10, 2007
using his own energy.
Eruc has decided to go all the way around the world using his own energy.