Finally,Li-chum and the two boys agreed to take the trip
The Huang family traveled on special bikes.They carried more than 100 pounds (45 kilograms) of supplies including eight bicycle tires,sleeping bags, cooking utensils, and a notebook computer.They used the computer to send stories about their trip back to a newspaper in Taiwan.It was not an easy trip.They bicycled across hot deserts and cold mountains,and sometimes slept in schools,hospitals,or gas station.They even slept in a jail one night Li-chin believes that the difficult trip was a good experience for her children