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'For the health of it'
This story was published Tuesday, August 16th, 2005
By Lan Nguyen, Herald staff writer
Ron Blood and Candy Hunter-Blood have put their house on the market and soon hope to put their belongings in storage and hit the road.
On a tricycle. All, as they say on their blog, "For the health of it."
The Pasco couple is planning a three-year journey wandering across the country on their new tandem recumbent tricycle and hope to leave sometime within the next month.
Along the way, the couple will document their adventure on their blog, tracking mostly their health progress as they try to lose weight. Candy, who has Type 2 diabetes, will be tracking her blood pressure and glucose levels, and hopes to talk to people about diabetes along the way.
The couple also plan to explore the country from the West Coast to the East Coast, learning about local history and geography and getting by only with a few basics. They also hope to keep their costs to $10 a day.
They won't be going completely primal, however, as they will take a computer and cell phone powered by a solar collector on the trailer of their tricycle.
They're expecting an adventure.
"It's totally different from anything we've ever known," Ron said. "It's like stepping off a cliff into the unknown."
Ron, 51, said the idea to leave on some kind of adventure occurred to him after he was laid off from his job as an engineer at Boise Cascade, but he didn't really consider going through with it until his wife brought it up.
"One day, my wife just said, 'Let's drop everything and get on a bike and ride across country.' The more and more I thought about it, I thought, 'Why not?' "
Candy, 56, decided she needed a break after 30 years working as a nurse. She recently quit her job at Kadlec Medical Center.
The Bloods don't have any children together, and with Candy's daughter grown and out of the house, they decided this would be a perfect time to do something out of the ordinary.
"We've turned into the hippies we never were when we were children because we were so busy being responsible," she said.
The couple have started practicing riding their tricycle down the street and around the block. They said the recumbent design allows them to sit back and enjoy themselves while they peddle.
The couple's friends and family are skeptical whether they'll actually go through with the idea, but the Bloods say they're committed.
"The momentum is now non-stopping. (Candy) quit her job and we're selling our house," Ron said. "There's no going back."
"It's going to stretch us physically, mentally and spiritually," Candy said. "If for some reason the trip only lasts three months, it's three months that I would have never experienced."
To see how the Bloods are doing on their journey, see their blog at http://candyhunterblood. blogspot.com.