Many people dream of going on a great travel adventure.（许多人都梦想进行一次伟大的旅行冒险。） Most of us keep dreaming; others make it happen.（我们大多数人一直在做梦；而其他人则让梦想成真。）

Gregg Bleakney’s dream was to travel the Americas from top to bottom.（格雷格·布里克尼的梦想是从北到南纵穿美洲大陆。） He got the idea after he finished a 1,600-kilometer bike ride.（在完成一次1600公里的骑行后，他萌生了这个想法。） Gregg’s friend Brooks Allen was also a cyclist.（格雷格的朋友布鲁克斯·艾伦也是一名骑行爱好者。） The two friends talked and decided on their goal: They would travel from Alaska to Argentina—by bike.（两位朋友商量后确定了目标：他们要骑自行车从阿拉斯加前往阿根廷。）

To pay for the journey, Gregg and Brooks worked and saved money for years.（为了支付这次旅行的费用，格雷格和布鲁克斯工作并存了数年的钱。） In 2005, after four years of planning, they set off.（2005年，经过四年的筹划，他们出发了。） Once they were on the road, they often camped outdoors or stayed in hostels.（一踏上旅程，他们经常在户外露营或投宿青年旅舍。） In many places along their route, local people opened their homes to the two friends and gave them food.（在沿途许多地方，当地人向这两位朋友敞开家门并为他们提供食物。）

During their trip, Gregg and Brooks cycled through deserts, rain forests, and mountains.（在旅途中，格雷格和布鲁克斯穿越了沙漠、雨林和高山。） They visited modern cities and explored ancient ruins, such as Tikal in Guatemala.（他们走访了现代都市，也探索了古代遗址，例如危地马拉的蒂卡尔。） In many places, they met other cyclists from all over the world.（在许多地方，他们遇到了来自世界各地的其他骑行者。） Two years, twelve countries, and 30,500 kilometers later, Gregg and Brooks arrived at Ushuaia, Argentina—the southernmost city in the world.（两年、十二个国家、骑行三万零五百公里后，格雷格和布鲁克斯抵达了阿根廷乌斯怀亚——世界上最南端的城市。）

The trip was not easy, but it changed their lives forever.（这次旅程充满艰辛，但它彻底改变了他们的一生。） “It showed me that people everywhere are kind and generous,” Gregg said.（格雷格说：“这让我看到，世界各地的人们都是善良而慷慨的。”） “You don’t need a lot of money to see the world—just a lot of courage.”（“看世界并不需要很多钱——只需要莫大的勇气。”）