21. YEAR. OLD LEAVES! on YEAR. LONG. JOURNEY | Japanese cyclist rides from NV to Argentina WHEN "JAPANESE: cyclist Kenji: Suzuki, 21, . hungers for adventure, he thinks big. By MICHAEL BECKER News Reporter _ "A resident of Chiba, Japan, the "sister city of North. Vancouver Ci- .. ty, Suzuki recently left North Van- couver” ‘on: . alone, ~ year-long journey spanning two continents...” .. The: adventurer. plans to finish’ : pat the southern tip.of: ‘Patagonia in Argentina. 7 » Suzuki-'met, with North Van- couver.. City: Mayor - Jack. - Loucks: before embarking on the j journey. Loucks offered parting words of ; “encouragement, and: also, made a. THIRTY: “STUDENTS; ‘from: Vancouver-area' colleges will spend» B time in May, and. June participating ical" di -fonyer’’ ° Campus, ool: “Coleg ‘and | Fraser, Valley Col- students. with: practical : experience’ : and an: “opportunity to earn up to: cs Bix: credits,’ “it, will also: assist ‘Parks management, ‘plan for the fort: ‘Plans are vunderway.: ): reconstruct some, of the. buildings that ‘stood on “the: site. in’the, mid- 800s The.’ fort.” i was i -partiall ‘Prior’ to constriction; ‘however, the: -area’ ‘must; be’: examined | t ‘determine the. precise location and dimensions © of the’ original buildings, information ; “about: the’ :<, ‘structural features and ‘the original, : . date of occupancy. ° a As: well, “produce some associated artifacts of the period. we F i “Stan® Copp, chairman: of: “Langara’ s _anthropology., ‘depart- ment spearheads, the fi eld school, ; pane the . excavation “may : quick repair to a bicycle storage bag clip’ mounted of: Suzuki's specially-fitted $1,300,° 18-specd Ritchey mountain bike. : . Suzuki, a member of the Japa- |” > nese Adventure Cyclist Club, says he has made no particular effort to physically train for the trip. “I joined the club: six months ago. after, deciding :on- the plan,"* he said. He says’ he. hasn't set.a daily. schedule for himself; ‘*I* 'm afraid ~ to measure how long it is.’ The cyclist is taking a year away - from his role as’ an education stu-*: dent at Sophia University in Tokyo * 9 pacify a passion for pedalling... ° In Japan, he worked as a tutor” and .took, a night jab: at Mr.” : Donuts to Save money fo or the trip. “The most important thing ‘about this is that my parents don't “know about this. Ihave. to write - them,” Suzuki said. | North Vancouver City has been officially linked with Chiba’ since 1970. But Loucks said it is the first