Reading Test

📘 An Amazing Adventure

Read the article about Erden Eruc and answer the questions.

Erden Eruc is Turkish but now lives in Seattle, USA, with his wife Nancy. In July 2012, he completed an amazing 5-year journey, becoming the first person ever to travel all the way around the world with no help from engines or sails. All he used were his own arms and legs, to cycle, row, and walk around the world.

His plan before beginning the trip was to climb the highest mountain on each of the six continents that he went through. Unfortunately he was only able to climb three of them because of bad weather and money problems.

Erden spent a lot of his time on the trip rowing his boat. His journey across the Pacific Ocean took 312 days. Being alone for that much time was not at all easy, but he kept busy by listening to music and studying Spanish. He took dried food with him and had a water machine to make fresh water out of seawater. However, it only worked on sunny days.

Erden is sure he will have more adventures one day. But at the moment all he wants to do is rest, think about his trip and spend time with Nancy.