57 days of cycling in 1979; 45 years later, they still call each other.
A Man Biked Across the US in 1979 With a Stranger He Met Through a Newspaper Ad — 45 Years Later, They Reconnected
In 1979, Joel Greenia and Ray Halbert met via a newspaper ad and biked from Santa Cruz to Hartford, covering 3,485 miles in 57 days. They lost touch for 45 years until Halbert tracked Greenia down and mailed him a card. In 2024, they reunited in Santa Cruz and completed another bike trip from Detroit to Buffalo.
Source: A Man Biked Across the US in 1979 With a Stranger He Met Through a Newspaper Ad — 45 Years Later, They Reconnected — Nice News
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Aug 17, 2026.
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