In 1999 Todd Lawson-s brother, Sean, died tragically of preventable cerebral malaria at the end of a motorcycle adventure through southern Africa. It left Todd with a hole in his heart - and in his life. Wracked with guilt over their joint decision to forgo antimalarial drugs, and his own failure to grasp the gravity of the early signs of Sean-s ultimately fatal disease, Todd gets on with life but remains adrift until he meets Christina, a soulmate and like-minded traveller. Together they embark on an audacious motorcycle trip in honour of Sean-s vagabond spirit, embracing his preferred method of travel: two wheels, no technology, all adventure.
Riding from their home in Whistler, BC, they sprinkle Sean-s ashes - carried back to Canada from Africa inside the belly of a carved wooden elephant - throughout every country in the Americas. Although the 19-month, 23-country odyssey delivers healing for Todd and unparalleled, off-the-beaten-path adventure for the couple, the biggest
