Article: bike path to beach was 3,116 miles long.(Local)

By John Warren

The Virginian-Pilot

VIRGINIA BEACH

Keith Wise wanted to bike across the country for charity. The problem was, his country isn't big enough. So he borrowed ours.

"A thousand miles wasn't long enough," said his wife, Amy, who lives with Wise in Dorset, England.

Wise, 30, began his 3,116-mile journey in Oceanside, Calif., on July 22. It ended at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, at 9th Street.

He was accompanied by Amy and her parents, Brian and Pam Whitlock, traveling in an RV. They'd drive 20 miles and wait for Wise , pass off an energy bar or banana - "I think we bought all the bananas in the country," Amy said - then ...

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