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Dad cycles across six nations to see
daughter graduate
Wednesday July 25, 2012 06:56:11 PM,
IANS
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London: A 55-year-old man from Poland cycled around
2,000 km across six countries to see his daughter graduate from a
British university.
Jerzy Jablonska, a shopkeeper, left home in Starachowice, Poland,
on a racing bike and cycled for 10 days, The Sun reported
Wednesday.
He pedalled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and travelled with only his
passport, cash, mobile phone and a puncture repair kit.
After crossing Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and
France, he took a ferry across the English Channel.
Jablonska arrived at Portsmouth University just hours before the
graduation ceremony to see his 23-year-old daughter Monika awarded
a Bachelor's in International Business Studies.
"I wanted to do this because I was so proud of my daughter," the
proud father said.
His 50-year-old wife Ewa joined him, making the journey by car.
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