Teachers Andrew and Nicola Hughes, of Hobart, are taking a break from their regular curriculum and have planned to cycle about 30,000km around the world for the next three years with their three children Hope, 10, Wilfrid, 8, and Jean, 18 months, and a tandem and triple bike.
They are also creating free work books called Choose Your Own Adventure for teachers to help their pupils come up with their own adventure.
Mr Hughes said the motivation behind the trip was that there was no time like the present to introduce children to what adventure could do for them.
"For our kids and the kids in classrooms that are following along I think it’s about taking on some challenges and doing things that are difficult.
"Working through those difficulties to achieve something that you can be proud of and also learn from different people."
He said there were some downsides to travelling with the children, such as not having their friends around them.
However, they got to meet a range of people outside their normal life and the positives outweighed the negatives.
"The experiential type of learning that we’re getting from travelling is fantastic and the kids have already met some New Zealanders that have taught them things."
For Jean’s naps they would recline her seat and put a cover on top to shelter her form the wind and the sun.
"She doesn’t complain a lot but she has lots of energy, so we have to find lots of opportunities to stop and play on the side of the road," Mr Hughes said.
Mr Hughes said the family cycled in Hobart for about two weeks and were planning on cycling from Dunedin to Auckland.
They spent a day in Dunedin exploring Tūhura Otago Museum and the geography department in the University of Otago and then went through the Clutha Gold Cycle Trail to Lawrence.
From Auckland they were headed to Lima, Peru to cover South America, then to Europe, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and back down to Australia.
On their way they were hoping to stop at schools and talk about their adventure.
Their trip could be followed through their website, podcast and their Patreon, which featured short videos from their travels.
