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Joe Hayward Marks 80th Birthday With 1,200-Mile Bike Trek in Southeast Asia

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Southampton resident Joe Hayward marked his 80th birthday with a 1,200-mile bike ride from Kuala Lumpur to Bali last month. He visited a Hindu temple on Lombok Island, where visitors must wear a sarong to enter. COURTESY JOE HAYWARD

Southampton resident Joe Hayward marked his 80th birthday with a 1,200-mile bike ride from Kuala Lumpur to Bali last month. He visited a Hindu temple on Lombok Island, where visitors must wear a sarong to enter. COURTESY JOE HAYWARD

Young children at a school in Java, Indonesia. COURTESY JOE HAYWARD

Young children at a school in Java, Indonesia. COURTESY JOE HAYWARD

Southampton resident Joe Hayward marked his 80th birthday with a 1,200-mile bike ride from Kuala Lumpur to Bali last month. COURTESY JOE HAYWARD

Southampton resident Joe Hayward marked his 80th birthday with a 1,200-mile bike ride from Kuala Lumpur to Bali last month. COURTESY JOE HAYWARD

Southampton resident Joe Hayward marked his 80th birthday with a 1,200-mile bike ride from Kuala Lumpur to Bali last month. He took a photo of the Bromo Volcano across the lava flats, located southwest of Surabaya, Indonesia. JOE HAYWARD

Southampton resident Joe Hayward marked his 80th birthday with a 1,200-mile bike ride from Kuala Lumpur to Bali last month. He took a photo of the Bromo Volcano across the lava flats, located southwest of Surabaya, Indonesia. JOE HAYWARD

Southampton resident Joe Hayward marked his 80th birthday with a 1,200-mile bike ride from Kuala Lumpur to Bali last month. Here, he was waiting for a 23-hour ferry ride to Lombox Island, next to Bali. During that ferry ride, Hayward was the only foreigner among roughly 300 Indonesians. He sang karaoke with them on the ride. COURTESY JOE HAYWARD

Southampton resident Joe Hayward marked his 80th birthday with a 1,200-mile bike ride from Kuala Lumpur to Bali last month. Here, he was waiting for a 23-hour ferry ride to Lombox Island, next to Bali. During that ferry ride, Hayward was the only foreigner among roughly 300 Indonesians. He sang karaoke with them on the ride. COURTESY JOE HAYWARD

authorCailin Riley on Apr 22, 2025
Joe Hayward’s idea of an 80th birthday present to himself is quite different from what most people his age would have in mind. But then again, Hayward has never been... more

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