The Adventure Evolving

"Ride as much or a little, or as long or as short as you feel. But ride. " (Eddy Merckx)

The bicycle is means of transportation, a machine for speed, a plaything and an escape. For me, my bike is all of these things; fun, empowering, exhilarating. I'm SO excited to start my ride from Ambleside Beach to St John's NFLD. July 1st. The support I'm getting is both astonishing and gratifying. The local North Shore News interviewed me yesterday. Cool. Thank you for all the donations, everyone. I'm sure we will make a difference.

Mountainside students creating poster layouts.

Hard at workhttp://www.nsnews.com/lifestyle/north-van-teacher-to-cross-country-for-mental-health-1.20454275

Love this poster!

Interview in the local rag

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Three Weeks to Go!

I am so very busy at school writing reports, marking, seeing parents and assuaging fears of grade 12 students who hope to graduate. Friday I'm organizing a fundraising/mental health awareness morning with Denise and Lenore. Both Denise and Lenore have jumped on the idea and have motivated students to create fabulous posters, invited elementary kids and generally have been great support and organizers. The bike is almost ready with tri-bars, new fast tires, and two brand new rear panniers. Orange. What a super color! I'm compiling a list yet I do NOT want to go like the poor dude we saw today: overloaded with four panniers and gear piled high. Go light and hopefully fast. MiI'm feeling pretty fit with the month of racing in New Zealand, the indoor interval training (thanks, TAG!) and the Steed club rides. I LOVE riding my bike so it never takes much to get one out if that's one's passion. I have so much support from friends. Alejandro has supplied me with two go

Rest day #1

Calgary. 1,3335 I'm staying with Jerry, Delia's dad. Jerry is the sweetest, most generous, affable person I've ever met. Not to mention he's the absolute roll model as to how to defy age. Jerry back country skis, runs flooded rivers, and races 130 km in a cycling fondo, amazing the work with he's age: 83. I'm being spoilt. Really spoilt. But it's so nice to be able to wash gear, read and be normal for a day. I've now ridden 1,335 km. Nine days. The body is feeling surprisingly good. No flats tires. One (and half) days of rain. Whimpered about the endless hills. I've met some amazing Canadians who inspire me to ride on. I've seen the bluest sky imaginable on the Rockies. Raced from the craziest lightening storm in Canmore. Struggled with the distance some days, when out of food, and ate gluttonously where possible. I've slept hard and long in my tent by the side of the road and here at Jerry's house has a deeper sleep than I ever ima

Training - and why there's always a reason for a new bike.

"Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live." (Mark Twain)

No Limits - a Ride Across Canada

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