Cycling across Canada for mobility - Local - News - The Chronicle

Cycling across Canada for mobility - Local - News - The Chronicle
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http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/West-end-Times/15.48westendtimes/2010082701/
see page 3

Cycling statistics

Well here was our route across Canada from May 30th to August 13 . Sometimes the numbers can depict another side of the adventure.

May 30 Dorval to Berthierville, Quebec 112 km
May 31 Berthierville to St-Anne-De-la -Perade 110 km
June 1 St-Anne-De-la-Perade to Beauport 120 km
June 2 Rest day Beauport 0 km
June 3 Beauport to Montmagny 80 km
June 4 Montmagny to Riviere-Ouelle 76 km
June 5 Rest day Riviere-Ouelle 0 km
June 6 Rest day Riviere-Ouelle 0 km
June 7 Riviere-Ouelle to Riviere-du-loup 58 km
June 8 Riviere-du-Loup to Rimouski 117 km
June 9 Rimouski to Val Brillant 98 km
June 10 Val Brillant to Sugarbush Prov Park N.B. 115 km
June 11 Sugarbush( Campbelton N.B. ) to Nigadoo 97 km
June 12 Nigadoo rest day 0 km
June 13 Nigadoo to Blackriver 130 km
June 14 Blackriver to Shediac 145 km
June 15 Shediac NB. to Cornwall P.E.I. 116 km
June 16 Cornwall to Northumberland Prov. park 90 km
June 17 Rest day -Northumberland P.park 0 km
June 18 Northumberland to Antigonish N.S. 125km
June 19 Antigonish to Whycocomagh P. park 148 km
June 20 Whycocomagh to Little Bras d'Or 88 km
June 21 Little Bras d'Or to Syndey N.S. ( ferry) 12 km
June 22 Argentia Nfld. to Fitzgerald's pond 25 km
June 23 Fitzgerald's pond to St. Johns Nfld 110 km
June 24 to June 29 : Flatrock Nfld 0 km
June 29 St. John's Nfld. to Vancouver B.C. 0 km
June 30 Vancouver rest day 35 km
July 1 Vancouver to Mission 70 km
July 2 Mission to Hope 95 km
July 3 Hope to Goldpan Prov park 140 km
July 4 Goldpan to Merritt 78 km
July 5 Merritt to Pritchard 143 km
July 6 Pritchard to Sicamous 105 km
July 7 Sicamous to Canyon Hot Springs 105 km
July 8 Canyon to Golden 122 km
July 9 Golden to Field 66 km
July 10 Field BC to Banff Al. 99 km
July 11 Banff rest day 0 km
July 12 Banff to Cochrane 105 km
July 13 Cochrane to Drumheller 154 km
July 14 Drumheller to Youngstown 134 km
July 15 Youngstown Al. to Kindersley Sask. 155 km
July 16 Kindersley to Rosetown 90 km
July 17 Rosetown to Craik 201 km
July 18 Craik to Regina 139 km
July 19 Regina to Esterhazy 201 km
July 20 Esterhazy, Sask to Binscarth, Man. 64 km
July 21 Binscarth to Minnedosa 138 km
July 22 Minnedosa to Winnipeg 225 km
July 23 Winnipeg to St.Rita 60 km
July 24 St Rita Manitoba to Kenora, Ont. 160 km
July 25 Kenora to Caliper lake 129 km
July 26 Caliper Lake to Fort Frances 95 km
July 27 Fort Frances to Quetico Prov park 195 km
July 28 Quetico P.P. to Thunder Bay 170 km
July 29 Thunder Bay to Nipigon 110 km
July 30 Nipigon to Neys Prov. park 169 km
July 31 Neys Prov. park to White Lake Prov. park 101 km
August 1 White Lake to Wawa 130 km
August 2 Wawa rest day 0 km
August 3 Wawa to Pancake Bay Prov Park 152 km
August 4 Pancake Bay to Thessalon 160 km
August 5 Thessalon to Espanola 160 km
August 6 Espanola to Tobermory 110 km
August 7 Tobermory to Owen Sound 124 km
August 8 Owen Sound to Aliston 142 km
August 9 Aliston to Oshawa 130 km
August 10 Oshawa to Wellington 154 km
August 11 Wellington to Brockville 163 km
August 12 Brockville to Charlottenburg 125 km
August 13 Charlottenburg ,Ont. to Dorval, Qc. 94 km

Francine Marleau art exhibit

On Thursday August 26 from 7pm to 9pm there will be an exhibit of Francine's art work in room H1267 in the hall Building of Concordia University, 1455 De Maisonneuve , Montreal.
Everyone is invited to view Francine's lifelong work.

Lee McKenna

Un p'tit mot de la bloggeuse en chef !!!

Bonjour à tous,

J'ai un peu délaissé ma job de traductrice dans les dernières semaines... Désolé !!! J'ai recommencé à travailler. Au début du périple de nos chers cyclistes, j'étais en vacances. Ça explique pourquoi j'avais plus de temps pour blogger. Mais comme Lee nous alimentait assez souvent en texte et photos, nous étions à jour. Quand j'aurai plus de temps, j'essairai de faire les traductions des posts qui n'ont pas été faits.

Un mot aussi pour dire combien la journée du 13 août a été chargé d'émotion sur la rue Bourke à Dorval, lors de l'arrivée de nos valeureux triomphants... Toute la gang y était et moi, je suis descendue de Québec, je ne voulais pas manquer ça pour tout l'or du monde ! Je vous envoie quelques photos de cette arrivée et de la célébration chez Colleen qui a suivi. J'vous dis à bientôt et amusez-vous en regardant les photos !!!

Ciao, Anik :o)

P.S.: Les photos sont en désordre. C'est le défaut majeur de Blogspot à mon avis.

Champagne pour M. Mc Kenna...

Jerry, le frère de Colleen et Kate, l'amie de Colleen.

Florence et Anik

Anik et Eric

Eve, la nièce de Gino et Colleen

Flo ...

Maureen et Kerry

Kyle et Joseph

Champagne pour M. Perreault ...

La photo officielle de leur arrivée, vers 13h00 le 13 août 2010 !!!

Un beau moment !!!

Les femmes qui ont fait ou qui feront la vie dure à Gino ...

Gino's angels !!!

Espanola to Dorval, Quebec

We made it, safe and sound . Arrived in Dorval ,on Friday August 13th around 1 pm after bicycling 7421 kilometers. We received a great family reception as we cycled up Bourke street to the sounds of cheers and noisemakers . What a relief knowing we could sleep in the next morning.
Thanks to everyone for your support.

Here's our mileage for the last 8 days :
Espanola to Tobermory 110 km; to Owen Sound 124 km ; to Alliston 142 km ; to Oshawa 130km ; to Wellington 154 km ; to Brockville 163 km ; to Charlottenburgh 125 km ; and to Dorval 94 km.

Fort Frances to Espanola

Since Fort Frances we've logged over 1300 kilometers from Quetico provincial park to Thunder Bay and then around the east side of lake Superior . We arrived on the shores of Lake Huron last night ( Thessalon ) . Tomorrow we will head south to take the ferry to Tobermory and Georgian Bay.The scenery around lake Superior has been spectacular though the mornings have been foggy.Since Thunder Bay we have been sharing the road and several campgrounds with a group of 41 cyclists who are crossing Canada from Victoria to Saint Johns Nfld. and this has made this stretch of Ontario a lot more interesting . We see them off and on most days , and have come to know a few of them by name.

Here's our mileage log :

Fort Frances to Quetico Provincial Park- 195km; toThunder Bay -170km; to Nipigon -100km; to Neys Provincial Park (very nice) 169km; to White Lake Provincial park -101 km ; to Wawa 130km ; a welcome rest day in Wawa our 2nd rest day since leaving Vancouver ; to Pancake Bay( beautiful sandy beaches) 152 km ; to Thessalon 169km ; to Espanola 164km . Bye for now

Lee

in the Espanola public library.