Today I biked the 70 km into Saskatoon. My body feels strong again. Passed 2 big Potash Plants with huge red tailing mountains. This was a bit of a surreal day.  As I tried to find a coffee shop to sit and maybe meet some people, I biked by CTV.  I pulled together my courage, […]

Biked to Saskatoon for an interview and to spend time in the city.  I don’t have a place to stay yet, but hope that happens too! Here are some pictures – first a ‘Tribute to Youth’ sculpture in Saskatoon, and second, a picture of me leaving Dave and Dawn’s place and heading over the gravel […]

Today was another rest day with the Purdon family, and their peacocks, horses and cats!  I did a radio interview if you want to check it out.  Tomorrow I head for Saskatoon and then on to Edmonton. http://www.ckom.com/story/raising-awareness-male-violence-against-women/119431 Here’s a picture of the Purdon peacock!

This has been a rest day with minimal activities. Extra sleep, planning the next days, spending some time with Colleen ‘s brother David and family. Most importantly, my father is doing better and he seems to be recovering well although he is still weak. For now it seems I can go on with Change the […]

This was a hard day.  It started with thick black clouds building as I got up at 5:00 am, Saskatchewan time.  As soon as I hit the road it started to rain and continued for most of the day. Easterly winds became stronger and as I was blown westward.  I decided to try to make […]

Neepawa to Churchbridge Manitoba –  225km This was a long day. It was again very hot and sunny but not humid. In Neepawa I briefly looked at Margaret Lawrence’s house and kept cycling west.  It was a slow incline but steep enough to slow me down significantly. Overall I gained about 300 meters. Then there […]

Today started with a quick morning interview with Winnipeg City TV. Here’s the link for the interview: http://video.citytv.com/video/detail/2526818575001.000000/bt-winnipeg–change-the-cycle-07042013/ Violence Against Women with breakfast – now that is cool. The interviewer was really excited about Sonja biking with me along the Highway of Tears.   It makes it a feel good story – which it is! Some […]

Not much to report re: travelling, with a day off in Winnipeg.  However, I had one CBC TV and one CBC radio interview, which went well.  It was a day of meeting new and old friends, and great conversations……. First I met Sell, a community activist who has done tremendous work in one of the […]

Today and tomorrow no major Cycling is happening. I have been thinking of the geographic and landscape changes over the last 1800 km since I started in Owen Sound. Although the ride seems often monotonous and changes are subtle, looking back there have been about 5 fairly distinct areas. At first we cycled the Bruce […]

This was another very long day, very hot with winds from the north. Riding in the prairies is a task to get used to. The roads are totally flat and straight with occasional little bends. Villages with a few hundred people are spread along the route and along the train track on the other side. […]