Colleen and I spent the week in Vancouver with Sonja, Julia, Ugo and Olivier, after arriving here on Sunday, August 4.   It’s great to be with family, trying to slow down, and spending time with our wonderful and energetic grand son Olivier, who is almost four years old. Sonja returned to Prince George after we […]

Joachim Ostertag has worked with men who are abusive toward women for over 23 years. This summer, he is exposing the issue of male violence against women with a bike tour from Owen Sound, Ontario to Vancouver, BC called “Change the Cycle.” After more than 5200 km, the solo tour will end in Vancouver on August […]

I left Duncan after a wonderful breakfast with Isaac and family and biked as fast as I could to catch the ferry at Departure Bay in Naniamo.  It was a ‘time trail’ style of ride because I miscalculated the ferry time and distance. The great thing was that we all met on the parking lot […]

Campbell River to Duncan, 212km I decided to ride to Duncan to visit Isaac Schneider and his family, friends who I have not seen for a long time and this was a great chance to meet them by biking 52 km south of Nanaimo. I woke up in Campbell River with the screeching of seagulls […]

Port Hardy to Campbell River 242 km This was a long and very hilly ride through northern Vancouver Island.  Most of the climbs are not very steep but long and it feels like reaching high altitudes although the highest point was only about 430 m above sea level.  From the road the views of the […]

When we got to the ferry terminal we had a huge surprise!!  BC Ferry donated the trip (with Sonja’s car and for the three people) in support of the Change the Cycle Tour!!  We were overwhelmed by their generosity!   And it all happened because Susan Schrempf from Owen Sound Transportation sent out the information about […]

Remote campsite at Exstew to Prince Rupert, 115 km Today was the last day that Sonja and I biked together with Colleen as our support  We reached the end of Highway of Tears and the Pacific Ocean in Prince Rupert and we’ll take the ferry tomorrow to Port Hardy on Vancouver Island.  I’ll complete Change […]

Today we had an extra day in Terrace and I spent some time connecting with people to find out more about the resilience of First Nations people along Highway of Tears. Sonja and Colleen headed out for a trip north to the Nisga’a Nation and the Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park. But first I had […]

Today was a 95 km ride mostly downhill from Kitwanga to Terrace. We woke up overlooking the beautiful Seven Sisters across the Skeena Valley.  Sonja rode with Colleen because her knees are hurting and a rest day seemed like a good idea. This trip along the Skeena River is most spectacular.  It is one of […]

A great article from the Huffington Post about Change the Cycle Tour came out today: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/craig-and-marc-kielburger/violence-against-women-canada_b_3634746.html<http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/craig-and-marc-kielburger/violence-against-women-canada_b_3634746.html?utm_hp_ref=email_share> Smithers to Kitwanga, 120 km Sonja and I started early from Smithers following the Buckley River. We had a break in Moricetown and admired the Buckley river gorge and Rapids where men were fishing for Salmon. I spoke with […]