This was a long day with many extremes. Just after I started in south Edmonton, it began pouring rain with strong north west winds.  I rode on the ring highway which is like a 400 series highway in Ontario where bicycles are allowed. It was so scary with the rainstorm, trucks whizzing by and the […]

Today was a rest day in Edmonton which started with a morning interview with Global TV at 8:30 am. It was a good interview – and here’s the link if you want to see it: http://globalnews.ca/video/716544/change-the-cycle-2 There were thunderstorms but I was lucky that I didn’t get poured on when I biked to the Global […]

Elk Island National Park to Edmonton Today was a short ride of 65 km to Edmonton where I stay with Pat and Danita, who are so kind to take me into their new home.  Colleen met Pat at a training workshop on Elder Abuse in London a few weeks ago and Pat said that they […]

“Slowly getting there – Vermilion to Elk Island National Park I started at 6 AM as the west wind already blew strongly all night long. It was only about 10 c when I started and it just made it to low 20s.The winds went to 50 km/ h so I kept it easy. Blue skies […]

There was an article in the Toronto Star about a new report from the Centre for Policy Alternatives that calls for a federal strategy to address violence against women.  For more information go to: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/07/11/violence_against_women_canada_needs_federal_strategy_report_says.html

This was a very different day from yesterday when I had a slight tailwind and it was about 35c. Today I had increasingly strong and cooling headwinds with the air dropping to 16 C over the day.  I also  crossed the border to Alberta in Lloydminster. It was a very slow ride. So I only […]

This turned out to be a very long, very hot, and exhausting day. Last night I found a wonderful place with some students.  Interesting that the woman’s name is Julia  Colleen.  She studied political science, which she partly did in Scandinavia, in order to compare their system with the Canadian.  We discussed many topics of […]

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!