Jul 06, 2013

Day 16 July 5th Neepawa to Churchbridge MB

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 […]

Jul 05, 2013

Winnipeg – Neepawa, Day 14 – July 4th

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 […]

Jul 05, 2013

Day 14 – July 3rd, Winnipeg Manitoba

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 […]

Jul 01, 2013

Winnipeg – Rest Day

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 […]