Day #How long has this been going on?

Wow!

Wow.

Thank you everyone for the support. Now let me tell you about my week. :-)

I saw the Royal Regiment of Canada (Toronto) Band play in Quebec City on Saturday afternoon. I spent the rest of the evening and the following day making my way to Degelis, PQ; about 25km from New Brunswick.

I rode persistently despite a forceful headwind into Edmunston the next morning. There, I met Ed. Ed is the organizer of an amazing a event. 165 members of the Christian Reformed Church have biked from Vancouver and are arriving in Halifax tomorrow in celebration of the church's 100th anniversary in Canada. Ed, along with several bikers I met that day, invited me to stay with them for the night. Check them out: http://www.seatosea.org

I rode through the pouring rain with 6 of them to Florenceville, NB (French Fry capital of the world) where I shared an arena floor with 150 other cyclists. I joined them for another day to Fredericton where I shared a gymnasium floor with the same group after feasting like a king. Spending two days with the group was inspiring to say the least. The camaraderie and dedication was mind-blowing.

Parting with the group thereafter, I rode through Moncton and stayed in Shediac, NB. Yesterday, I had hoped to ride from end to end of P.E.I. and land back in Nova Scotia. Unfortunately, I suffered three flat tires and missed the last ferry by 6 minutes - SIX MINUTES! With some luck, I was invited by the port groundskeeper - who happens to be a former Toronto bike courier - to stay the night at his house.

I'm writing from New Glasgow, waiting for a mechanic to replace my very recently broken chain. My hopes to make the Newfoundland ferry by 3:30pm have been dashed. The next ferry is Monday morning so I'm left with a few days to kick around in Nova Scotia. Today, the weather is beautiful; a nice change from the past four days of rain.

I've got lots of new photos to share. With any luck, I'll put some up tonight. Regardless, I'll be home in less than a week and there will be a wealth of photos for you to see.

Until next time,

-Dan