I have purchased the new book, 'Trans Canada Trail 18,000 KILOMETRE DREAM', the 2nd edition.
It's filled with beautiful photos, and a good run-down of many of the linking towns/cities along the way. The title itself is enough to discourage a person from attempting the trip...'18,000 km'...
However, just as we say 'One day at a time', so we can say '1 kilometre at a time'. And hope we get past the 1st kilometre.
I use 'we' generically. It's not likely I'll find a buddy to ride along with me because, for one reason, I'm too slow a rider and stop too often to rest and/or to take pictures.
For another reason, it's going to be quite expensive.
Another is that it will be quite repetitive, except for the surprises that Ms M. Nature would toss my/your/our way.
In my 3rd entry, I hope to tell you a bit about the cycling trip I did on the Confederation Trail in PEI, and give out a few of the tips that I learned along the way.
You are welcome to post comments or messages for me. I hope you will enjoy reading this blog.
KIS
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Your bike, does it have a name? Is it an it, a she, or a he?
Soloman... no, solowoman. That is what I would name my bike. Well, no, Soloman, because my bike is a he. "He" who has taken me on trips and through places that cannot be travelled by car. Though the roads may be the same, the breeze is better. In a car, you stop for other people, deer, and large animals. On a bike, it is the butterfly or the caterpillar it once was, that makes you swerve a little before smiling slightly, comfortably. Solo - a word to describe the way I feel on the bike, no matter if it's through the woods or down a 60km county road. And through Nature - never alone. It's the one time you are alone, but not feeling it. Good luck on your trip and not just across Canada, but even the 10km trip down the trails through McCaulley Mnt or the Millenium Trail, or the day-trips across Gilead, Miller, Welbanks, Victoria... so many, and none are the highway. Good luck on them all - though luck plays a small part in getting where you want to be, it's spirit that takes you along the way.
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