Yesterday dad left Winnipeg and headed to Kenora. Dad is now in Ontario - another province behind him. He arrived in Kenora last evening around 6:30 pm.
His hosts in Winnipeg were great. THANK YOU to Jeff for his kind contribution to the journey. Dad spoke with his host's sister who is a nurse on a cancer floor. Dad gave a butterfly to his host and one for the host's sister as well. A BIG THANK YOU TO KAREN IN WINNIPEG!
Last night in Kenora dad stayed with the niece of a retired Halifax Russel Metals employee. They made dad an awesome breakfast before he left this morning. THANK YOU CATHERINE & BILL! Dad gave me a quick call as he stopped to pick up some more sunscreen.
Today dad is off to Wabigoon, ON. This destination was not on his original schedule. After looking at a map in more detail, talking with his host in Kenora, and talking with some other cyclists, it was decided to change dad's route a bit. He is going to stay on Hwy #17 towards Dryden. Wabigoon is approximately 10 miles east of Dryden. He will be cycling approximately 101 miles (163 km) today. Tomorrow his planned destination is Upsala and then on Saturday his destination is Thunder Bay (back to his original schedule). He is in Northern Ontario and the towns are far and few in between.
It will take dad approximately the same amount of time to cover Ontario as it did to cover the Western provinces. However, we do get another time zone change so even though he will still be in Ontario he will be one hour closer to his home time zone.
Dad, we are so proud of you! Miss you lots!
love Faye, Christina & Brian, April & Joe, Meghan, Connor, Nathan
xoxoxoxoxoxxx
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Hey Gary... Thinking of you and we sure miss you around here, but everyone is so proud of you. Keep up the great work and we will see you in a few weeks. Must feel great to be getting closer to home.
ReplyDeleteLinda Kay