DAY 27 - "THE MARATHON RIDE" MARATHON TO WAWA

THANK YOU to Mike and Eleanor Gould in Terrace Bay.  It was a great evening of hospitality.  They sent him on his way yesterday after a wonderful breakfast and with lunch for the road.

Yesterday the ride was fairly short (82 km), but it was foggy and pouring down rain the whole day.  Dad's lights on his bike are working as people have commented that they can see him even in the worst of conditions.  THANK YOU CYCLE SMITH.  When dad stopped to empty the water out of his plastic bags that he wears over his gloves in the rain, someone again asked "I know the answer is NO, but do you want a ride?"  And again, "thank you, but no thank you."

When dad called, he was at the mall in Marathon sitting on a bench.  He could see his bike and the coffee shop was behind him.  He was enjoying a coffee and he was warm and dry, however, his wet clothes were laid out on the bench beside him.

Tomorrow dad is off to Wawa.  He has a long ride (185 km), but he has heard that there are not as many hills as the last couple of days and dad says, these hills are nothing compared to the Coquihalla Highway!

Dad (well actually, Brian) put the butterflies on his bike before leaving for his Thyroid Cancer Awareness journey.