Follow Ramesh's Journey

This morning, members of St. Paul’s Anglican Church helped start off the day right by making the team a great breakfast. From there, our new friends headed to the Wawa goose with us, and we started the day’s cycle. Dr. Mark Owen of Wawa - a Rotarian and great Cycle to Walk supporter - even accompanied me on the highway for the first couple of km. Thanks again Wawa for all of the kindness you have shown to the team, and for your support of Cycle to Walk.

Today we met Jim Razeau as he zoomed past me on his bike. I later caught up with him during one of his breaks and met his support team, Eva and Adam. It turns out Jim is cycling across Canada to raise funds for the SickKids Foundation All the best on your journey, Jim!

Today’s cycle was just beautiful as we progressed through Lake Superior Provincial Park. The team celebrated its 4000km mark at Agawa Bay. Because we were right by the water, we thought we would be a little different and mark the spot in the lake (if anyone was wondering, I can’t hand-cycle in sand). Today also marks the third month since Cycle to Walk launched from Victoria on April 12th.  The team now is starting to talk about where exactly we were during the first couple of months: May 12th – Edmonton, June 12th – Winnipeg, and now July 12th – Montreal River. For those of you who are familiar with the hill near Montreal River, I reached speeds of 67 km/h on it.

We’re going to take tomorrow off, as this is my sixth day of hand cycling in a row. We drove in to into Sault Ste. Marie late tonight, and will carry forward from where we left off on Monday.

When I was growing up, I always had to stay at a friend’s house when my parents went out of town until they returned. My parents are now are in England for the Lambeth Conference, where all the Anglican bishops in the world get together every 10 years for meetings. Tonight, we arrived at the house where I lived from the ages of 15 to 18. I must have grown up or something, as there was a nice sign welcoming the team, keys for everyone, and there was even a gift certificate for us to enjoy a meal at one of my favourite restaurants. Thanks so much Mom and Dad for all your support, love and friendship. Mom I’ll make sure the plants are watered, the dishes are done, and the recycling is taken to the curb.