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Who’s excited to wake up at 4:00am? The Cycle to Walk en-route team is!! We were on the road to the ferry terminal at 5:00 am today so we’d be on board for a 7:00 departure. The voyage from North Sydney to Argentia is going to take about 19 hours, and we’d like to send out a great big thank you to Marine Atlantic for providing a discount on our fares, and for allowing us to sell t-shirts, take donations and share the message to passengers aboard the MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood!

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Today went something like this: breakfast – sleep – emails – sleep – lunch – sleep – emails – dinner – pack – sleep!

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This morning I sat down in my hand cycle and thought to myself, “Wow this is the last cycling day before we reach Newfoundland & Labrador!” I loaded up on carbohydrates and protein to prepare myself for what Bertha would call ‘a little knoll.’ The little knoll has a name – Kelly’s Mountain – and it rises 240 metres from base to summit.

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After a scrumptious breakfast at Home Again Bed & Breakfast, Chris and I headed to 101.5 The Hawk FM to meet with Scottie O and Courtney. I love it when on-air announcers hear the message, believe in it, and share the possibility of a polio-free world with their listeners. Upon returning to the team at Home Again, we met several schoolkids waiting for their bus across the street. Of course, we went over to introduce ourselves, talk with them about polio, and give out Cycle to Walk wrist bands. Soon afterwards we said bye to our new friends Jennifer and Jordan Phillips at Home Again B&B, and were on our way.

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This morning the Honourable Peter MacKay joined the team for one of our most original meetings to date! Mr. MacKay took one of the hand cycles for a ride through New Glasgow with Rotarian Rick Goodman and me. Constable Graham Purvis, of the New Glasgow Police, escorted us safely through traffic.

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The team is now back in Nova Scotia after a few great days on Prince Edward Island. Once again we’d like to send out thanks to our hosts Tom, Barbara and Gordon – we really felt at home in Charlottetown. Prior to boarding the ferry this morning, we met up with Rick and Marjory Haugh, who are on holiday out here on the east coast. This isn’t the first time we’ve met these two: the Cycle to Walk team first met Rick and Marjory on Day 106 on the ferry across Lake Huron from South Baymouth to Tobermory. What are the odds that we would run in to one another a second time nearly 2000 km down the road? What a coincidence! Thanks to you both for taking the time to say hello and for supporting the dream of a polio-free world.

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